Chapter 757 Do You Know What Happened


    "Mother, you thought the worst of Sheryl too. You thought she was greedy and after my money. Now


    you have changed your mind. Do you know the truth now?" Anthony retorted and red at Laura in


    contempt. He couldn''t understand why his mother had thought poorly of Sheryl. Her perception of


    Sheryl was baseless and fully wrong. He had been in a rtionship with her for three years, yet his


    mother never epted her as her prospective daughter-inw. ''My mother was not satisfied with


    Sheryl earlier. Now she thinks Sue is not good enough for me. Who does she want me to marry? In her


    opinion, no woman in this world is good enough for me, '' he thought.


    Laura blushed with embarrassment. She forced herself to stay calm. She looked at Anthony and


    argued, "Sheryl is an exception. She doesn''t want your money as she is from a rich family. But even


    she had ulterior motives. As she has a child she knows it is impossible for her to get married into a rich


    and powerful family. So she seduced you and you were stupid enough to be involved with her." If


    Sheryl hadn''t had a daughter, Laura might have epted her in these changed circumstances.


    "Enough. We are going to pick up dad, aren''t we? Let''s go or we will bete," Anthony interrupted


    Laura''s tirade and urged her. He was already fed up of his situation with Sheryl and Sue and Laura''s


    words annoyed him further. He wished his mother would give him some space and stop interfering with


    his love affairs. He would be grateful if she left him in peace for some time.


    When they reached the airport, Carlson''s ne had not yetnded. They waited for several minutes


    and soon Carlson was walking towards them. Carlson''s face was gloomy, but Anthony didn''t pay much


    attention to it. He thought his father was tired and probably had a bad flight. He greeted his father with


    a smile but Carlson pped him hard right across the face. Anthony saw stars. Laura was shocked at


    her husband''s behavior.


    She screamed as she held onto her husband''s arm, "Are you crazy? Why did you p Anthony? What


    the hell are you doing? This is a public ce and he is a grown man. Have some sense."


    "Let go of me. I will beat him to a pulp. Just ask your damn son what he has done. I will teach him a


    lesson he will never forget today," Carlson furiously pushed Laura away and shouted. He was so


    ashamed to be med by Arthur because of what Anthony had done to Sheryl. Anthony had sunk so


    low that it was unforgivable. Carlson was tormented after Arthur narrated the whole incident to him.


    "Carlson! Let us go home first, shall we? We can talk about whatever has happened once we reach


    home, okay? People are watching here. It is shameful," Laura scowled and said persuasively. Although


    she had no idea what had happened and why her husband was furious at their son, she managed to


    bring him back to his senses for some time at least.


    Carlson said in an unfriendly voice to Anthony, "Hurry up and drive. Let''s go home. I will teach you a


    lesson when we reach there." It was impossible for him to forgive his son.


    Anthony waspletely confused. He thought, ''Why is my father so angry? What did I do? I can''t think


    of what I did wrong.''


    On their way home, Carlson and Anthony kept silent. Laura kept asking about what had happened, but


    got no reply. She tried her best to get Carlson to talk but her effort was useless. As soon as they


    reached the house, Carlson turned around and pped Anthony. On seeing this Laura burst out, "What


    are you doing! Stop it! What has happened to you?"


    Carlson, seething with anger, tried to hit Anthony again, but was stopped by Laura. Laura ced


    herself in front of Anthony and cried, "If you want to hit him again, you have to beat me to death first."


    "Laura, you have spoiled Anthony. If you continue spoiling him, he will be a characterless person.


    He will let you down," Carlson stared at Laura and said with a frown. He threatened Laura to get out of


    the way not realizing that Laura did not know what their son had done. His whole being was on fire.


    The only thing he wanted to do was give his son a good thrashing.


    "I don''t care. I will always protect him. I am sure he is a good human being. I carried him for nine


    months. I love him as you never can," Laura said in a sarcastic tone.


    Carlson kept quiet. She continued with a sneer, "Has my son murdered someone? Why are you so


    angry at him? Why did you p him? Don''t you dare hurt him before you tell me the reason."


    "You want to know what happened? Ask him what he has done? Ask him about the wound on his


    forehead," Carlson red at Anthony and replied coldly. He found it hard to tell Laura what their son


    had done. He thought, ''Anthony tried to rape Sheryl. Why did he do such a shameful thing? I will never


    be able to show my face to Uncle Arthur in the future.''


    Carlson''s words startled Anthony. He had been injured by Nancy. He felt guilty for his behavior.


    Although he was drunk at the time and regretted his indecent behavior, it was embarrassing to tell his


    parents about the whole sordid incident.


