Chapter 1857

He still would not say it, even though they were the people closest to him. "I had a bit of alcohol last night. When I left the resort, I accidentally fell. That's probably when I got these bruises. Mom, I'm fine. You don't have to worry." Simone heard him and half-believed it. "Really? Did you really just fall from drinking? No one hit you?" She was still skeptical. John gave a small smile. "Mom, Dad's a powerful man. Who would dare lay a hand on me? Plus, I've got a lot of friends. No one would hit me. I really just fell. I drank last night and probably got drunk. I wasn't paying attention when I walked and just fell." John did indeed have a lot of friends. He got along well with his classmates. Boys liked hanging out with him, and girls were drawn to him too. There was not anyone who would pick a fight with him. Aside from falling after drinking, there was really no other explanation. Still, with this many bruises, how hard would one have to fall to end up like this? Simo