Chapter 1198
Julian’s Stand-In Wife
âThis kid thinks heâs so clever.â The one speaking was the man who had taken Sean and Betty from the hospital.
His name was Tommy, and he used to work on construction sites. However, he had a reputation for being unreliable. The more serious workers didnât want to associate with him.
He didnât mind. He would happily work for a couple of days when he felt like it, and then return to the dorm to drink alone whenever he got tired or annoyed.
Even when he drank too much, he usually didnât cause trouble.
However, one time, he got drunk and smashed a fellow workerâs head open at the construction site.
The court had ordered him to pay for the medical expenses and compensate the victim with twenty thousand dollars. Altogether, the total expenses he needed to pay added up to nearly a hundred thousand dollars.
Tommy had no way out.
Through some connections, he found Enzo.
That was when Enzo started using him. He realized that Tommy lived up to his name-he wasnât just ruthless, but also had no sympathy.
What was more important was that Tommy knew everything about every worker on the construction site. No matter where he was, he always had access to information. When Enzo asked Tommy questions, Tommy answered everything with great confidence.
As a result, Enzo came up with a plan.
After he had caused chaos at the Fulcher familyâs home during the day and discovered that Julian and the others werenât at home, Enzo quickly learned about Diana being hospitalized.
Shortly after that, he had Tommy infiltrate the hospital as a janitor. Once Tommy had familiarized himself with the hospitalâs layout and Dianaâs hospital floor and staff schedules, Enzo gave him a taskâto retrieve Julianâs child.
Now, Tommy had succeeded. He even managed to take both of them!
Enzo looked at the two kids he had carelessly thrown on the ground, laughing wildly.
Then, he kicked one of them and said, âHey! Wake up!â
The place where Sean had been kicked hurt badly. It felt like someone had threaded a needle through his ankle, causing him excruciating pain.
He reluctantly opened his eyes, and instinctively searched for Betty.
There! She had been brought here too!
Was she okay?
Seanâs tense heart relaxed slightly when he saw Betty lying beside him.
Suddenly, he felt a new wave of pain. He lowered his head to see that his ankle was already swollen, and there were imprints of someoneâs foot on his pants.
âWhat are you looking at?â
Enzo strangely disliked this kid. He always felt that despite the boyâs young age, he had an indescribable level of calmness-just like Julian.
Such calmness was unsettling, but Enzo couldnât admit that he was scared by a little boy. He could only use the absolute power of an adult to suppress his unease and subdue Sean completely.
Even though Sean was in so much pain, he didnât even furrow his brow.
âWho are you?â he asked Enzo, before turning to Tommy.â You broke your promise.â
They had agreed to exchange him for his sister, but Tommy had taken both of them.
Tommy raised his hand, and slapped Sean on the forehead. Seanâs forehead turned red.
These people didnât care if the opponent was a child, and attacked indiscriminately.
Sean was in so much pain right now. He wanted to cry, and he was also scared.
He thought he would remain calm after experiencing so much, but in realityâ¦
In the face of the physical pain, he was gradually losing his confidence.
Thankfullyâ¦
These people didnât hurt his sister. She hadnât been kicked, either. She was still unconscious beside him.
Sean bit his lip. Using all his strength, he lifted Betty and let her rest on his lap.
His face turned red from the excruciating effort. He then bent his back over his sister to shield her, assuming a protective posture like a shrimp.
After he was finally done, sweat was visibly pouring down his forehead.
However, he gritted his teeth and didnât utter a word.