    "Wound?" Laura echoed Carlson''s word. It was then she realized her son had a wound on his


    forehead. She gazed at Anthony and asked anxiously, "Oh, my God! What happened? How did you get


    hurt?"


    Laura had noticed Anthony''s wound and had asked about it, but Anthony was evasive. As she reached


    out to check his wound, he moved his head away.


    Anthony avoided eye contact and said, "I am okay. Don''t worry."


    "What happened, Son? Tell me. Don''t make me more tense," Laura stared at Anthony anxiously and


    insisted.


    Carlson said contemptuously, "Anthony, just tell your mother how, why and where you got injured."


    He sneered, "Now you are ashamed of your behavior. But you didn''t feel any shame while stooping so


    low. Why were you so bold then?"


    "Dad…" Anthony whispered. He furrowed his brow and stood still. He was silent for a long time. Then


    he hung his head in embarrassment and said to Carlson, "I know I was wrong. I shouldn''t have done


    that. I will make up for it."


    "Make up for it? What will you do to make up for it?" Carlson said irritably. He was enraged by


    Anthony''s irrational behavior. As he thought of Arthur''s usation, his face turned redder.


    "What are you talking about? I am confused. I am not able to follow your conversation. Tell me what


    happened," Laura asked. She was clueless about what they were talking and was eager to know.


    "Tell your mother what you have done. I am so ashamed of you," Carlson ordered impatiently.


    After some consideration, Anthony told Laura he had tried to rape Sheryl and that her servant had hurt


    him to save her. Laura''s reaction was so unexpected that Carlson was stumped. She grew even


    angrier with Sheryl and cursed her loudly. She didn''t me Anthony at all. Being upset over Anthony''s


    wound she cursed, "What did you say? That damn bitch''s servant hurt you? How dare she do that! Wait


    and see, I''ll teach her a lesson." Laura''s love was misced. Any rational mother would have scolded


    her son for attempted rape but Laura did not even register the magnitude of it. She didn''t realize her


    mistake. Maybe, in her heart, she didn''t care about who was right. All she cared about was the injury


    sustained by her beloved son.


    She looked at Anthony with tears in her eyes and said, "Let me have a look at the cut. Let me change


    the bandage. Oh, my poor boy! How are you feeling now? Does it hurt badly? Is the wound very


    deep?" She felt sad and angry at what her son had suffered. She even regarded her son''s behavior as


    normal. She thought, ''They were a couple. It is normal for the man to expect intimacy with his


    girlfriend.''


    Laura''s words infuriated Carlson. His heart froze and he yelled at Laura, "Do you know what you are


    saying? You son did such a shameful thing. His behavior was worse than that of an animal. How can


    you care about his wound and ignore his mistake?" He looked pale with disgust. He knew his wife


    loved their son, but he hadn''t expected the love to be so blind and unconditional.


    "What do you want me to do? Give him a good beating and then what? I don''t care what you think. He


    is my son and his well-being is of supreme importance to me. I am worried about his wound and


    nothing else!" Laura stated in no uncertain terms. She had loved Anthony more than Carlson ever had.


    She didn''t mind Carlson ignoring him, and she wouldn''t stand by and allow him to beat him up for an


    outsider.


    She understood that Carlson wanted to maintain a good rtionship with Arthur. But Sheryl was


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    Arthur''s granddaughter, not his. She wouldn''t allow her husband to beat their son in order to please


    Arthur.


    "A loving mother always stands up for her son in all the right things. You are a mother with no


    standards and are supporting his despicable actions. You have lost all reason," Carlson wagged a


    finger at Laura''s nose and shouted angrily.


    "You are a not qualified as a good father. I had told you several times that Sheryl was not right for our


    son. But you chose not to interfere with their rtionship. Now your son is hurt and yet you support an


    outsider. Are you sure you are a good father? What do you do when your son is bullied? You back up


    that Sheryl and promise to teach your son a lesson!" Laura raged. She was terribly upset that Carlson


    should support an outsider rather than his own son. Although their son hadmitted a crime, he


    should still have their support.


    "Do you even know what happened? I was on duty when Uncle Arthur called and used me of


    bringing up my son with no moral values. If you were in my ce, wouldn''t you be furious? Your son


    hasmitted a grave mistake. He could even be jailed for this if Sherylins. You don''t even


    scold him a little and instead me the girl he tried to rape. Are you in your senses, woman?" Carlson


    shouted wrathfully. He was extremely agitated and thought Anthony had lost face forever. Laura''s blind


    love and devotion to Anthony made him more vexed.