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Chloe scrambled to get on her feet and went over to help Tate off the floor, wincing at the copious
amount of blood that gushed from his mouth.
He barely made it out of the mortifying ordeal alive, and he appeared to have gone into shock. After all,
not just anyone could survive the extreme pain that came with having all their teeth pulled out while
conscious.
If Joseph’s men hadn’t been professionals, there was a chance that Tate would have died of pain by
now.
Presently, Chloe burst into tears as she cried, “Tate? Tate, are you okay? Say something! Don’t scare
me like this!”
However, he couldn’t even utter a word in response.
Helen, on the other hand, hurried across the room as she yelled, “Quick! Call for an ambulance!”
It was only then that Chloe snapped out of her initial shock and frantically searched for her phone.
“What are you patting around for?” Helen was beside herself with panic as she stared at her sister
incredulously. Then, she turned to Sasha and urged, “Sasha, call for an ambulance right now!”
Sasha turned to face the other way, averting her mother’s gaze as she answered flatly, “My phone ran
out of battery.”
Helen grew anxious. “Now, of all times? For heaven’s sake, Sasha—never mind. Demi! Call for an
ambulance.”
Suddenly turning into a space cadet, Demi mumbled, “But I have no idea where my phone went, Mom.”
“Don’t look at me, Mom,” Liam said, holding his hands up. “I was in such a rush that I left my phone at
the site. I forgot all about it.”
Demi and Liam hated the Campbells with passion, and they couldn’t be happier to see Tate suffering the
consequences of his own idiocy. It was unlikely that they would stop the show now by calling for an
ambulance.
Bewildered and resigned, Helen began to say, “Matthew, could you—”
But Sasha cut her off bluntly, “I can’t believe you’re asking Matthew for help after how Tate has treated
him earlier! Did that somehow slip through your mind or something?”
“Tate’s mind was all muddled up from panic, and he made one little mistake, but he’s still your cousin! I’m
just asking for someone to call for an ambulance. Why are you all being so heartless?”
Just then, James’ thunderous voice filled the room. “Shut up, Helen! I’m going to say this once and for all
—the Campbells will have nothing to do with our family anymore from now onward!” He turned to Liam
and Matthew, then barked, “The both of you—throw Tate out of the house right this instant. And Helen, if
you’re so determined to speak up and acknowledge this nephew of yours, then I’ll file for divorce and
leave you high and dry!”
Upon hearing this, Helen swallowed and tasted bile. “J-James, how could you be so vicious? How could
you even say something like that when my nephew is already in such a sorry state?”
James was fuming as he argued, “If your nephew ended up dead, I’d say he deserved it! Damn it, Helen,
what does any of this have to do with me? I had to beg for someone’s forgiveness tonight, and I’ve never
done anything so humiliating in my entire life until your nephew showed up and made trouble for us all. I
think I get to say whatever I damn well want. In fact, I ought to kill this piece of trash right now!”
With that, he ran into the kitchen and returned with a knife in his hand. “If they don’t get out of my house
right now, I’ll butcher them all!”
When Helen saw how James’ eyes had turned red with anger, she realized that his rage was truly at its
peak and dared not add fuel to the flame. As such, she helped Chloe bring Tate out to the yard, afraid to
dawdle a second longer.
Meanwhile, James stood at the doorway and bellowed furiously, “You’d better get back in here on the
count of three, Helen! Otherwise, you’ll have divorce papers to sign tomorrow morning!”
Demi felt her heart twist at this and muttered under her breath, “Dad—”
However, she couldn’t manage to say what she wanted, for James turned around and slapped her
across the face, warning her darkly, “Shut up! If you speak up for your mother again, then you can get
out of this house too!”
She immediately clamped her mouth shut and did not say anything more.
Out in the yard, Helen was close to bursting into tears. She could tell that James meant business this
time, and she didn’t dare to go head-to-head with him while his rage was on full blast.
Resigned, she heaved a sigh and whispered, “Chloe, I have to go back into the house now. Hurry and
take Tate to the hospital right away. James is on a rampage now, and if he sees me helping you, he’ll
divorce me for sure!”
As soon as she was done speaking, she lowered her head apologetically and walked back across the
yard. James slammed the front door shut after that, and he did not spare a second look at the two
pathetic figures standing in his front yard.
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