Chapter 975

Sarah was so enraged that she was actually laughing. She looked at Jacob coldly and said, "What a fine son-in-law you have there, Mr. Knowles. You two had the gall to lay your fingers on my son!" "Please calm down, Madam Langley. I will give you a satisfactory explanation. I swear!" Jacob made a snap decision. He knew it was time for him to cut his losses to retain what he had left. To hell with Gilbert. Gilbert could think of Jacob as his future father-in-law if he wanted, but it still wouldn't change a thing. Jacob simply couldn't afford to offend Sarah. "Give me a minute. That's all I ask. One minute!" "Hmph!" Sarah snorted. "I hope you won't let me down after the timer runs out. I have already begun counting down the minutes." At the next moment, Sarah raised her hand and glanced at her watch. "Thank you, Madam Langley!" Jacob bowed slightly at Sarah before walking over to Gilbert. "Mr. Knowles…" Now that the heat of the moment was gone, Gilbert also sensed that something