Chapter 36
Courtney was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Hayden, her eyes reddened, and tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.
She had to remain strong when she was alone, but when someone stepped in to help her, all her suppressed grievances could no longer be contained
Hayden looked at Courtney, his heart aching so much that he could hardly breathe. He gently pressed her into his chest, his gave sharp as he scanned the crowd
“You think bullying a mute can make you look tough!” he said.
“She is destroying other people’s family” someone boldly spoke up. Most people, however, were afraid of Hayden; his aura was too menacing
“This woman is just taking advantage of the fact that she can’t speak, Hayden said as he looked at Vera. “What? In your family, whoever has children first is in the right?”
“This woman has no shame–she seduced a married man and had a child while he was still married,” Hayden said to the crowd, pointing at Veira and Austin, “And the man is worse, forming another family while he already hasa wife”
Vera froze, Maning at Hayden in shock. She had no idea who he was.
None of them knew Hayden. Even her sister Marilyn wouldn’t recognize him, Hayden had been away on peacekeeping missions for five years, and only a handful of people knew what he looked like.
“What are you talking about?” Austin snapped. “Don’t come here and spread nonsense in front of so many people,
- le. This is our family matter.
Hayden laughed coldly. “Family matter? I’ve already called the police. They’ll be here soon. Whether you’re committing bigamy, whether this woman is your mistress, and whether this child is an illegitimate one, the police will make it clear,”
Austin glared at Hayden, then turned to Courtney. Courtney! Why is this person always getting involved in our family business?
“Family business? Am I still in your family! We’ve been married for five years, and you’ve been married to her for two. The child is five years old” Courtney used the Al voice to retort
“Aren’t you just admitting I’m the mistress for the sake of the child? What family business are you talking about?” Courtney Typed, making the Al voice as loud as possible so everyone could hear.
In an instant, the crowd that had been watching the scene fell silent. They found the situation more complicated than they thought.
“We’re done eating, we’ll be leaving now, someone said, afraid of causing trouble, and stood up to leave.
But at the door stood Hayden’s friend, a tall man, blocking their way. “Don’t leave! The ones who threw things at her–none of you are leaving You’re all coming with us to the police station!”
“You see, it’s all a misunderstanding”
“Exactly We didn’t know what was going on.”
The people began to plead
“You didn’t know what was going on but still casually insulted someone, incited trouble, and even threw things? You’re stirring up trouble and thinking one sentence will solve it?” Hayden sneered
“We didn’t know this mistress was so shameless, coming out in public to bully the rightful wife.
“Exactly! The mistress is so shameless, and she even lied to us.”
The crowd now turned their accusations on Vera
“This child is an illegitimate one, so what are you crying about? You’re shameless?”
“Exactly, shameless illegitimate child! Like mother, like i
alaughter–she’s been taught badly by her mom!”
The crowd began to turn their criticism on Vera and Phoebe,
Phoebe was scared and cried, hiding in Vera’s arms
Vera angrily picked up the child, trying to leave, but she was stopped.
–
“Don’t leave Spreading rumors, intentionally guiding public opinion, provoking trouble, and hurting others do you think you can just nun away!” Hayden’s friend raised his arm and blocked the door,
2:46 PM
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Chapter 36
Vera turned angrily to look at Austin.
Austin
WIL also furious. “Courtney! Tell him to mind his own business!”
Courtney gripped her phone tightly, taking a deep breath before typing on it. “He’s doing what he should do!”
Austin ansiously went up
nt up to prote
protect Phoebe, holding his daughter in his arms and softly reassuring her. “Phoebe, Phoebe, it’s okay, don’t be afraid.”
Courtney watched them, who were now acting like a warm family.
“Zach, keep an eye on these people. Tell the owner to check the surveillance footage Whoever threw something, don’t let them go.” Hayden ordered his friend, who was standing by the door.
Zach Cramer, Hayden’s friend, nodded. “Got it; don’t worry”
After giving the order, Hayden nervously raised his hand to gently touch Courtney’s face, carefully lifting her hair.
Her hair was damp with tears, and when he moved the strands away, he saw the wound on her forehead from the glass cup–it was swollen and starting to bleed.
Hayden’s face instantly turned cold as ice, his eyes filled with anger as he glared at the crowd. “We’re going to the hospital Notify the police and file a report! We demand a medical examination!”
If they file a report, IL… TH
“Il face consequences”
Vera, panicking, looked at Austin. “Austin… what should we do? If they fi
Vera spoke nervously. If she faced any criminal or administrative penalties, it would harm her chances of promotion, especially since there were already controversies at the hospital regarding her being James‘ daughter.
Austin was also worried, turning to look at Courtney “Courtney… this isn’t a big deal… don’t call the police, please. Let’s drop the case. It would be bad if this gets out of hand… Vera’s up for promotion, and I…
He wanted to say that he was also in the midst of a promotion himself.
