James Carter took a deep breath, stared at Henry Foster for a few seconds, then turned to glance at Ethan Brooks, his eyes full of venomous resentment. This Ethan Brooks—sooner or later, he would make him pay back everything he owed, but for now, he could only endure.

"Kid, you really can hold it in, huh? I seriously doubt if you're even a man. Something this humiliating and you don't even let out a fart." Ethan Brooks looked at James Carter mockingly.

James Carter immediately waved his hand in front of his nose and said, "So stinky, so stinky."

Ethan Brooks's expression changed instantly. He snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Looks like that's all you're good for. You're even worse than your dead bastard of a father. At least your dead bastard of a father dared to stab me twice, but he turned into a cowardly turtle and never came back. You're even worse. A turtle's son is still a turtle's son—other than hiding your head, you have no skills at all!"

"Shut up!" James Carter roared. He could tolerate Ethan Brooks insulting him, but when it came to his parents, he couldn't take it. If it weren't for this bastard, would his parents still be wandering with no home to return to?

"What? Not convinced? You glare at me, you bark like a dog, and that means you're not a cowardly turtle anymore? Let me tell you, you're still that turtle, a complete green-haired turtle."

James Carter's chest heaved violently, but he hadn't lost his mind. Years of hardship had taught him the price of impulsiveness. He gritted his teeth, unwilling to endure more humiliation here, and turned to leave.

Ethan Brooks didn't chase after James Carter, but sat there with a sinister smile and said, "What a pity about Emily Harris..."

James Carter's body trembled, he stopped in his tracks, spun around, and strode up to Ethan Brooks, his bloodshot eyes like an enraged lion as he shouted, "What did you do to Emily Harris?"

Chapter 21: The One I'm Hitting Is You!

"You think that by deliberately breaking up with her, I'd let her go? Let me tell you, anything you want, I'll take it from you, play with it, then toss it aside. In this life, I swear I'll make you taste what it means to wish you were dead. Ha... that girl really is something, especially that mole—what a spot for it."

"Fuck you!" James Carter felt a rush of blood surge to his head. He raised his fist and smashed it straight into Ethan Brooks's face.

Earlier, when Ethan Brooks insulted James Carter's parents, James Carter's anger had already reached its limit. Now, mentioning Emily Harris was the last straw. James Carter's fury erupted, and his punch landed squarely on Ethan Brooks's face.

Ethan Brooks was used to mocking James Carter, who would only scowl in response, so he never expected James Carter to suddenly lash out. He was completely unprepared, his body jerked backward, knocking over the chair, and he crashed to the floor with a thud.

Ethan Brooks quickly got up, wiped the blood from his nose, then suddenly burst into wild laughter. The laughter stopped abruptly, and with a twisted expression he said, "Kid, you finally made a move. I never thought you could hold back for so long, never giving me a chance to set you up. Now I can finally deal with you properly!"

"You want to deal with me? I'll deal with you first!" Now that he'd started, James Carter's mind was completely overtaken by impulse. He lunged forward and rained punches down on Ethan Brooks. Since it was unavoidable, if he didn't get his fill now, he'd only suffer later.

It felt good to hit someone, but James Carter was well aware of the consequences that would follow. In the beginning, Ethan Brooks had gotten a few people to beat him up a few times, but James Carter, relying on his sturdy build, endured it. But it seemed that beating James Carter didn't satisfy Ethan Brooks's grudge, so he tried every way to humiliate and attack him. Whenever James Carter found a job, he'd ruin it. Whenever James Carter got close to a girl, he'd break them up.

Ethan Brooks's goal was twisted: if he couldn't send James Carter's father to prison, he'd send James Carter instead. But James Carter wasn't stupid—he always restrained himself, never giving Ethan Brooks the chance. Even though he was at a disadvantage, denying Ethan Brooks any opportunity and making him anxious was another way to fight back.

Unfortunately, after years of struggle, James Carter finally lost control at this moment. Besides his parents, the girl named Emily Harris was the one he cared about most. To protect her, he had resolutely broken off their relationship, but who knew Ethan Brooks would go after her anyway. This completely ignited James Carter's rage, and now Ethan Brooks finally had a chance to send him to jail.

Henry Foster was terrified. He never expected Ethan Brooks to get beaten up by James Carter right under his nose. If Ethan Brooks decided to blame him for this, he'd be in big trouble, so he hurriedly rushed over and grabbed James Carter from behind.