Chapter 1720 John Is Beaten UP
That day, we waited patiently for Wilson to wake up at the hospital. After discussing all the compensation details with him, John sent me back home.
As he stopped his car at the entrance of the villa, there was a beam of warm light coming from inside the door.
I was reluctant to get out of the car as I could imagine what would happen next. Audrey would surely come running to hug and say she missed me. And then, she would routinely ask about Summer and Ashton’s whereabouts.
I feared my tears might break loose in front of them.
Noticing my concerns, John patted on my shoulder gently. “Keep yourself together. It would be a difficult battle from now on. I’ll fetch Emma and Drew here. It’s better if the whole family sticks together.”
Not only was he my brother, but he was also Emma’s husband and Drew’s father. The longer he stayed with me, the higher risk he was putting his wife and his kid in.
I knew I should not be so selfish. Thus, I smiled while opening the car door.
Before I walked in, John rolled down the car window and comforted me, “I’ll be back here in around an hour. Please make supper or something if you can’t sleep.”
My lips curled into a broader smile as I nodded firmly. “Okay.”
He turned his car around and drove off from the front yard of the villa. At that instant, I felt so fortunate to have a brother who loved me so much.
No matter how hopeless life might seem, I felt like I could keep moving on with him by my side.
Humans are indeed amazing creatures. No matter how much suffering one goes through physically, one could still feel happy as long as their spirit is not crushed.
I wrapped my coat around my body tighter and took a deep breath. After casting a last glance atJohn’s disappearing car, I turned around to enter the house.
A second after that, a loud crash pierced through the air. I widened my eyes in startle and started running out of the house.
John, please be safe! If anything happens to you…
Before the gate closed up, I rushed through it and went outside. The security guard saw it and immediately shouted into his walkie-talkie, “Hello, does anyone copy? Mrs. Fuller ran outside alone. Please send someone here now! Hurry!”
I ran toward the direction where the car alarm came from. At that moment, all I could see was the rear light of the red car and I ran there as quickly as I could.
While I was approaching, I saw a group of black men carrying John out of his car. John seemed to have lost his consciousness. My heart fell with a thud as I shouted desperately, “Stop right there!”
I fastened my pace and ran toward them in panic. “Help! Someone, please help!”
As I got closer, I noticed John’s car had gotten crushed between two vehicles. I also spotted those black men holding steel pipes in their hands.
The heavy smell of petrol leaking from the car made me want to vomit. I tried to make my way toward John, but two tall black men blocked me mercilessly.
They forced me to kneel on the ground. One of them grabbed my chin forcefully, asking me to witness the relentless scene in front of me.
John was lying on the ground like a dead fish. He did not show any reaction even when they threw him recklessly onto the floor. Blood flowed down his forehead, covering his entire face.
A strong black man approached John and picked him up effortlessly. He lifted John’s hand with his other hand holding a steel pipe.
His lips curled into an evil smile as he spoke with an eerie tone. “Madam, please look closely.”
Thump!
“No!”
I shouted desperately, but the man did not stop beating John’s hand. As the steel pipe in his hand started covering in blood, he got even more excited. He started beating John harder and harder.
John regained his consciousness due to the arising pain, and he moaned on the floor in agony. “Ahh…”
Upon seeing that, the other men surrounded him and got hold of his limbs, making him unable to move an inch.
I felt as though a thousand needles were stabbing through my heart. “Please. I’m begging you. Please don’t hurt him! Help! Is someone there?”
