Chapter 40

CHAPTER 40 What Benjamin thought would become a memorable afternoon turned into a forgettable one.

The family doctor was called to treat Rebecca. Selena hurriedly came home and kicked Benjamin out of the room.

“How could you not know Rebecca is allergic to dogs?” even Veronica just looked at Benjamin with eyes full of disgust. “You really don’t deserve to be her husband!” Benjamin couldn’t even talk with Rebecca as the mother and daughter pair blocked the entrance.

He could only walk the other way and exit the villa. He sat on the stairs, wearing a dull expression. He only wanted to brighten Rebecca’s spirit, but he ended up worsening her situation. He clutched his head. “I only want to show how much I love her, but why do things always turn out this way? It’s like God doesn’t want me to be with her?” he looked up at the sky. “No one can go against your plans, right? It’s times like these I want to believe there’s no God.”

Benjamin’s mobile received a text message. He checked it, and his heart skipped. It was a message from his wife: Bring me a tasty pizza for tonight.

Blood heavily rushed into Benjamin’s heart after he read the message, and a big smile bloomed on his lips. “I’m going to make the best pizza there is!” he excitedly stood and scuttled toward the parking spot. On the first floor of the villa, outside Rebecca’s room, Kathy had just sent a message through Rebecca’s mobile, and Selena was standing right next to her. “I sent the message, ma’am.”

Selena faintly smiled. “My daughter hates fast food. He knows that, too, but he’s itchy to prove himself to her, so he’ll bring the pizza tonight, and... I can’t wait to see how things will unfold. I might get to finally see the moment my daughter slaps the living dreams out of that useless guy!”

A few hours later.

Benjamin came for work in the evening. Seeing him coming in the taxi, Christopher’s ego was satisfied. Other workers asked Benjamin why he didn’t come in Honda and if he already sold the car or something.

Benjamin avoided answering before going out for the delivery.

At a random apartment in the city.

Five men beat the living crap out of Akash. He was bleeding from nose, mouth, and ears. He coughed blood and begged them to stop; however, they only stopped after Shawn told them to.

Shawn squatted down to Akash’s level. “You deserve more for hurting my sister,” he caught Akash’s forearm and another man caught Akash’s hand at the end. Shawn was handed an ax, shocking Akash.

“No, no, no, please!” Akash pleaded. “I won’t even look at your sister.” Akash’s mouth was stuffed with cloth so he couldn’t speak let alone shout anymore.

“It’s too late to say such things, but don’t worry. I won’t take your life. Only the hand you can paint with!” Shawn repeatedly struck Akash’s wrist until the hand was completely severed. Akash cried out, but his voice didn’t even reach the other rooms on that apartment floor.” Give him first aid so he wouldn’t die from blood loss,” saying that Shawn walked away. In ten minutes, Akash’s wound was neatly bandaged, and he was left alone in his room. Akash was still crying, but his blood also boiled as he looked at his severed hand lying on the floor. It was so messily cut, he thought reattaching it was impossible. As seconds passed, tears overflowed. “Who is his sister? When did I hurt her?” he wasn’t even given an explanation, so he was utterly frustrated and enraged.

Just then, the door was open, and a pizza delivery guy walked in. It was Benjamin.

Akash kept staring at him, wearing a complex, sad expression. (Right. I ordered a pizza, didn’t I? At least he didn’t come when those guys were present, or they would have done something bad to him, as well.)

“What happened here?” Benjamin quickly came over to Akash. He looked straight into Akash’s eyes, as though demanding an answer. He wasn’t intimidated by the blood or the severed hand. “Who did this to you?” “I wish I knew. How am I going to face my parents now?” Akash broke out into tears as he hit his head against the wall. “It’s better to die!” “Stop!” Benjamin put the pizza box between Akash’s head and the wall. “Let me die!” Akash howled at Benjamin, but a backhand slap from Benjamin made Akash go silent. “If you want to die, then do it after you call and tell your parents that you’re just a coward who runs away from the fight.” Akash frowned. “What do you want me to do? The guys who did this to me were like rowdies. There’s no way I can fight against them and win.” “Then at least die trying,” Benjamin said and put his hand over Akash’s shoulder. “No matter the reasons, there’s no honor in suicide.”

After Akash calmed down, Benjamin packed the severed hand in a plastic cover, then helped Akash find a taxi. Afterward, Benjamin dialed a number. “Alfred, I need your help.” “Anything, Master,” replied Alfred. Benjamin was staring at Akash’s visiting card. “I want you to take care of this guy’s treatment. Note down his details.”

“If you are talking about the guy you sent in a taxi just now, then don’t worry, Master. We will make sure he gets treated well.”

Benjamin looked around at different apartments. “Are you guys following me 24/7?” “Of course, not.” “I can’t trust you in this regard,” Benjamin was still looking around. He could see some eyes shining from behind dark glass doors. (They are stealthy, but I can still feel their gaze.) “I’m not a baby that needs protection. Tell the guys to keep their eyes off of me, or I might lose it one night and give it to them.”

AT240 “Sure, Master.” Benjamin ended the call, and a Mercedes stopped right before him. Jane and her boyfriend were in the front.

“What are you doing out here, Benjamin?” she raised her glasses and asked, but looking at his uniform, she could easily guess.

“Out here for delivery?” Benjamin nodded and briefly looked at her boyfriend who was sitting in his undies. He was a foreigner who had a tall figure and a toned body. “Is he poor?” Both Jane and her boyfriend went silent for a little before looking at each other and laughing their asses off. “You really are funny. Why don’t you-” Jane was speaking, but then she realized that Benjamin had long disappeared. She wiped her happy tears and looked at his boyfriend. “I know you are trying to tempt me into having sex with you in the car, but your fantasy won’t be realized until I see a pig fly.”

“But pigs don’t fly!” “No. They do, in dreams, don’t they?” “Ha-ha,” he could only shake his head.