Chapter 1041 - Loyalty (1) (1/2)

~ Los Angeles, Mediterranean villa ~

Tuesday

6:51 PM

Emma and Charlie followed the maid who led them to the living room where Jeff and JoAnna are.

They found that Davis family is there as well: Mr. Davis, his wife, and their two children Chelsea and Dylan.

There are twelve bodyguards in the room.

Ever since the incident with Timothy Cox who managed to get into the White property and hold a gun to Jeff's face, Jeff is taking their security seriously. Before entering the villa, Davis family members were patted down to make sure they don't have any weapons on them. Eve checked that the newcomers are not armed, but a manual pat down has a more dramatic effect.

JoAnna gestured to Charlie and Emma to sit on the sofa without leaving her spot next to Jeff.

Emma and Charlie understood that they should observe from the side and not interfere.

Chelsea's eyes flashed when she saw that Charlie's arm is around Emma. Her mother tugged her hand to remind her to stay quiet and not to cause more trouble. She received her mother's signal, but she could not stop her eyes from wondering that way.

In Chelsea's mind, all this is because of Emma. If Emma didn't show up, Charlie would still be interested in her as his choice number one for future Mrs. Smith. If Emma was not on that party acting all self-important, Chelsea would not spill the wine on that wretched dress. If Emma is not connected to Whites, her family would not come here to ask for lenience… If Emma disappears, all this will go away as well, and her life will return to normal!

”You were saying…”, Jeff reminded Mr. Davis who stopped talking when he noticed that someone else arrived.

Mr. Davis did his best to adjust his mood and to focus on Jeff. ”It was just the younger generation having an argument between each other. Does my whole family need to suffer because one child behaved badly?”

Jeff observed Mr. Davis who is standing in front of him for some time before responding: ”I see... Are you denouncing your daughter?”

”Of course, not.”, Mr. Davis controlled his temper with difficulty. As much as he fears Whites, right now he is facing Jeffrey who is young enough to be his son. How can he bow down to a youngster?

Jeff looked at the man with contempt. ”Mr. Davis… your daughter openly ignored the power of Whites. And you want us to ignore the fact that you are related?”

”Jeffrey… We are loyal to the White family for more than five decades. Even since your grandfather was in power…”

”What loyalty you showed to me?”, Jeff interrupted him.

Mr. Davis frowned. ”Excuse me?”

”When speaking about your family, you want me to treat your daughter like an isolated case, yet when speaking about loyalty to Whites you are bringing up my grandfather. If you treat me as an extension of my family, I should do the same to you. Don't you agree that is fair?”

Mr. Davis was not sure how to answer this question. No matter how he answers, he is in trouble. If he says that Chelsea should be treated as part of the Davis family, he is practically giving Jeff his permission to punish the whole family. And if he says that Chelsea is separate case, then that means the he needs to show loyalty to Jeff and everything they did so far for the White family while Oscar and Donald were in charge, does not count. This… is a problem.