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 that

supposed to mean, Henry?"

was aware that

never admit that she was

family has never given Maddie

any of you think that she'd someday pull the same and bully the weak

failed to see the reason Henry lumped

"Don't spout nonsense. That person isn't Madeline! Madeline's long dead. Even the rescue team said it couldn't be helped... Don't tell ine her spirn came back! Besides,

snerred. "Have at your way, then. Whatever it you all deserved what

Chapter 73

saved him once, he began to see what

time, the Larson family was the

put up with them time and again. In the end, she even chose

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

had been countless nights where Henry made up hypotheses in his head of his reactions if he were

was that he would certainly not save his

a sigh of relief and walked toward the elevator. He did

knew that she was still

long as she was alive, he would have a chance

gnashed her teeth at that. "Look at Henry, Honey! He must be out of

hospital quickly and have her checked out! I'm heading back to work to sort out this big mess we've gotten ourselves. Neither

path. "Sorry, guys, It's a shame that this banquet didn't end on a happy note. That said,

toward the guests. "Haha... We're only a measly owner of a

him took out the bill and declared coldly. "This is the bill You can have a

a gander at it. In an

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

Anyone could've attacked the guests, and you're asking us to pay for it? You should be refunding us the money and compensating us

for that."

ravaged the place, so we cannot be held

to bring

family was

e restaurant à fortune.

Layla departed from Cosmopolitan Restaurant with a pale

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

the car, he floored

"Honey!" Layla was astounded

knew that Thomas was

at the same spot, trying

During

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