“Stop right there! Give me my purse back…” It was the sound of a pitiful woman’s cry.“Do you dare to say that again?” A man with a cold voice asked.When Bobby Cates heard the voices, he quickly made his way through the crowd and walked to the side of the road. He looked in the direction where the sound had come from.Right then, approximately a dozen meters away, a middle-aged man, who was holding onto a purse, slapped a thin, scrawny, middle-aged lady in the face. Her face was already all swollen up.The man had exerted a lot of force, and the woman fell to the ground.Bobby recognized the two of them.The woman was Bobby’s niece, while the man was her husband.They lived right next door.This man was an alcoholic and a gambling addict who frequented brothels. He was an unemployed man who also did drugs.The two of them had an adorable son currently in middle school.The woman worked several jobs each day to pay for her child’s education fees and the entire family’s living
If Bobby Cates were still young, he would’ve stood up immediately and beat this guy into pulps.However, he was now an old man. He had the will but not the strength.“I will crush all your bones and toss you by the road…” The man yelled coldly.After that, the man grabbed the woman by her hair and shouted at her. “If I want money in the future, you will bring it to me on your knees… Otherwise, I’ll kill you…”The middle-aged woman was in tears. “This money is for our son to go to school. Please don’t take it, will you? Without this money, our son won’t be able to go to school…”“What does that have to do with me? I only care about my comfort. I don’t care if you two live or die. Cut the bullsh*t, or I’ll kill your entire family…” After saying that, the middle-aged man pushed the woman to the ground. He then started punching and kicking her…The middle-aged woman tried to fight back, but she couldn’t at all.“Stop it! Do you know what you’re doing is illegal?” Bobby yelled. He wa
“Do you think you can scare me with your lousy family? Save it!” the middle-aged man said before he started laughing loudly…The crowd around them was growing…Many people were here to witness this commotion.After he was done speaking, the middle-aged man started beating his wife again as if nobody was around…Once he was done beating her up, he started punching and kicking Bobby Cates.Each hit had more force than the one before it. It was completely inhumane.People around them couldn’t bear watching it anymore, and they started calling the police.Some people even stepped forward to pull the man aside.After being pulled aside, the man continued to struggle as he pointed at Bobby and his niece. “Didn’t you say Annabeth’s new boyfriend is powerful? I won’t leave today. I’ll wait right here and see how her powerful boyfriend will teach me a lesson… Hahaha… You losers…”Bobby’s entire body was hurting…The intense pain caused him to lose his vision. Everything turned dark. A
“Sigh… What are they doing? Are that old man and that woman being beaten up?” Sharon Lindt asked as she looked down at the scene beneath the helicopter.“Hurry up and land here… Those are my father and my cousin!” Annabeth Cates said as she looked at the pilot with a panic-stricken expression on her face.When Josh Batton, who sat on the co-pilot’s seat, heard this, he seemed shocked. “What? Quick, land here!”In the next second, the pilot quickly landed the helicopter on an empty field behind the crowd…Right then, Sharon and Wilson Batton were both stunned…All three members of the Batton family were extremely worried.The moment the helicopter landed, the propellers were still spinning.Strong breezes blew through the crowd, and their bodies shook slightly.This was the first time many of them saw a helicopter up close.Many immediately took their phones out and started taking pictures of the helicopter…Soon, the pilot turned off the helicopter engine.Right then, the mi
“Wasn’t this girl on the news two days ago? Is she the one who’s going to marry Josh Batton soon?”“Does that mean these two who got beaten up are related to this girl?”“You have no idea, but this girl is that man’s daughter, and she’s that lady’s cousin.”“It’s over for this jerk today, isn’t it? Messing with this girl’s family means messing with the entire Batton family. The Batton family isn’t easy to deal with.”The surrounding people were still whispering among themselves.Many of them began to speak their mind without fear of repercussions.Meanwhile, the middle-aged man’s face turned even paler when he heard what everyone was saying.It really was over for him!“Annabeth, look. I’m your cousin-in-law. Hurry up and ask them to let me go…” The middle-aged man said.Being pinned to the ground, he struggled to set himself free as he humbly pleaded with Annabeth Cates.He no longer seemed as arrogant and bossy as he did when speaking to Annabeth’s father and cousin earlier
Annabeth Cates frowned coldly and forcefully suppressed the murderous intent within her. She looked at the bodyguards pinning the middle-aged man to the ground. “Beat this man up like how he beat my father and cousin up…“After that, send him to the police station…” Annabeth added.When the bodyguards heard this, they immediately began to act. They started punching and kicking the middle-aged man.The middle-aged man yelped in pain.“Help… No… Please, Annabeth…“I’m your cousin-in-law. I’m family.“How could you do this to your family?” The middle-aged man struggled as he yelped in pain.Annabeth pretended she didn’t hear him. Instead, she shifted her attention to her father and cousin…Looking at them made Annabeth teary-eyed. “Let’s get you to the hospital for a checkup…”The two of them nodded weakly. They didn’t even have the energy to speak.When Annabeth’s cousin saw Annabeth standing up to her husband, she began to cry fervently.Seeing this, Annabeth carefully embrac
“Nice to meet you…” Bobby Cates used every ounce of strength left in his body to speak as he looked at them.Annabeth Cates had previously told Bobby all about what happened between her and Josh Batton and her situation with the Batton family.Bobby had a good impression of Josh’s family, and he felt assured that his daughter could be part of a family like this.“Nice to meet you… Bobby, you shouldn’t speak for now. We’ll talk once you get better…” Sharon Lindt said worriedly.Bobby nodded gently before painfully closing his eyes.“This is my cousin…” Annabeth added.When Annabeth’s cousin heard this, she braced herself to turn and look at the Batton family. “Nice to meet you…”“Nice to meet you too. Don’t speak for now. I know you’re all out of strength,” Sharon said.Annabeth’s cousin mustered a smile before closing her eyes. She then leaned against Annabeth’s body.The helicopter soon landed in front of Belleville’s municipal hospital.Once the helicopter landed, the bodyg
“That’s right… It’s more important for you to stay here and recuperate,” Wilson Batton added.“How could I let you pay for everything? That won’t do… I have to pay for my expenses,” Bobby said sternly. He was against the idea.From his perspective, he shouldn’t be spending the Batton family’s money.“Bobby, we’re all family. Don’t worry about it… If you don’t do as we say, I’ll get angry… I’ll leave…” Sharon Lindt said firmly. She wouldn’t take no for an answer.Annabeth Cates instantly felt her heart warmed…She understood Sharon’s temper. Hence, she started tugging at her father’s hand. “You’ll stay if she asks you to. If you keep refusing, they really will get angry…”Bobby seemed troubled…After hesitating for a while, he finally nodded helplessly.However, he still didn’t feel comfortable about spending other people’s money.“That’s right… You’re a good man, Bobby,” Sharon said softly.“I’m really sorry that you had to witness such a mess…” Bobby said apologetically.“A