Leo quickly climbed out of bed and locked the door, then rushed into the bathroom.
Feeling the hot water pouring over his head, Leo’s mood became extremely relaxed.
The old man didn’t deceive him after all. Not only could he speak now, but there was also a mysterious energy flowing within him, as if he could use this energy to do anything!
In addition, Leo also noticed that his mind was filled with a lot of new knowledge, particularly in traditional Chinese medicine .
Jessica had already gone upstairs and saw Tina, who looked panicked. Jessica’s heart sank, “Tina, did Leo bully you?”
“Mom, Leo, he…” Tina stuttered as she recalled the scene she had just witnessed.
“What’s wrong with him?” Jessica asked, thinking to herself whether Leo had a sudden illness and died.
“He’s a monster!” Tina finally found a more fitting word to describe him.
“A monster?” Jessica was taken aback, wondering if Tina was hallucinating. If that cowardly son-in-law of hers were really a monster, at least he could make some money at the zoo.
Jessica walked up to Leo’s bedroom door and tried to turn the doorknob, but it didn’t budge.
He dared to lock the door. Jessica became furious and pounded on the door, “Leo, what are you hiding in there for? Open the door!”
“Just a moment, I’m taking a shower,” Leo’s voice came from inside the room.
“Hmph, ridiculous…” Jessica’s words trailed off as she suddenly realized something. “Leo, did you just speak?”
There was no response from the bedroom.
Jessica quickly walked up to Tina, surprised. “Tina, did you hear that? Leo spoke!”
“Mom, let’s go downstairs first and wait for him to come out on his own.” Tina still felt a lingering fear from the scene she had just witnessed.
The two went down to the hall, and Gilbert approached them. “Auntie, isn’t Leo coming out? He doesn’t even listen to you, it’s really outrageous.”
Jessica could sense the underlying meaning in Gilbert’s words but chose not to react. She furrowed her brow, “We’ll wait for him to come out. I want to see what he’s up to!”
Gilbert sneered inwardly, “This kind of scum is truly poisoning Sophia’s life.”.
Not long after, Leo came downstairs. He had changed into clean clothes and had some dampness in his hair.
Tina immediately stood up from the sofa, pointing at Leo and stuttering, “Leo, you, you…”
Leo calmly sat down on the other side of the sofa and poured himself a cup of tea.
“Leo, stand up!” Jessica demanded.
Leo obediently stood up from the sofa, looking at Jessica with an innocent expression.
Jessica couldn’t stand his look and angrily said, “Leo, stop pretending. You’ve been pretending for three years, aren’t you tired? Say something!”
“Mother-in-law,” Leo smiled slightly and spoke three words.
This shocked both Tina and Gilbert. The mute actually spoke!
Could it be that he had been pretending all along!?
“Leo, you can speak?!” Tina’s face showed disgust. “You liar! You actually pretended to be mute! Don’t you want to talk to us? Then pretend for the rest of your life!”
Although Tina was angry, she sensed that something had changed about Leo. The person who used to hunch over all the time now stood up straight, and his frail figure seemed to radiate strength.
It was just too strange.
Leo’s expression and appearance now seemed like acting to Gilbert. He couldn’t help but mock, “So, you’re Leo. You are just as I have imagined.”
Gilbert then looked at Jessica. “Auntie, this kind of person won’t bring happiness to Sophia. His existence is a harm to her. Don’t you agree?”
Jessica didn’t say anything. Although she also thought the same, after all, this was a matter within the Henley family. How could she let an outsider comment on it?
Seeing Jessica’s silence, Gilbert’s courage grew stronger, and he walked directly up to Leo, looking at him with a disdainful gaze. “Do you find it enjoyable to be parasitic on the Henley family? If you genuinely want what’s best for Sophia, then leave her.”
Leo tightened his fist, as if observing a noisy clown.
“If you leave Sophia, I can find you a respectable job and give you two hundred thousand dollars. How does that sound?” Gilbert threw his offer on the table.
After speaking, Gilbert discreetly took a step back, preparing himself for a fight. In his mind, under his provocation, any man would come forward and give him a beating. Then it was time for Gilbert to teach him a lesson.
After all, Gilbert was a black belt in Taekwondo!
To Gilbert’s disappointment, Leo simply looked at him calmly, his expression resembling that of a person observing an ant on the ground.
Gilbert was starting to feel uneasy under Leo’s gaze and couldn’t help but take a step forward, grabbing Leo’s collar tightly. “What are you looking at, you spineless loser?”
Leo still looked at him with the same expression.
This thoroughly enraged Gilbert, and he threw a punch toward Leo’s face.
But Leo was faster. His other hand quickly grabbed Gilbert’s wrist.
Gilbert struggled but couldn’t break free. Feeling the pain in his wrist, he yelled, “Let go! You useless piece of trash!”
“Am I a useless piece of trash?” Leo repeated with self-mockery.
Just then, Gilbert released his grip on Leo’s collar and threw a punch at Leo’s head.
But Leo was even faster. His other hand clamped down on Gilbert’s throat.
The sensation of suffocation immediately immobilized Gilbert.
“Let… let go of me!” Feeling the terrifying strength around his throat, Gilbert felt fear rising within him. He managed to squeeze out a few words from his throat.
Leo coldly looked at Gilbert. “What are you? Do you even have the right to meddle here?”
“Leo, stop!” Jessica was afraid that Leo would go crazy harm Gilbert, so she shouted anxiously.
Leo turned his head to look at Jessica, revealing a cold smile.
Oh, mother-in-law, when Gilbert was hitting me, why didn’t you tell him to stop?
Leo casually tossed Gilbert aside, treating him like trash.
At that moment, Jessica’s phone rang.
Jessica glanced at the caller ID and answered the call.
“What? Something happened at Sophia’s company?” Jessica exclaimed anxiously.
These words stunned everyone present.