Chapter 123

The rest of the Cowells were astonished. Francis lay on the ground, trembling uncontrollably. He whimpered continuously because of the pain in his mouth. Then, he started shedding tears. He wanted to cry out loud, yet he discovered that he could not move his lips. He had not expected something like this to happen and he regretted his actions at this very moment. He wanted to speak, yet was utterly incapable of even moving his mouth. “Francis, Francis? How do you feel?” Hugo asked as he helped Francis into a sitting position. Francis could not speak but his eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Adrian. Samantha had not expected Adrian to punch Francis so strongly and her beautiful face turned pale with fear. Violet was shaking at the sight of Francis’ badly battered state. “What did you do, Adrian?!” she roared at him. Adrian clapped his hands together. He did not even glance at Violet as he said, “Haven’t you heard of the saying ‘the one who scolds people has a foul mouth