Chapter 145

The one most shocked was Dane. The boss he was carrying, who appeared weak and unable to care for herself, who would become hypoglycemic just from sunbathing, now, she delivered a flying kick... she had at least the skills of a ninth-degree black belt in Taekwondo, didn't she? Slammed into the wall, Chuang Charlotte bumped her head and was stunned. It took her a while to respond, looking shocked at Zhou Meiqi. She actually dared to kick her! "You dare to kick me..." "What caused the wound on my child's face?" Zhou Meiqi grabbed Chuang Charlotte's hair and gave a warning look to her bodyguards who were dumbfounded. "Get out of here! This is a hospital!" The bodyguards looked at each other, still stunned, and were then thrown out by the bodyguards Zhou Meiqi brought. Chuang Charlotte's bodyguards were mostly security guards, Zhou Meiqi's ex-husband was involved with the mafia in Country M... Her bodyguards were akin to hired mercenaries. They were not on the same level. Madeleine stood trembling in place, confused about the situation for a moment. Beckett covered Madeleine's mouth to prevent her from speaking, allowing the person to teach Chuang Charlotte a lesson without interruption. In fact, if Chuang Charlotte hadn't taken a swing, Beckett was also planning to teach her a lesson tonight. Most of his tactics were magic attacks, on the way here, Beckett had already warned the Chuang family, not only in business partnerships, including but not limited to all industries involved by the Chuang family, Beach Group had cut off the cooperation. Moreover, Beckett had also made calls to other important partners of the Chuang family. Chuang Charlotte's father was already aware of this, and had been calling Beckett on the way, he hadn’t picked up, so now the Chuang family must be rushing here in urgent haste. However, this magical method was clearly not as straightforward as Zhou Meiqi's physical attacks. "You crazy woman! Who the hell do you think you are?" shouted Charlotte as she grimaced in pain. Zhou Meiqi had dragged her to the side of the bed by her hair. With a "Bang!" Zhou Meiqi directly rammed Charlotte's head into the edge of the bed. Chris shivered, his big eyes wide open, looking at Zhou Meiqi in admiration. His big sister was so cool! "Kid, is she the one who hit you?" Zhou Meiqi asked. Chris nodded and then shook his head, "They broke the glass, and the shards cut my forehead." Chris was an honest child. "Who the hell are you? Dane, tell this crazy woman to release me..." Charlotte was already crying. It was too painful; she had never suffered such an indignity since she was a child. She was always the one bullying others, not the other way around. As Dane stepped forward and opened his mouth to speak, he was deterred by a glare from Zhou Meiqi. "Do you want to help her?" Zhou Meiqi asked, her eyes narrowing threateningly at Dane. Dane frowned, "She's from the Merritt family. I'm afraid you'll get into trouble." "Merritt family? Huh? There's a Merritt family in Pinebrook?" Zhou Meiqi turned to look at Reuben, "What do they do?" "They intermarry, I guess? They're connected to the Simpson family in Yarrin. Alex, her fiancee." Reuben replied, stitching Chris's wound with seriousness, "Also, her sister is that Jenny who's been trending on the search engines these past few days. The one who is marrying Beckett." "Alex? Beckett?" Zhou Meiqi's voice rose slightly, "Alex, maybe, but Beckett? Have I missed something during my years abroad? Has Beckett lost his mind?" "..." Madeleine, standing at the door, trembled as she looked back at 'Blind' Mr. Beach. "This woman is quite formidable!" She enviously thought. "Cough!" Beckett let out a soft cough. "I'm still not blind..." Zhou Meiqi turned her head back and saw Beckett standing at the door. The woman shivering beside him must be Madeleine. Zhou Meiqi had seen Madeleine before, in a photograph. A photograph treasured by Little Chris, who calls his mother a fairy. "Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law, save me!" Charlotte's nose was turning blue from a hit, blood pouring out, and her forehead swollen. She cried as she begged Beckett to save her. Beckett looked absolutely indifferent, as if he did not recognize this woman at all. "Maddy." Dane quickly came forward, protectively standing near Madeleine. "Weren't you told not to come here?" "I..." Madeleine shook her