Chapter 888: Chapter 888 Listening to You_1
But only Jimmy Simmons himself understood that calling Arnold Simmons "Uncle" in public was only because he knew he was not yet a match for Arnold, and was suppressed by him.
Reluctant in his heart, his calling him so was often tinged with irony.
If it were someone else today, he might not have been so amiable.
Except when addressing Hannah...
"Since auntie has said so, as a junior, I naturally should listen to you," he said.
It wasn’t about listening to an elder, but listening to you.
Hannah pretended not to notice the deep meaning in his words and continued to smile cheerily at Tiffany Lynch.
Her demeanor was probably urging her to hurry up and call someone.
The look of helplessness that Tiffany Lynch had originally directed at Jimmy shattered instantly upon his words, like glass piercing her eyes, painful and embarrassing.
Her heart was near collapse.
She had never imagined that, after going in such a big circle, she would end up a rank lower than Hannah.
This was simply the greatest insult to her.
She couldn’t bring herself to say it, her arm wrapped through Jimmy’s as if clinging to the last straw.
But at this time, Jimmy drew his hand from Tiffany’s hold and leaned casually on a nearby handrail, his meaning clear without words.
Tiffany’s whole body shook, her gaze sharp and vicious as she looked at Hannah, full of envy, but it became rigid upon meeting Arnold Simmons’s gaze.
That man...
Her voice was almost a whisper as she squeezed out three words through her throat, "Auntie Hannah."
Hannah immediately responded with a laugh, "Good girl, once you two are married, auntie will surely give you a big red envelope."
Tiffany nearly broke several nails, at that moment only wishing to escape the environment.
Jimmy, however, responded to her words, "Then I’ll thank Auntie in advance, but I’m also looking forward to the wedding banquet with you and Uncle."
As their gazes met again, Arnold eyes were touched with a faint smile that did not reach their depths. The smile only spread when he lowered his gaze to the young lady by his side.
"Yes, it won’t be long," he replied.
In their exchanges, both had long since shed their pretenses.
But in front of Arnold, Jimmy still seemed too young and impetuous.
After parting ways, Tiffany thought about the humiliation she had just suffered and Hannah’s smiling face, a rage brewing inside her.
Yet, when she saw Jimmy silent, she dared not treat him as she would George River.
She could only sweet-talk him, changing her approach to inquire, "Jimmy, your Uncle..."
Jimmy turned to look at the person beside him, catching a glimpse of her facade of concern, his eyes lightly amused.
He reached out as if unconsciously to touch Tiffany’s hair but then seemed to reconsider and withdrew his hand.
"You know I’ve always had a bad relationship with Arnold. When I disappeared, it gave him a chance to seize control of the Simmons clan, my only regret is that I didn’t finish him off back then. But now that I’ve returned, the Simmons clan will naturally return to its rightful master," he said.
As the man spoke, his eyes were undisguised with turbulent fury and gloom, which was somewhat frightening to behold.
Tiffany naturally knew about the past, for people of their status, a rightful heir’s abhorrence for an illegitimate child was almost ingrained in their bones.
So when Jimmy treated Arnold that way back then, not only did nobody stand up for Arnold, they would even join in.
She had watched such incidents with cold detachment several times, and her impression of Jimmy’s violent nature was formed then, with fresh blood and people on the ground.
Jimmy truly beat people to a pulp.
However, this wasn’t what Tiffany really cared about. What she cared about was the relationship between Hannah Winter and Arnold Simmons, and...
