Justin only used a fraction of his strength with that p.


    in was fu


    As a trained soldier, aware of the damage his he


    could inflict. If he had unleashed his full strength, Shannon wouldn’t


    ,


    have ended up with a swollen cheek. Instead, she might have been knocked out cold right then and


    there.


    Yet he refrained, not wanting to give her a chance to leave, as there was still an issue between Be


    and Shannon that needed to be


    settled.


    Everyone in the house was in a state of panic. They just witnessed Justin pping Shannon, yet no


    one dared to intervene.


    If even Gregory couldn’t control Justin, who else could control him in


    this household?


    “Ahh!” Bethany gasped. Her hand immediately covered her mouth in fear. Tremors coursed through her


    body uncontrobly. Seeing her mother being pped, she didn’t even dare to step forward and stop


    Justin.


    Even the people from the Hoffman family were dumbfounded.


    Although Shannon’s words were out of line, it was unthinkable that Justin would dare to p her in


    front of so many people. After all, Shannon was still Gregory’s wife and his stepmother.


    It was utterly audacious! This p not only struck Shannon’s face but


    insulted his father’s dignity.


    Only Ryan looked at Justin with fervent eyes. He took a deep breath and smiled, feeling a rush of


    indescribable emotion flood his heart. He knew that Justin had been suppressing his emotions for too


    long. As his only best friend, no one understood better tha struggles Justin had endured within this


    family over the years.


    “Greg, Greg… I can’t hear… My ears… I can’t hear anything!” Shannon’s cry was frantic as she


    covered her eyes.


    She rushed over to Gregory’s side and clung to him tightly. Her lips were bleeding, her meticulously


    styled hair was now in disarray, and her eye makeup was smudged from tears.


    Her carefully crafted image over the years waspletely shattered. I’m deaf… Your son made me


    deaf! Aren’t you going to do something about him?! How dare he hit me?!”


    Be thought, ‘Damn, that must have felt so satisfying!”


    Be could clearly see blood seeping from between Shannon’s fingers. Her beautiful eyes widened as


    she looked at Justin’s cold expression. She could tell that Shannon’s eardrum must have ruptured.


    Gregory looked at Shannon with mixed emotions. He still felt a lingering, dull ache in his heart, but he


    knew clearly that it wasn’t for her. But rather, it belonged to the woman he had long buried within the


    deepest depths of his heart.


    “Justin, are you out of your mind? How could youy hands on an elder?” Gregory feltpelled to


    intervene.


    Justin’s smirk was cold, his lips forming a chilling smile. “Elder? What


    kind of elder is she? Looking at the whole Salvador family, I only


    consider Grandpa, you, and Wilma as my elders. She has no ce among the people I respect.”


    “Young Master Justin…” Wilma smiled, feeling grateful and


    that she was mentioned.


    Shannon’s face swelled like a balloon, and the taste of blood lingered


    on her tongue.


    Shannon thought, ‘Is he implying that even a mere old maid like Wilma held a higher status than me?


    This is uneptable! This


    bastard!’


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    “I’ve addressed you as Aunt Shannon out of respect for your age and for being with my dad for nearly


    30 years. Elder? Do you really think you deserve that?” Justin’s coldughter sent shivers down


    Shannon’s spine.


    The Hoffmans watched eagerly. They couldn’t miss this exciting


    drama unfolding.


    Justin’s eyes turned dark and chilling. “My mother is where I draw the line. Anyone who dares to cross


    it shouldn’t expect me to show them any respect. I might even take their life.”


    As he spoke, he cast a subtle nce in Be’s direction.