Chapter 138
“Oh my ancestors, please don’t pinch me,” Darryl chuckled, “I can’t stand seeing Marie being bullied, after all, we are friends in the same circle, aren’t we?”
Lennon looked at Mariela, a hint of sadness flickering in his eyes. “Marie, when you were harassed while working on the case and faced rumors at the law firm, I felt like 1, as your fiancée, had truly failed in my duty to protect you…”
Mariela shook her head, “That’s not what I said, Lenny. You can’t follow me twenty–four hours a day either.”
“Sister, let me tell you, you were his precious little darling, he couldn’t stand to see you being bullied,” Darryl spoke again, “You don’t know that he nearly beat that someone to death for you back then…”
The words were not finished, when Lennon suddenly interrupted him:“Darryl!”
Seeing his displeased expression, Darryl paused for a moment and immediately changed the subject, saying, “It’s alright, it’s alright.”
Mariela looked determined to get to the bottom of things and asked, “Who was beaten half to death back then?
Lennon took a sip of his drink and said casually, “Nobody, he was just talking nonsense.”
Mariela looked at him with clear, watery eyes and pretended to look fierce.“Lenny, don’t say anything, I want to hear what Darryl has to say.”
Lennon remained silent.
Darryl looked at Mariela and then looked at Lennon, jokingly saying, “Hey, Lenny is still a henpecked husband.” Carsen joked, “What do you know? Being henpecked is all about loving your wife, not being afraid of her.” Caylee took a sip of wine, her voice soft and gentle, with a hint of a smile.“Yeah, Lenny was a doting husband.”
Darryl added, “Marie, did you know that the company of those two old guys who harassed you before has been investigated? They actually found something, and now both of those old guys are being detained on suspicion of economic crimes. Lenny also completely destroyed their company. How about that? Isn’t it satisfying?”
Mariela turned her head to look at the man beside her.
Lennon’s face showed no
expression, and his whole body exuded a cold aura.
“I said, they would pay the price.”
Mariela picked up a toothpick and started eating the cantaloupe in front of her.“They deserved it, they got what they deserved,” she said. Darryl replied, “Indeed.”
After finishing a piece of cantaloupe, Mariela realized that she had been led astray without even realizing it.
She said sternly, “Darryl, you haven’t told me yet, who did Lenny nearly beat to death back then?”
Darryl glanced at Lennon again and, seeing that he didn’t speak, he opened his mouth again and said, “It seems like his name is Daniel? Mariela remembered this person, the impression was quite deep.
