Evelyn was urgently transferred to the best hospital in the country with a swollen head and a tearful face. When Francis saw that Evelyn was constantly screaming in pain, he felt that the previous hospital was unreliable so he insisted that the doctor of the new hospital examined her again.
The hospital did not let him down. An expert was sent to reexamined Evelyn. After the examination, he told Francis that the lousy hospital did not do a good job in realigning her bone. Her hand needed to be fixed in an operation again. Otherwise, it would be problematic for her to use her hand in the future.
Of course, Francis did not want his precious granddaughter to become a cripple, so he immediately agreed to realign Evelyn’s bones again. Then her hand was broken again before it was connected. It was unknown if the anesthesia was not strong enough or she was injured really badly, but her scream constantly echoed in the operating room.
Francis brought Thomas and a few bodyguards along. They were standing outside. They had goosebumps on their entire body when they heard Evelyn’s scream.
After a while, the nurse escorted her out of the operating room when the operation was finally done. Then the attending doctor took off his mask and gloves as he picked up his mobile phone. A chilling message was sent. “It’s done. She has gone through the pain of breaking her arm again. We have recorded the video. Would you like to have a look?”
“Great job! Send it to me,” the other party replied briefly.
The attending doctor sent a video of Evelyn screaming in pain before he deleted the chat. Then only he washed his hands and walked out of the operating room.
A man who looked like a bodyguard was standing outside. When he saw the attending doctor, he asked with a smile, “Doctor, can you tell me about her condition?”
The attending doctor answered with a solemn face, “Of course. I’ve conducted the operation on the patient’s hand. There won’t be any problems. She’ll recover after a while.”
The bodyguard thanked him gratefully and immediately went to Evelyn’s ward to report to Francis.
In the best ward of the hospital, Evelyn was lying on the hospital bed. She had an IV drip on her arm. Her face was as swollen as a balloon, and she sobbed miserably. “Grandpa… you have to take revenge for me! You must seek revenge!”
As Francis looked at his granddaughter’s miserable face, he felt sorry and sad for her. “What happened exactly? Can you tell me about it?”
Evelyn began to tell him the entire story. “Not long after I drove out, I was forced to stop by another car. A few people came out of that car and smashed my car. They also hit me. I called you for help once I was beaten… After the call, they began to hit me again. It hurts so much… Ouch… Afterward, I fainted. I knew nothing about what happened next.”
“This has gone too far! Who are these people? Do you remember what the person who hit you looks like?”
“I don’t. They slapped me in the face once they approached me. I was slapped several times, so my ears were buzzing and my head felt dizzy. I couldn’t see what they looked like at all. I knew it was several men.”
“Well… Then you don’t even know who sent you to the hospital, do you?”
“No idea.” Evelyn shook her head again.
“Did they say anything when they before they hit you?” Francis continued to ask.
Evelyn thought for a moment. “A man said that someone ordered them to hit me. He said that I brought this upon myself.”
“Someone ordered them? Could William be the one?” Francis received a message after he finished his sentence. “Good day, Mr. Gurney! You must be angry when you see your granddaughter being beaten to a pulp, right? You must be dying to find the mastermind behind all this, correct? It’s just that the other party is very cunning and doesn’t leave any traces behind. You’ve run into a brick wall now, but I knew some of the inside stories. If you want to know the truth, you can always come to me!”
“Who did this?” Francis asked.
“Don’t you think your question is ridiculous? Have you ever thought about the reason why I come to you? You are not my friend, so why should I tell you everything for free? There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, you know?”
“How much?” Francis asked again.
“One million. One million is all that I need to tell you the truth.”
“I can give you the money, but you have to speak the truth! Otherwise, I won’t let you off the hook!”
“Of course.” The other party sent an account number and asked him to transfer the money.
One million was nothing to Francis. He only wanted to know who the mastermind was. After one million was successfully transferred, the other party sent a message. “The mastermind did not speak of his identity. He only said that your granddaughter targeted his wife viciously and almost caused her to die. This is revenge, nothing more, nothing less.”
“William? Was he really the one?” Francis was trembling in anger.
“Mr. Gurney, don’t fall for it. Who would be so arrogant as to tell his identity to the other party after beating someone up? This is obviously a trap.”
Thomas, who was next to him, said, “I think the one you suspected was the one who hit Evelyn.”
“Huh? The one I suspected? Who is that?” Francis asked in confusion.
“Have you forgotten? Didn’t you tell the Howard and the Saunders family that someone was plotting against you and William in Valeria’s ward? This person schemed against Valeria, and now he hurt Ms. Gurney in order to make you and William become enemies. If you believe that the mastermind behind Ms. Gurney’s attack is William, you will fall into his trap,” Thomas said seriously.
Francis had denied that Evelyn was the person who plotted against Valeria. He wanted to cover things up for his own granddaughter. He thought he was smart when he told his speculation to William and others. He treated them as fools. Of course, Thomas had to act a little to let him know the consequences of William’s retaliation.
Francis’s face turned pale before it turned livid. Was Thomas mocking him on purpose?
He shot a glare at Thomas fiercely. The latter looked at him calmly and said, “I think you’d better tell Hayden about this. You two can have a discussion. It’s better to find out who this person is. Otherwise, he will always be targetting you. The cooperation between the Gurney family and Wolf Group will be very difficult in the future. I’m sure you don’t want to see any problems with the cooperation with Wolf Group. As far as I know, the cooperation with Wolf Group is very important to the Gurney family, isn’t it?”
Thomas’s words served as a reminder to Francis. How could he have the confidence or ability to challenge William? The cooperation was a win-win situation. In fact, it was the Gurney family who took the initiative to cooperate with the Wolf Group. If he dared to go against William, the Gurney family would suffer huge losses.
Moreover, Evelyn was the one who provoked him first, so William was only repaying the favor.
Anyone who was reasonable should have taken the initiative to bring Evelyn to William so that she could apologize to him. William would definitely be displeased, but he would not hurt her badly like this. It was Francis’s naiveness that led to the series of events that followed.
Francis was upset. At this moment, the man who took one million dollars from him sent another message. “There is one more thing. The person who asked us to hit your granddaughter paid one hundred thousand as a deposit. He said you will pay for the rest of the fees if I go to you. I thought he was kidding, but I didn’t expect him to be telling the truth! Thank you for paying us to beat your granddaughter up! You are a righteous grandfather who doesn’t hesitate in disciplining your relatives!”