Chapter 18 Steve’s Sudden Appearance
Abigail found the situation rather odd. It was the middle of the day during lunch. break, so how come there was no one around?
She was gripped by panic, her face a mask of extreme tension.
“Stop right there!”
“I caught a glimpse of that woman’s ID badge. She’s definitely working for Deluxion Corporation!”
“Grab her! We demand justice!”
A throng of people closed in on her from behind.
Abigail’s anxiety intensified, and she took off in one direction. However, her foot stumbled, causing her to tumble forward. She clumsily regained her footing, running was no longer an option.
A group of about a dozen people, their eyes filled with rage, closed in on Abigail.
“Who are you people?” Abigail composed herself as she asked, her captivating eyes fixed on them.
A bearded man suddenly said, “My brother, Bobby Warren, was working on–site when he broke his leg. As a Deluxion Corporation employee, you better give us a satisfactory answer today!”
Abigail furrowed her brow and said, “Your concern for your brother is understandable, but there should be a designated person handling this situation.”
Bryan Warren waved his hand dismissively and said, “What kind of handling are you talking about? An individual with a rather disagreeable demeanor arrived and offered Bobby a mere hundreds of thousands of dollars for his broken leg. With a broken leg, that amount is just a pittance for a beggar!”
It turned out they were dissatisfied with the compensation.
Abigail explained, “I’m afraid I can’t help you with this matter. I’m merely a low–level employee.”
“I’m not interested in your excuses. You better give me a satisfactory answer today, or else I’ll break your leg today and offer you the same amount as compensation. We’ll see if you’re pleased with that!”
It seemed that Bryan was dead set on making things difficult for her.
Chapter 18 Steven Sudden Appearance.
Abigail’s breath hitched. What a stroke of bad luck
situation today!
to have encountered such a
It was the first time she had encountered something like this. Even though she was feeling panicked, at that moment, she needed to calm the other party down.
She smiled warmly and said, “Mr. Warren, I know you want to ensure your brother’s situation is resolved fairly. How about this, let me go first, and I’ll go back and address the matter with the company. I’ll have them assign a new representative to
handle the matter. How does that sound?”
A flicker of hesitation crossed Bryan’s face.
ergo,
“Don’t fall for her lies, Bryan! She’s just coming up with excuses. If we let her go, she’ll definitely disappear and we’ll never see her again!”
“Yeah, don’t let her get away with this!” a voice from the crowd roared in anger.
Abigail was about to speak, but in that instant, Bryan, standing before her, suddenly widened his eyes in surprise.
Before she could figure out why, in the next second, she felt a sharp pain in the back
of her head.
At the same time, the hard hat was smashed to bits as well.
Her pupils suddenly dilated, and then her whole body went limp and she crumpled to the ground.
“Abigail!”
As she lost consciousness, she vaguely heard Stephen’s anxious voice in the
distance.
She was momentarily dazed. How could that be possible?
He probably wanted to tear her apart for not going to the courthouse. Therefore, how could he be at the construction site at that moment? And how could he have called
out to her in such an anxious tone?
Before long, she completely lost consciousness and the world fell silent around her.
Abigail awoke to the rhythmic hum of machinery and the sharp tang of disinfectant in the air. A subtle movement of her fingers was instantly met with the warmth of another’s hand.
“You’re finally awake, Abbie?”
She turned her head and saw Stephen sitting beside her, his face etched with worry