Several of the elderly Parker relatives couldn’t dodge in time and were struck repeatedly, collapsing in the snow.
I nearly screamed into the phone.
“Ethan Parker! Have you lost your mind? Look carefully! The one in the white ski suit is Uncle Robert! The one in pink is Lily Parker, your cousin! They’re all Parkers!”
Ethan scoffed from the helicopter.
“Keep making stuff up! You can’t fool me! My uncle hates snow, and Lily is supposed to be studying abroad—no way they’re here!”
I was nearly suffocating with rage.
He had apparently forgotten that this was the Parker Family Annual Gathering, where every Parker relative was required to attend.
Just then, Margaret, who had been knocked unconscious earlier, slowly regained consciousness.
Desperate, I grabbed her and started a video call.
“Mom! Please tell him the truth! Someone’s going to die if this keeps up!”
But because her ski suit wrapped her up tightly, only her frightened eyes and trembling hands were visible.
Unexpectedly, Ethan just glanced at Margaret’s emerald bracelet and impatiently interrupted me.
“You think I’m stupid? At least get your props right if you’re going to lie!”
“Don’t think I don’t know you secretly used our money last year to buy your mom an emerald bracelet!”
I had indeed bought a pair of emerald bracelets—one for my mom and one for Margaret.
But Margaret, bleeding from the head after being shot by her own son, was now both shocked and furious.
“You little bastard! You dare raise your hand against your own mother? Wait till I get home and break your legs!”
Sophie immediately fanned the flames, shrieking:
“Ethan, did you hear that? Rachel’s mom just cursed you out!”
“What a family of leeches! If they hadn’t blackmailed you with saving your life, you’d never have married Rachel!”
Ethan’s anger was fully ignited now, and he laughed coldly.
“Just wait. The moment my old parents kick the bucket, the first thing I’ll do is divorce Rachel and marry you in style! They won’t live much longer anyway!”
Margaret nearly fainted, her face pale as death.
“You unfilial son! How dare you curse your own parents to die early!”
But Ethan only laughed more wildly.
“Didn’t know the old lady could act so well—what a waste not going into comedy!”
More stones rained down, and from the helicopter, the two of them watched the Parker relatives scramble in terror, laughing until their stomachs hurt.