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.

saw Henry, she complained, “Where were you‘ Do you u know

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

supposed to

that Alina

she would never admit that she was Madeline

eight months that the Larson family

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

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

your way, then. Whatever it you all

Chapter 73

learned that Madeline had saved him once, he

Larson family was the one

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

her shoes, Henry could only wonder

countless nights where Henry made up hypotheses in his head of his

conclusion he had reached was that he would certainly

of relief and walked toward the elevator. He did not even turn his head around

he knew

long as she was alive, he would have

Henry, Honey! He must be out of his mind.

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

intention of spending one more second

didn’t end on a happy note.

guests. “Haha… We’re only a measly owner of a restaurant, so we can’t afford such a

next to him took out the bill and declared coldly. “This is the bill You can have a look. Will you be paying

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

“Honey…”

his throat. “This is way too expensive. Besides, it’s not

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

in charge smiled frostily. “What you all have

for that.”

nemeses ravaged the place, so

choice, he had to bring that up to hold his own

family was compelled to compensate

e restaurant à fortune.

for tears, Layla departed from Cosmopolitan Restaurant

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

car, he floored the accelerator and drove

“Honey!” Layla was astounded

down, she knew that Thomas

time at the same spot, trying to hail a taxi

During

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