Chapter 378

Caleb and Mabel circled the two men with mounting anxiety. Bystanders whipped out their phones, their murmurs swelling into a cacophony. Hearing the name "Lewis", Judy's memory clicked. "Avery!" Avery's blonde hair from his youth was replaced by neatly styled black. He now bore the gentle face of an elementary school teacher. "Judy, is he still bothering you?" "Let go!" Clark demanded, only to be met by a punch that sailed through the air. "You jerk!" Clark staggered back and clutched his eye, having barely registered the blow before falling to the ground. As Avery moved to strike again, Mabel rushed forward. "Don't hit my Daddy!" Concerned for the children, Judy quickly stepped in. "Avery, stop it." Someone in the crowd shouted, "The police are here!" The crowd parted as police officers arrived swiftly at the scene. "Who's causing trouble here? Everyone involved, come with us." At the police station, Clark's eye was swollen, the dark bruising around it giving him a somewh