Daniel was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground. By the time he steadied himself, his face was flushed crimson with rage, and he immediately stood up, ready to fight.

Although Nancy's action was so sudden that no one could have predicted it, Luis was a bit startled, but he still stepped forward instantly, sharply grabbing Daniel's collar with one hand and glaring at him coldly.

"Bitch, how dare you touch me! I'll kill you today!"

Daniel cursed furiously and threw a fierce punch straight at Luis.

Luis didn't say a word, simply catching the fist. He wasn't sure exactly how strong his 7-point physical attribute was, but he was absolutely certain that catching this punch would be fast, precise, and ruthless, without any error.

Daniel cursed furiously and threw a fierce punch straight at Luis.

Luis didn't say a word, simply catching the fist. He wasn't sure exactly how strong his 7-point physical attribute was, but he was absolutely certain that catching this punch would be fast, precise, and ruthless, without any error.

Applying a bit more force with his hand, Daniel, who had been all bluster and bravado moments before, immediately cried out in pain, falling to his knees while clutching his arm.

"Let him go!"

Hela became frantic with worry and rushed over, pounding on Luis's back.

Luis didn't lay a hand on her. He just turned his head and gave her a cold look, saying, "Auntie, he threw the first punch. If you touch me again, I'll crush him into a cripple."

Hearing this, Hela, in her panicked state, froze and didn't dare move again.

Because Daniel was already curled up on the ground, trembling uncontrollably, his face twisted in agony, tears welling in his eyes, and snot dripping down uncontrollably.

Seeing he was no longer able to move,

Luis simply tossed him right in front of Hela. Daniel immediately clutched his hand and started sobbing, letting out a loud wail as if he were deeply wronged.

Hela nearly sank to her knees, crying, "Daniel, are you okay?"

"The main issue with soft tissue displacement injuries is obstructed blood flow at the acupoints. This isn't even a dislocation. You're a professional doctor; you can take him for an injury assessment. I guarantee it won't even qualify as a minor injury."

Hearing this, Hela was stunned. She turned back and looked at Luis with sheer terror.

The mother and daughters of the Wood family also looked at Luis with the same astonishment, yet mixed with passionate admiration, even a kind of devout fanaticism.

Luis took a step forward, and Daniel was so terrified he scrambled backward, falling onto his rear.

Luis said lightly, "Brother-in-law, no matter what, hitting your wife is wrong. Can you please calm down a little?"

"You poor bastard, you worthless live-in son-in-law! Just because you've earned a bit of money, you dare show off in front of me!"

Daniel was beside himself with rage, shouting and cursing, "You fatherless, motherless piece of trash, what gives you the right to lecture me? Who the hell do you think you are?"

In an instant, Luis's face turned so frighteningly grim that everyone felt a chill run down their spines. Not only did Hela feel a bone-deep dread, but even Daniel shuddered in fear and didn't dare utter another word.

Luis crouched down in front of him. Daniel, terrified, shoved his mother Hela away, causing her to fall to the ground.

Daniel kept scrambling backward, gasping for breath until his back hit the door, swallowing hard before stammering, "You, you better not try anything!!"

Hela was also startled, her first instinct being that he was going to kill her son.

But she also felt her son had gone too far. Her brother-in-law hadn't said a word all evening, only intervening when he started a fight. How could he say such awful things?

But Luis leaned in close and did nothing, just looked at him with pity before standing up again.

This made Daniel's pupils instantly dilate, and he even forgot to cry out in pain, because in Luis's eyes, he saw disdain and mockery—something that hurt him more than being killed would have.

Hela quickly stepped forward and said, "Mother-in-law, things got a bit out of hand today. It'd be better if both kids cooled off separately."

"Mother-in-law, 'cool off'? You have the nerve to say that."

Nancy took a credit card slip from her bag, handed it over to her, and said with a mocking smile, "I never would have thought your precious son would dare call me a spendthrift."

Hela took it and saw it was a transaction slip from her son's credit card, used at a bar, with a top-up of 20,000 dollars.

Even at her age, though she didn't go to bars anymore, she'd heard of that place. It opened just this year and was extremely popular, supposedly because it had many pretty girls in the atmosphere team. The young doctors at the hospital were all talking about it.

"Mother-in-law, you gave him money, and look where he spent it. You shouldn't need to ask me about that from now on, right?"

Nancy snorted arrogantly and said, "If I weren't still earning some money myself, and had to rely on you to support him? He would've starved to death long ago."

"That's enough!"

Seeing that Ruth was about to kick someone while they were down, Luis immediately waved his hand. At that gesture, the three Wood women simultaneously shut their mouths and didn't dare make a sound.

He had to admit, the authority of being the head of the household felt truly amazing.

Luis looked at Hela and said, "Aunt Hela is right. It's better to calm down now and not let this escalate further."

"But Auntie, next time, don't just take Brother-in-law's side without hearing the full story. Otherwise, it just makes things awkward for everyone."

"Mother-in-law, we'll take our leave now."

Hela had already helped her son Daniel to his feet.

Nancy then added, "Mother-in-law, this Friday is my mom's birthday. You must come then."

"Well, we'll see when the time comes. I've been working a lot of overtime lately and might have to go on a business trip. I'll have Daniel come over to wish your mother a happy birthday then."

Hela felt her old face had been utterly shamed. She'd come over intending to teach Nancy a lesson and indirectly criticize Ruth for how she raised her daughter, but instead, she'd been slapped in the face from start to finish.

What was even more humiliating was that her son actually tried to throw a punch, and then, after being grabbed by Luis, cried and wailed like a baby, with snot and tears streaming down his face...

"Let me see you out!"

"No, no, that's not necessary, Mother-in-law. Please, don't trouble yourself."

The mother and son scurried away, utterly disgraced. As soon as the door closed, the Wood mother and daughters cheered in celebration.

Luis sat back down at the dining table and said gloomily, "What a shame about this whole table of food I made... it's all gone cold..."

Ruth immediately had the two sisters help reheat the dishes. Even Nancy, who usually loved to eat but hated to work, was actively running around, happily saying, "My brother-in-law's cooking is so amazing, I want to try every single dish properly."

Once seated again, Ruth said somewhat reluctantly, "Son-in-law, why did you step in to smooth things over earlier? Your mother-in-law really wanted to give her a piece of her mind."

Hela had already helped her son Daniel to his feet.

Nancy then added, "Mother-in-law, this Friday is my mom's birthday. You must come then."

"Well, we'll see when the time comes. I've been working a lot of overtime lately and might have to go on a business trip. I'll have Daniel come over to wish your mother a happy birthday then."

Hela felt her old face had been utterly shamed. She'd come over intending to teach Nancy a lesson and indirectly criticize Ruth for how she raised her daughter, but instead, she'd been slapped in the face from start to finish.

What was even more humiliating was that her son actually tried to throw a punch, and then, after being grabbed by Luis, cried and wailed like a baby, with snot and tears streaming down his face...

"Let me see you out!"

"No, no, that's not necessary, Mother-in-law. Please, don't trouble yourself."

The mother and son scurried away, utterly disgraced. As soon as the door closed, the Wood mother and daughters cheered in celebration.

Luis sat back down at the dining table and said gloomily, "What a shame about this whole table of food I made... it's all gone cold..."

Ruth immediately had the two sisters help reheat the dishes. Even Nancy, who usually loved to eat but hated to work, was actively running around, happily saying, "My brother-in-law's cooking is so amazing, I want to try every single dish properly."

Once seated again, Ruth said somewhat reluctantly, "Son-in-law, why did you step in to smooth things over earlier? Your mother-in-law really wanted to give her a piece of her mind."

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