Chapter 73

Benjamin lowered his head guiltily. "My leg hurts. As for other parts of my body... I don't think I'm injured. I feel humiliated. That's all."

He showed the wound on his leg, "Look... It's. It's nothing serious."

Benjamin might have said so, but he was in a dire condition.

It looked like he had dark clouds looming over his head.

He spoke in a rather low voice, appearing to be not in his usual self.

Wearing a dejected expression, he looked left and right before saying. "Mom, I realized now. I know you're right."

A sigh came from Joshua. "Honey, our son has always been prideful. I'm afraid that he's more than mortified this time around. Benjamin.

At the very least, he reckoned that Benjamin would be fine, considering the collected demeanor the latter was portraying. "Dignity can't fill your tummy" Regina was relieved. "So, it's all going to be okay. Don't worry, Be

Initially, she was concerned that the incident would deal a huge blow to Benjamin's self-esteem. Compared to that, the scrapes and bruises on him seemed nothing to be worried about.

As she spoke, she helped Benjamin up and suggested, "Come, let's go to the hospital...

"No!" Benjamin suddenly shook his mother's hands off and shouted, "I won't go to the hospital?

He could not let

et anyone know that he was crippled

If the public were to know that he lost his manhood, he would lose every last bit of his dignity to go on in life.

Benjamin met his mother's worried and surprised eyes, enduring the urge to ery

He implored, "Mom, I'm so tired. I just want to go home and bandage my leg"

"Okay, let's go home." Joshua patted Regina and whispered, "I think he was frightened."

Regina nodded. "It's better to be frightened now so as to not try to be a hero in the future."

Then, she warned Benjamin, "Don't get involved with the Larson family anymore, you hear! They're done for in the entirety of Acocester

Layla raised her head and felt even worse when their words reached her ears.

When the Moore family left, only Thomas and Layla remained there, not to mention Henry standing in the shadows.

When Layla saw Henry, she complained, "Where were you' Do you u know what happened just now? Do you know that Winnie...

and looked Layla in the eye. "Are you

to mean,

aware that Alina was

admit that she was Madeline

family has never given Maddie any form

guys even took the spot from her. At that time, didn't any of you think that she'd someday pull

the reason Henry lumped

Madeline's long dead. Even the rescue team said it couldn't be helped... Don't tell ine her spirn came back! Besides, their identities are vastly different, so it's practically impossible. It she had such a prominent background, why would she let us lead

then. Whatever

Chapter 73

that Madeline had saved him once, he began to see

Larson family was the one oppressing

again. In the end, she even chose to sacrifice herself to save

himself in her shoes, Henry could only wonder what he would

where Henry made up hypotheses in

one conclusion he had reached was that he would certainly not

sigh of relief and walked toward the elevator. He did not even turn his head around to look

he knew that she was still

she was alive, he would have

at Henry, Honey! He must be out of his mind.

have her checked out! I'm heading back to work to sort out this big mess we've gotten ourselves. Neither of them had the intention of spending one more second at that

end on a happy note. That said, looking at the chaotic mess and the damage,

toward the guests. "Haha... We're only a measly owner of a restaurant, so we

the

and took a gander at

throat. "This is way too expensive. Besides, it's not our fault. Your security's the one failing to do their

the guests, and you're asking us to pay for it? You should be refunding

for that."

nemeses ravaged the place, so we

choice, he had to bring that up

family was compelled to

e restaurant à fortune.

too heartbroken for tears, Layla departed from Cosmopolitan Restaurant with a

of the sun again, they could only feel coldness all over their skin. The disastrous event must have deprived

he floored the accelerator and drove off, completely disregarding

"Honey!" Layla was astounded

down, she knew that Thomas was

she waited for a long time at the same spot,

During

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