head. "It’s fine. It's my mess to sort out." Coming to the side of the bed, Madeleine looked at Chris Worriedly. Chris didn’t dare to move at all. When he saw Madeleine, he started crying and raised his hand to cover his wound. "Mommy, don’t look. Chris is okay." Reuben put a medical cotton swab on Chris's wound and said with a frown, "Take care of the child." "Thank you... Thank you, Doctor Zhou." Madeleine hastily expressed her gratitude. She moved forward and hugged Chris. "I'm sorry, Mommy... Mommy came too late." Chris's eyes were red. His gaze fell on Beckett. He timidly opened his mouth to speak but in the end, he did not call him father. Beckett looked at Chris, her tender white face devoid of any color, her tear-stained eyes exceptionally red and swollen. From an inexplicably heart-aching pity, Beckett stepped forward and took Chris in his arms. "Does it hurt?" Chris hugged Beckett and affectionately rested on his shoulder. "It doesn't hurt..." Beckett's eyes were full of dark malice as he glared at Charlotte. "Do you wish for death?" Zhou Meiqi had initially thought that Beckett was there to help Charlotte; it now appeared... things had become interesting. After yanking Charlotte's hair, Zhou Meiqi shattered a glass sitting next to them and held the broken shard to her face. "Tell me, if I leave a mark on your face, will you remember your lesson?" "Help! You crazy woman, let me go." Charlotte was terrified. She tried to struggle, but she was no match for Zhou Meiqi. Crying and screaming, she finally had to resort to begging Madeleine. "Madeleine! Who the hell is this madwoman? Make her let me go, or I swear I'll kill you." Madeleine grasped her hands tightly, her eyes filled with repressed tears. Back then, Charlotte had cornered her into an alley with others, refusing to let her go no matter how much she cried. What's this little harm compared to what Zhou Meiqi brought? "Madeleine! Look at you, now that you've got a backup, bringing this lunatic here! You wait for me..." Charlotte cried out, threatening Madeleine. She only dared to bully the weak. "Huh? Still have the energy to shout." The shard in Zhou Meiqi's hand scratched Charlotte's forehead, exactly where Chris was injured. Charlotte started to sob uncontrollably, screaming out, "Madeleine, I won't let you all off..." Madeleine, tears swelling in her eyes, took a step back behind Beckett, not uttering a word. To be honest, she was feeling somewhat happy. Seeing Charlotte in such a pitiful state, she actually... felt relieved. But why, did she still feel like crying? Looking at the injury on Charlotte's forehead, Zhou Meiqi nodded in satisfaction. "Reuben, treat her wound. I'll cover the costs." With a look of disdain, she pushed the person away, sizing up Madeleine up and down. "So you're Chris Jocelyn?" Madeleine nodded nervously, "Yes..." "Beckett, what's the relationship between you two?" Zhou Meiqi asked with a teasing smile. The connection Beckett had with Madeleine was definitely unusual. Women's sixth sense is truly spot on. She and Beckett had been classmates since kindergarten, so she thought she knew him well. This man, with his notorious cold demeanor, could see his own father die before him without batting an eye. Yet, he was protecting Madeleine in every possible way, even voluntarily holding Chris? His obsession with cleanliness was well-known. "A relationship for the blind." Beckett said with dark humor. "Ha..." Zhou Meiqi laughed, she was becoming increasingly interested in Madeleine. She had once pondered, what kind of woman it would take to capture a man like Beckett. Surely, life is full of surprises. "Beckett, so even you have such days." Zhou Meiqi chuckled, sitting on the hospital bed. Beckett raised an eyebrow, reminding Zhou Meiqi. "Charlotte is Alex's fiancée, and I heard they are about to start preparing for their engagement party. You've harmed her. Be careful of Alex coming after you." Zhou Meiqi chuckled. "Alex? He should go take a number to see an optometrist first." "Beckett." People from the Merritt family arrived outside the door. Charlotte's parents, Jenny, and... Stanton. "Dad! Mom! Uncle Zhan!" Charlotte cried out and clumsily crawled towards them. "Hmm..." Beckett narrowed his eyes. The people from the Merritt family weren't fools, they knew to call Stanton to constraint him. Stanton, with a gloomy face, glanced at Beckett. "Beckett, come out!"