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...

saw what happened. Henry halted in his tracks and looked Layla in the eye. "Are you

that supposed to mean, Henry?" questioned

aware that Alina

never admit that she

months that the Larson family

voice reeked of bitterness. "You guys even took the spot from her. At that time, didn't any of you think that she'd someday pull the same

to see the reason Henry lumped Madeline together with

"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, their

way, then. Whatever it you all

Chapter 73

had saved him once, he began to see what the lady

the Larson family

again. In the end, she even

Henry could only wonder what

up hypotheses

reached was that he would certainly not save

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

least, he knew that

long as she was alive, he would have

"Look 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

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

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

the bill and declared coldly. "This is the bill You can have a look. Will you be paying

headache. She accepted the bill and took a gander at it. In an instant, a grim countenance

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

pay for it? You should be refunding us the money and compensating us for our emotional

for that."

grievances. Your nemeses ravaged the place, so we cannot be held

bring that

Larson family was

e restaurant à fortune.

departed from Cosmopolitan Restaurant with a

the sun again, they could only feel coldness all

hopped into the car, he floored the accelerator and drove

"Honey!" Layla was astounded

she knew that Thomas

same spot,

During

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