Half an hourter, as Elena was still chatting with Dahlia, she received a call.Upon answering it, she heard Sean’s sobbing.
“ElenaI’vebeenbeatenup.Quick,getsomemenheretobackmeup.Thebastardiswild!”“What? Even you were beaten up?” Elena frowned. “What happened? Didn’t I send two bodyguards with you?”
Allherguardswerecarefullypicked.Noregrthugswouldbeabletomesswiththem.
“They weren’t much help at all! They were beaten up within seconds! Even I was implicated!” Sean sounded indignant.
“Didn’tyoumakeuseoftheForrestfamilyname?”Elenaasked.
“OfcourseIdid!Butthatonlygottherascalbeatingusupevenworse!”Seancriedoutamidstsobs.
“What?HecarriedonevenafterknowingyouwerertedtotheForrestfamily<b>?</b><b>”</b>
Elenawasinfuriated.“Howdareamerethugbehave soarrogantly?Staythere!I’llbethereinabit!”
“Okay.Hurry<b>!</b>I’lltrymybesttoholdhimback,”Seansaid.
“Ms.Forrest,soundslikeyou’reinabitoftrouble.Doyouneedanyhelp?”Dahliaasked.
“Don’tworryaboutit.It’snothingtobeconcernedabout.Butifyou’reinterestedinbeinginonthefun,you’reweetojoin,Ms.Dahlia.”Elenagrinned.
“Sure.Ihaven’tgotanythingbettertodoeither.<b>I’ll</b>gowithyou.”Dahlianodded.
Elenahadjustgivenhertwobillion.Shethoughtthatitwasonlyfairthatshehelpedherout.
TheylefttherestaurantandgatheredafewofElena’sbodyguards.Then,theywentovertoGoldenAppleKindergarten.
Overatthekindergarten,Seanandhissister<b>,</b>Mrs.Lansky,huddledtogetherinacornerastheyshuddereduncontrobly.
Seanhadbeenallsortsofhaughtywhenhehadarrived<b>,</b>pointingatothersandorderingthemaround.ButafterseveralpsfromDustin,heactuallystartedcrying.
“Youbastard!Don’tyoudareleave!Mybackupwillbe hereanymomentnow!They’llshowyou!”ThoughSeanwassobbing,hestillwasn’tbackingdown.
Eversincehe’dstarteddatingElena,hislifehadbeenabreeze.Everyonehemetstartedtoshowhimrespectand treatedhimpolitely.
Butthisthug,notonlydidhedisregardtheForrests,heevenppedhim!Multipletimes!How
darehe!
“What?Haveyounotreceivedenoughps yet?Areyouaskingformore?”Dustinraisedhishand.N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.
ThatfrightenedSeansomuchthathequicklyhidbehindhissister.“Youcanbearrogantallyou
wantnow,youbastard!ButI’llmakesureyouendupcryinginabit!”heshoutedcowardly.
“That’sright!We’llseethatyouendupcrying!”Mrs.Lanskyechoed.
“Pleasecalmdown,allofyou.Whydon’twejustforgetaboutallthisandcallitaday?”Vernon
suggested,tryingtosmooththingsover.
Itwentwithoutsayingthathe’dsidewithhiswife<b>,</b>buthecouldn’taffordtooffendtheHarmons
either.So,hecouldonlytrytoappeasebothsides.
“Shutup<b>!</b>Youuselesspieceoftrash!”
Seanseemedtohavefinallyfoundsomeonehecouldtake outhisfrustrationon.<b>“</b><b>My</b>sisterandI
havebeenbeatenup,andyou,aninspector,didnothingaboutit!
<b>“</b>You’renothingbutacoward!HowIwishIdidn’thavesuchauselessbrother–inw!Youshould
fileforadivorcetomorrow!”
<b>“</b>Yes!Adivorce!We’llgetdivorcedtomorrow!”Mrs.Lanskywasfurious.Sheconsideredherself
extremelyunluckytohavegottenmarriedtoacoward.
<b>“</b>You…youguysarebeingunreasonable!”Vernoneximedexasperatedly.
Hewasusedtothembeingrudeontheregr,butthingsweredifferentnow!
TheHarmonswereextremelyinfluential!ApartfromtheTremendousThreeandahandfulof
otherunderworldpowers,nobodydaredtocrossthem.
<b>“</b>Make way! Make way, all of you!” As the crowd bickered, several burly bodyguards made theirwayin.