The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me novel Chapter 183

Philip looked up and subconsciously glanced at Joey. He smiled, “It’s up to Martha. I’ll respect her decision.”

It was a very clever way to answer the question.

It not only showed enough respect for Martha and Mrs. Charles, but implied that he didn’t want to rush into marriage either.

Mrs. Charles was apparently not happy with the answer, but she didn’t dare to take Philip lightly.

She knew that Philip had come back from South Korea as Yummy Dish’s representative. It was a globally well-known sushi chain brand with more than two thousand stores and the president was Philip’s mother. It meant that Philip was the son of the owner of Yummy Dish. His family and the Charles family were equally influential and wealthy.

Therefore, Mrs. Charles urged Martha to marry Philip as quickly as possible. It her daughter married into a family as powerful as Philip’s, she would certainly be envied by the wives of other rich and powerful officials.

However, Martha didn’t agree with her plan. She thought it would be inappropriate to lose her temper in front of Philip. She sulked for a while and suddenly looked up at Lawrence, “Martha is young and could wait for a couple of years. But you’re twenty-five years old now. Are you seeing anyone?”

Lawrence, who was chewing food, suddenly looked up at Mrs. Charles. She had ignored him for years, let alone any care for his marriage. What was wrong with her today? He answered coldly, “No.”

It seemed that Mrs. Charles had anticipated his answer. She suggested, “I know a very nice girl Pamela and she seems to like you. I’ll invite her over to have a chat with you in a couple of days. If you like her, I’ll hold a wedding for you.”

Pamela was the daughter of one of her important friends.

Lawrence frowned, but before he could say anything, Martha smashed her plate on the table and said coldly, “Mom, don’t you know Pamela’s reputation? Everyone knows that she is a slut who sleeps around. I bet she’s slept with dozens of men in the past few years. I can’t believe you want Lawrence to marry a whore. How ridiculous!”

Mrs. Charles was infuriated by Martha’s interrogation and shouted, “They’re just rumors. They might not be true.”

Martha sneered, “They’re not necessarily groundless. You know better than anyone whether it’s true or not. Lawrence is a member of the family. A notorious woman like Pamela would bring disgrace to the whole family.”

Mrs. Charles was so angry that she could hardly speak, because her daughter had read her mind and told everyone else in such a frank way, though she had indeed tried to humiliate Lawrence by suggesting a marriage between Pamela and him.

Lawrence, who had been silent the whole time, finally laughed sarcastically. He looked up at Mrs. Charles and said coldly, “Thanks for your concern, Mrs. Charles. As your daughter said, a girl like Pamela is despicable and gross. I will never marry her. Of course, if you’d like her to be your daughter-in-law, you could ask your own son to marry her. As for my marriage, it’s none of your business.”

He stood up and suddenly kicked his chair over. He left the table and went straight up to the second floor.

Mrs. Charles was shocked and infuriated by Lawrence’s rudeness. She pointed at him and yelled, “Good for you. Now you’re old and bold enough to pull a long face and throw things in front of us. Get the hell out of here if you have the guts. You’re not welcome here, you bas…” She screamed before said the word.

Mr. Charles, who had been sitting in his chair silently, suddenly stood up and slapped her hard in the face.

Caught off guard, her upper body was thrown flat on his stomach on a table full of dishes.

She froze for a second and stared up at her husband with resentful eyes and said sharply, “George Charles, you slapped me. How dare you hurt me? Ah, the dinner is over. I won't spend another day with you…”

She screamed and suddenly grabbed the tablecloth with her hands. The table was instantly turned over and the dishes were shattered all over the floor.