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"We'll let the police look into it," said Percy as there was no other way to go about this.
They could have transferred Pierre if they had known earlier, but the Island of Despair did
not give them that chance. Now that it was too late, none of their plans would work, and
all their efforts would just be in vain.
“No!" That was the word Karen repeated the most tonight. Unlike her ladylike self, she
stood up and fiercely stared at Percy, "Percy Mallory, how cruel could you be to send Pierre
in there to suffer? I won't allow this!"
She reckoned that Percy was trying to send Pierre in there so that he could seize all of the
Mallory family's assets with that woman.
Nina, that bitch! Who did she think she was to take away everything the Mallory family
owned? She would never let this happen!
Percy's expression was icy cold, and he did not say a word when he met Karen's enraged
face.
The director stood aside as he wiped off his sweat. He had heard that the Mallory family
was not happy about Percy's wife, so the elders of the family favored Pierre now.
Thus, it was not a surprise that the Mallory family would be upset with what Percy said.
However, there was indeed no other way but to sit and wait for the police to look into it.
Karen snorted after Percy kept quiet. She did not care about outsiders witnessing the
quarrel between mother and son. "Percy, you were the one who did this to Pierre, so you
should be the one to be locked up! Go to the police station and turn yourself in for
committing all of these crimes."
The director wondered what she meant by crimes.
Several of the high-ranking managers dropped their heads out of embarrassment.
Although they were interested in gossip, they dared not gossip about the Mallory family.
They wished that they had ear plugs so they would not be able to hear the mother and
son's conversation.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Calm down." Percy was reminded of Karen's madness a few days ago after seeing her
getting worked up.
It seemed like Karen was unable to calm down whenever Pierre was involved.
He had consulted a psychotherapist about her condition before, and the reason Karen was
like this was that she could not accept the fact that she had failed in raising her children.
When she failed to stop his marriage with Nina, she felt defeated.
Karen was the type to not be able to accept defeat, so when Percy and Nina got married,
she mentally disowned Percy. She refused to believe that she had raised him, and she
even thought that he was not her own. Thus, she pinned all her hopes on Pierre.
Therefore, when something happened to Pierre, Karen was unable to bear the hardship.
She became insanely paranoid.
She was afraid of losing Pierre and admitting that she had failed in raising her children.
All of it could be traced back to the betrayal of Karen's husband, who was also Percy and
Pierre's father.
“Calm down? How could you be so calm right now? Is Pierre not your brother? How could
you treat him like this? How could you? Percy, how I wish you were the one who got
kidnapped, had your leg broken, and is wanted by the police!" When Karen was out of her
mind, she did not care about the absurdity of her words.
The expression on Percy's face was grim. One should not wash one's dirty linen in public,
but Karen was showing everyone all of the Mallory family's dirty linen.
Although he did not mind, Old Master Mallory cared most about the reputation of the
Mallory family.
Percy could feel the veins in his forehead pulsing. Then, he looked at the director. "Can I
borrow your office?"
"Yes, of course." The director understood what he meant. He nodded to several of the
hospital managers before they all left together.
The door of the office closed. Percy stared at Karen, who was about to go crazy.
When Karen met his gaze, fear crept into her heart, but she thought that it was ridiculous
for a mother to be afraid of her own son. She scolded him, "Do you think you can solve the
problem by sending them away? Let me tell you something. If you let Pierre be taken away
by those pigs, I'll never let you get away with it!"
By pigs, she meant police. It was an offensive term for policemen.
Percy frowned as she did not care about anything when she was insane.
"Grandpa has dealt with most of Pierre's matters. Even if the police take him away,
nothing will happen to him," said Percy. Old Master Mallory had been contacting people
day and night to take care of all of Pierre's affairs.
His illegal doings had been mostly covered up too, so if the police took Pierre away, he
would not be locked up for long. At most, he would be given a warning and a fine.
It was impossible for Pierre to get away with zero punishment after everything he did.
He should at least learn his lesson.
Seemingly, his lesson was criticism and punishment from the relevant departments. In
private, however, his lesson was his broken leg.
Karen's eyes turned red as she listened to his words. She would not accept it.
Subconsciously, she knew that if Pierre was locked up, Percy would win.
As a mother, she had to protect what belonged to her younger son.
"Pierre can't be taken away. If they take him away, he'll be tortured to death. You! You'll
torture him together with Luke, and I won't let that happen!" Karen did not believe that
Luke saved Pierre at all.
She only believed what she chose to believe and what she heard from Pierre.
Luke's people even made Pierre's injury worse.
Percy looked at Karen, who was as stubborn as a mule. His head ached even worse. How
he wished the director could give her a sedative.
There was a knock on the door.
Percy and Karen looked at the door simultaneously.
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The director's voice sounded from outside. “Mrs. Mallory and Mr. Mallory, the police are
here."
Karen's eyes widened as her pupils constricted. She pointed to Percy's nose and scolded,
"You did it on purpose! You must have informed the media. You just can't stand seeing
Pierre happy, can you? Look at you stalling for time!"
Percy stood up and gazed down at her condescendingly. "Now is not the time for you to go
crazy! If you don't want anything to happen to Pierre, just act like nothing happened and
leave with me."
He came to take Karen away.
"I'm not going!" Karen refused. She even wanted to shout at the policemen outside.
"Are you trying to drag the Mallory family down?" Percy's gaze was somber. If the police
saw Karen here, so would the reporters.
Pierre would definitely be affected.
Karen was taken aback, and her eyes grew redder.
"Come in," Percy said to the person at the door.
The director gently opened the door and walked in. The soundproofing in his office was not
the best, so even though he was standing outside with the door closed, he could still hear
their conversation clearly.
He heard that Karen's mental state was in poor condition, but after eavesdropping outside,
he clicked his tongue. She was not only in poor condition, but she was about to go
insane...
"Mr. Mallory? The security downstairs said that the police are already on it," the director
said carefully. The police's job was to investigate every department.
"Give Mrs. Mallory a sedative," said Percy.
"Huh?" The director's eyes widened, thinking he had heard wrong.
Mrs. Mallory bit her lower lip and said, "I refuse."
"If you don't, can you leave calmly? If anything happens to the Mallory family, don't even
think about bailing your precious son." Percy looked at her as if he was warning her.
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