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.

Henry, she complained, “Where were you‘ Do you u know what happened just now? Do you know that

Henry halted in his tracks and looked Layla in the eye. “Are you that

to mean, Henry?”

aware that

she would never admit that

the Larson family has never

didn’t any of you think that she’d someday pull the same and bully the

reason Henry lumped

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

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Chapter 73

learned that Madeline had saved him once, he began

family was the

again. In the end, she even chose

her shoes, Henry could

countless nights where Henry made up hypotheses in his head

one conclusion he had reached was that he

toward the elevator. He did not even turn his head around to look after

the very least, he knew that

long as she was alive, he would have a chance to

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

not wish to speak in the slightest. “Rather than getting upset 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 to sort out this big mess

them had the intention of spending one more second at that

blocked their path. “Sorry, guys, It’s a shame that this banquet didn’t end on a happy note. That

together. Gone was his usual warmth and enthusiasm toward the guests. “Haha… We’re only a measly owner of a restaurant,

took out the bill and declared coldly. “This is the bill You can

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

“Honey…”

felt a lump in his throat. “This is way too expensive. Besides, it’s not our fault. Your security’s

Layla chimed in, “Yes, what he said. Anyone could’ve attacked the guests, and you’re asking us to pay for it? You should be refunding us

frostily.

for that.”

nemeses ravaged the place, so

choice, he had to bring

family was compelled to compensate

e restaurant à fortune.

for tears, Layla departed from

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

Thomas hopped into the car, he floored the accelerator

“Honey!” Layla was astounded

she knew that

long time at the same spot, trying to hail

During

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