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

his tracks and looked Layla in the

that supposed to mean, Henry?”

was aware that

admit that

family has never

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

the reason Henry

“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 her by

at your way, then. Whatever it you all deserved what happened

Chapter 73

since Henry learned that Madeline had saved him once, he

the Larson family was the one oppressing

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

could

Henry made up hypotheses

reached was that he would certainly not save

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

very least, he knew that she

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

must be out of his mind. How

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

had the intention of spending one more second at

on a happy

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

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

to that, Layla had a headache. She accepted the bill and took

“Honey…”

too, felt a lump in his throat. “This is way too expensive. Besides,

asking us to pay for it? You should be refunding us the money and

smiled frostily.

for that.”

ravaged the place,

bring that up

family was compelled to

e restaurant à fortune.

Layla departed from Cosmopolitan Restaurant with a

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

into the car, he floored the accelerator and drove off, completely

“Honey!” Layla was astounded

down, she knew

she waited for a long time at the same spot,

During

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