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...

been here the whole time. I saw what happened. Henry halted in his tracks and looked

supposed to

that Alina was

admit that

the Larson family

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 and bully the weak just to get back

to see the reason

"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 identities are vastly different, so it's practically impossible. It she had such a prominent background, why would she let us lead

"Have at your way, then. Whatever it you

Chapter 73

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

time, the Larson family was

them time and again. In the end, she even chose to sacrifice

himself in her shoes, Henry could only

countless nights where Henry made up hypotheses in

one conclusion he had reached was that

of relief and walked toward the elevator. He

very least, he knew that she was

alive, he would

"Look at Henry, Honey! He must be out of his mind. How could he

with Henry, why don't you keep an eye on your daughter? Get her to the hospital quickly and have her checked out! I'm heading back to work

person in charge came over and blocked their path. "Sorry, guys, It's a shame that this banquet didn't end on a happy note. That

his usual warmth and enthusiasm toward the guests. "Haha... We're only a measly owner of a restaurant, so we can't afford such a heavy

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

the bill and took a gander at it. In an instant, a grim countenance marred

is way too expensive. Besides, it's not

for it? You should be refunding

for that."

place, so we cannot be

to bring that up to hold his

was compelled to

e restaurant à fortune.

for tears, Layla departed from Cosmopolitan Restaurant

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

the car, he floored the accelerator and drove off,

"Honey!" Layla was astounded

knew that Thomas

for a long time at the same spot, trying to hail

During

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