Chapter 96 Fractured Bonds and Unrelenting Blame
“Mr. Brooker, you don’t like it?”
Felix shot a sharp glare over.
Josh quickly shut his mouth and focused on driving.
Lauren’s breathing gradually steadied, though faint sobs still escaped from time to time.
Felix sat beside her, frowning slightly. He reached out and gently patted her, trying to comfort her.
However, Lauren seemed unaware. She mumbled a few unclear words in her sleep.
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Felix watched her for a long time. Whether it was because of her emotions or something else, his mood was noticeably sour tonight.
Feeling irritable, he instinctively reached for a cigarette Just as he was about to light it, he paused.
Glancing at the fragile Lauren beside him, Felix put the cigarette back in its case and turned his head to look out the window.
The lights of Hoverdale streaked past rapidly, like countless twinkling stars flowing in reverse. Under the glow of the streetlights, Felix’s profile appeared especially cold and severe.
“Josh, find out everything about her by tomorrow.”
“Alright, Mr. Brooker.”
Elliot, Lucas and Kenneth spent the entire night searching for Lauren, yet there was still no sign of her.
When they returned to Lauren’s ward, only to be met with an empty bed, their emotions erupted.
Kenneth’s face turned red from pain and guilt.
Like a raging beast, he stormed toward Elliot step by step, then swung his fist hard across Elliot’s face.
“It’s all your fault!” Kenneth roared furiously. “If your Bennett family hadn’t treated her like an outsider all this time, would Laurie have lost hope? Would she have left the hospital alone in the middle of the night? Everything that’s happened to her, it’s all because of you!”
Just yesterday, she had nearly jumped off a building. He couldn’t bear to imagine what irrational thing Lauren might do after leaving the hospital alone in the dead of night.
Caught off guard, Elliot staggered back a few steps, blood immediately trickling from the corner of his mouth.
His eyes reddened with rage, and without hesitation, he swung back, landing a hard punch on Kenneth’s face.
“You think you’re any better?” Elliot shot back. “Sure, Bennett didn’t treat Laurie well, but at least she lived safely and healthily with us for three years. And you? You’re the one who let her be abused in prison! All
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As Elliot spoke, his chest tightened painfully, like countless needles stabbing straight into his heart.
He knew he was wrong. He had already made up his mind to be a good brother and make things right with her.
But now… how had she suddenly disappeared?
Kenneth’s forehead bulged with veins as he shouted, “I didn’t do it!”
His voice thundered through the ward, raw with frustration and pain.
How could he? He loved Lauren so deeply, how could he ever bear to let her suffer in prison?
Elliot sneered coldly, his face twisted with mockery. “Can’t even own up to what you’ve done? What kind of man are you?”
“I said I didn’t do it!” Kenneth roared again, this time swinging his fist and landing a hard punch on Elliot’s face.
Elliot refused to back down. Gritting his teeth, he kicked Kenneth hard in the side, and within seconds, the two men were locked in a furious brawl.
Elliot’s eyes were bloodshot, tears threatening to spill as his punches grew harsher and more desperate.
Kenneth’s eyes reddened too, and he struck back just as fiercely.
Neither was willing to stop, as though they believed this brutal exchange was the only way to punish themselves.
Lucas, panicked and anxious, rushed forward, desperately trying to pull apart the two men locked in their relentless struggle.
He reached out to grab Elliot’s arm, but in his frenzy, Elliot violently shook him off and struck Lucas hard in the chest with his elbow.
Lucas let out a muffled grunt, stumbling back several steps.
Before he could steady himself, Kenneth’s fist accidentally swung out in the chaos, landing heavily on Lucas’s shoulder.
Lucas staggered, pain flashing across his face. Frustration and anger surged within him.
“Have you both lost your minds?” Lucas bellowed.
Elliot turned, his eyes burning with rage as he jabbed a trembling finger at Lucas. “Weren’t you who grew up with Laurie? How could you send her to prison with your own hands? How could you….”
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Every word cut like a jagged knife, slicing deep into Lucas’s heart.
His face went pale, memories of that dark past crashing over him like a relentless tide.
“Shut up! Shut up!” Lucas roared, as if those words had struck his most painful nerve.
His eyes reddened, and in a blind fury, he lashed out, driving his fist hard into Elliot’s face.
That nunch carried all of his strength and blood once again trickled from the corner of Elliot’s mouth.
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The hospital room, already in disarray, was now in complete chaos. Debris littered the floor, the IV stand Tay toppled over, and shards of broken glass were scattered everywhere.
“Fcking…!
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