Ice and Fire

Chapter 950 Phone Call With Austin (Part Two)

Seeing her family's excitement, Violet took out her phone, called Austin and put him on speaker.

Everyone waited with bated breath for Austin to answer from the other line.

On the third or fourth ring, thereabout, he picked the call and lazily began, "Hello, my darling, why are

you calling at this hour?" His voice sounded a tad more husky.

"Austin, tell me honestly, where are you?" Violet immediately said firmly.

"Would you believe, if I told you I'm sleeping right now?" Austin replied.

"Are you alone?" asked Violet on purpose.

Bursting into laughter, Austin asked, "Darling, what do you think?"

Without trying to guess, they knew that Austin must be up to something that he wasn't ready to talk

about. Instead of answering the question directly, he kept going around in circles.

Once more, she asked, "Austin, tell me. Where are you? Which country?"

"Actually, I don't know, either." He paused for a second and then continued, "But tomorrow I'll go to

Paris. One of my friends has a show there, and I'll be in his entourage," Austin replied.

Unable to control herself anymore, Selina finally cut in and asked, "Austin, for heaven's sake, can you

get serious please?"

Austin was astonished and asked, "Mum, you mean you're listening on all this time I was here joking?"

Surprised by what going on, he asked, "Are you in Hong Kong now?"

"Oh, sorry, Austin, I forgot to tell you that I was back home. Guess where I am now?" Violet told him the

truth.

Thrown off balance, Austin asked, "Are you at home now?"

At that moment, Cherry also asked, "When are you coming back Austin? I've missed you so much."

Austin was stunned, "Oh my God! Aunt Cherry, you're also there? Are my uncle and brother also with

you?"

Finally, Violet declared, "Not just them. Your father is also with us." Then she turned to her uncle and ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

said, "Uncle Wilson, say something to your son."

"I don't want to say anything to him," Wilson replied. Then he turned around, looked aside and paid no

attention to Violet and the rest who were all glued to the phone.

That didn't sit well with Austin. Sounding withdrawn now, he asked, "Violet, how could you do that to

me?"

Nonchalantly, Violet simply said, "Okay, then goodbye. I will tell all the people here that you have been

flirting around. Grandma and grandpa are sitting next to me." With so many family members around

her, Violet wanted to stamp her authority.

Feeling helpless, Austin stammered, "You..." But then he thought of something else and asked, "Oh,

am I still on the speaker? Can everyone hear me?"

"Of course. What do you think? My brother, my husband and all our family are here, listening to you. If

there was some little respect anyone here still had of you, you can count it gone now. There's nothing

to make you deserve any respect. Zilch!" Violet added with a smug. She then took a look at Lawrence,

before turning to look at Greg.

Getting worried, Austin blurted his disgust, "Oh my god. Please don't bully me like this. I can't dare get

on the bad side of Lawrence and Greg."

"Tell me what you will do to apologize to me. I'll see whether I can forgive you," Violet gleefully replied.

"I'll meet you first thing when I come back. Is that okay? You mean a lot to me, honestly, you do,"

Austin said.

Violet asked, "Well, when will you be back, then?" She looked around and added, "It seems to be the

question on everyone's mind."

But Austin played his cards close to the chest and evasively replied, "I'll be back when I need to come

back."

When Selina heard him, she chime in, "Austin, if you have nothing other than just fooling around, you'd

better come back earlier."

To which Austin exclaimed, "Oh, mum, you are so mean. I'm not sure I'd want to come back while you

are still so furious."

Violet then threatened, "Be sure of this Austin. If you don't come back within the next six months, I'll ask

Lawrence to send people who'll haul your sorry ass back here. Do you hear me?"

Hastily, Austin protested, "No. No. Half a year is a long time. I'll start to make arrangements once we're

through with the concert in Paris. Shortly afterward, I should be back." He knew that Lawrence had the

power to force him back.

Aware that Austin was going to hang up, Cherry cut in and quickly said, "Austin, remember to bring

your foreign girlfriend home. I'll give you a big red envelope."

"Okay, Aunt Cherry, you're the best. Love you!" Austin said in a relaxed tone.

"All right, all right. Don't just keep us in suspense. It's a deal. Make haste. We have to have a meal

now. Goodbye." Violet finished and directly hung up.

"You hung up?" Elsa asked. She hadn't talked to her grandson yet.

"Yes. I have," Violet said, looking at her grandma. She immediately kicked herself for not having let her

grandma say a word.

But Selina still angry and fuming gruffly said, "All right, mother, if you miss him, just call him tonight. I'd

be so mad when I see his face. I feel like I'd roast his ass."

Smiling, Violet said, "Aunt Selina, Austin looks cute. Why do you want to hit him?"

In surprise, Lawrence asked, "Cute?"

"Yes. He is just a little boy," Violet replied. "He only wants to play, but he knows so much. When I was

in Hong Kong, I learned a lot from him. Every time I was in a fix, he was my go-to guy, and he was very

patient. I think he is just as smart as my brother," she added.

Violet explained at detail.

"Yes, I think so. I have seen their videos when they were studying together. He is such a smart chap,"

Cherry confirmed.

Almost everyone was impressed at Austin's performance.

In particular, Wilson and Selina also felt comfortable now. They knew their son was capable. Their son

was too outgoing but he had his own abilities.

"Okay, okay. Our kids are great. Let's go and have meal now," Jacob finally spoke.

At that point, everyone stood up and walked to the dinning room for meals.