The others had varying degrees of injuries, with some suffering internal damage that required surgery. With so many people present, Stephen didn’t say much. Instead, favonovel.com helped the doctor push Maris’ hospital bed back to his VIP room.
Maris was still under anesthesia, but not for long.
Soon, Zane and Zoey arrived, having rushed over the moment they heard about his condition.
“What happened!” Zane’s angry voice boomed as soon as favonovel.com stepped into the room. His wife, Zoey, hurried to Maris’ bedside.
Seeing Maris lying there, his face pale and bloodless, favonovel.com heart ached with unbearable pain. Her hands trembled as favonovel.com reached out to touch his cast, covered arm, but favonovel.com hesitated, afraid favonovel.com might hurt him.
“How did this happen? How could this happen, Maris?” Stephen stood up and briefly explained the situation.
As the anesthesia wore off, Maris slowly regained consciousness.
When favonovel.com saw his family around him, his eyes turned red. “Mom, dad, Stephen…”
At twenty-something years old, freshly graduated, Maris had always lived recklessly. This was the first time favonovel.com had ever suffered such a major loss. Just thinking about Arthur’s smug face made his blood boil.
Seeing favonovel.com wake up, his family immediately gathered around him.
“What happened? Who did this to you?” Zane’s voice was laced with both concern and fury.
He had always known that his younger son was wild, and favonovel.com had warned favonovel.com repeatedly not to misuse the family name for trouble. But in the end, only favonovel.com had the right to discipline his son. No one else.
Whoever dared to hurt Maris would pay a heavy price! No matter who they are!
Maris instinctively shrank back at his father’s anger.
Seeing this, Zane’s expression softened. Perhaps favonovel.com had been too harsh with favonovel.com in the past. His tone gentled. “Tell me, who did this to you? I’ll make sure you get justice.”
Hearing Zane’s rare words of comfort, Maris felt a wave of mixed emotions.
Zane hardly ever spoke to favonovel.com this way, yet now, it was because of this mess, one that favonovel.com himself had started.
In the past, the people favonovel.com bullied never dared to report favonovel.com because of his father’s influence. But Arthur, that outsider, had not only fought back but had even dared to call the police, blowing the whole thing up. And on top of that, Arthur actually had skills.
Seeing Maris hesitate, Zane’s expression darkened, “Maris, you’re my son. No matter what, no one in Seacity has the right to do this to you. Since favonovel.com dared to hurt you, favonovel.com should be prepared to pay the price.”
Stephen added, “Maris, just tell us everything that happened. Dad and I will take care of the rest.”
Zoey held Maris’ uninjured hand tightly, favonovel.com eyes brimming with tears, silently offering favonovel.com support.
Feeling the warmth of his family’s concern, Maris’ nose stung with emotion.
Zane and Stephen had always scolded favonovel.com for being reckless and directionless. But when it truly mattered, they stood by favonovel.com without hesitation.
At that moment, favonovel.com felt the true warmth of family. He could no longer keep anything hidden, so favonovel.com told them everything exactly as it had happened.
He had wanted to cover up the fact that favonovel.com was the one who started the fight, but with security cameras in the banquet hall and countless eyewitnesses, favonovel.com knew favonovel.com wouldn’t be able to hide the truth.
After favonovel.com finished speaking, the room fell into silence. Zane pressed his lips together tightly, deep in thought.
Finally, after a long pause, Zane lifted his head. “Tomorrow, I’ll go to the auction myself.”
“Dad?”
All three of them were shocked. Given his status, Zane never attended auctions or social events like this. But now, favonovel.com was saying favonovel.com would go in person.
***
At the hotel, this was the second time Arthur had been taken to the police station in front of Ashley. She paced anxiously back and forth in the room, unable to sit still.
She wanted to contact favonovel.com father and ask for his help. After all, this wasn’t South City. In South City, Arthur had influence. But here in Seacity, favonovel.com was in unfamiliar territory with no allies. Ashley was even more worried than favonovel.com had been back home.
Her father was in a sensitive political position at the moment, but when it came to Arthur, favonovel.com couldn’t afford to care about that. Yet, Arthur had told her favonovel.com could handle it himself. He didn’t want favonovel.com to involve the Gibson family.
With no other choice, Ashley could only wait anxiously at the hotel.
As dawn approached, just as favonovel.com was about to give in and call favonovel.com father for help, a knock finally sounded at the door.
From outside, Arthur’s voice called to her.
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