There wasn’t much a delay on their way over. When Marshall parked the car in front of the Bennett
mansion, screams could still be heard inside.
Katherine, sighing in relief, was all pumped up and ready to fight.
Giving her a look, Marshall said, “Chillax, will you? At least find out what’s going on first.”
But Kyle, even in more of a hurry than her, had already charged outside before Marshall could finish
speaking.
Kicking on the closed front gate, Kyle shouted, “David, Patrick, and Alexis Bennett, and, what’s her
name, oh right, Ariel Kingsey. Come out here and explain to me what you’ve done to Hex. If any of you
lot even lays a finger on him, there’s going to be hell to pay.”
Hand on the car door handle, Katherine frowned. When she went to Bennet & Co. with Hector, David
changed Hector’s title off the cuff for her sake. Then, since Kyle carried even more weight than her,
why didn’t David treat Hector better for Kyle’s sake? That she couldn’t understand.
As Kyle was yelling, someone that seemed to be a maid came out, and went back inside upon seeing
him.
Katherine and Marshall got out of the car and stood by the gate. Kyle was kicking and hitting the iron
fence gate and shouting endlessly, while Katherine gazed at the living room.
Out came Hector after only a couple of seconds, with a neutral expression on his face.
Hector walked over and opened the gate. “What are you all doing here?”
Giving him a thorough scan, Kyle asked, “You alright? Did they hit you? Leave it to me if you don’t want
to fight. I’ll beat the shit out of these assholes for you.”
“That wouldn’t be necessary. Everything’s totally fine,” sighed Hector.
On the side, Marshall asked, “Not planning to invite us in?”
Hector seemed hesitant as he glanced between Marshall and Katherine. But Kyle, not one for guest
manners, marched in the living room’s direction in hasty strides.
Katherine was about to follow when Marshall grabbed her arm. “Stay back.”
“Huh?” said Katherine, not knowing what he meant.
“Did you all get into a quarrel?” Marshall asked Hector.
“Nothing serious, really,” replied Hector, a corner of his mouth slightly raised, “just a small argument
that has since gone away.”
Right as he finished speaking, there were cracking noises coming from inside the house that sounded
like shattering glass. Then came Kyle’s loud cursing.
Marshall and Hector immediately headed inside the house, followed by Katherine with hurried
footsteps.
There were in fact quite some people in the living room. All the Bennetts were there, with old Mr.
Bennett sitting on the sofa and coughing incessantly, looking absolutely furious. Ariel Kingsey was
standing by his side, and around her laid countless shards of objects that looked like water glasses and
vases.
Standing by the door, Katherine looked around to find all of the Bennett children standing motionlessly,
looking sullen.
Kyle, not knowing exactly what happened, cursed profusely at them for mistreating Hector.
Katherine took the opportunity to inch closer to Hector, and her motion made Marshall shoot her a
quick glance with his body half turned. Not feeling his stare, Katherine stood beside Hector and asked
with a low volume, “What is it exactly? Did you have a confrontation with these people?”
Hector nodded lightly. “Check out Patrick.”
Turning her head, Katherine found Patrick Bennett standing on the side with his back straight. One of
his cheeks looked reddish and a little swollen. Turning to Hector, she asked, “Did you hit him?”
“Mm-hmm,” answered Hector.
“Well done,” nodded Katherine. The haughty and aggressive attitude of that man made her dislike him
almost immediately back at Bennett being the most legitimate child among them, he wasn’t as
annoying as Patrick.
Beside Patrick stood Alexis, who was watching Kyle sashaying around the room. Kyle was standing in
front of Katherine, so naturally, Alexis’ eyes fell on her.
The last time Alexis saw her, Katherine had accompanied Hector to the company, where David
promoted Hector to the position of VP straight away. Hector, who didn’t know anything about anything.
What was wrong with this Katherine Jordan woman? Because who would willingly associate
themselves with a lowlife like Hector?
Increasingly angry at the thought, Alexis simply could hardly contain herself. “This is a private, family
matter. What the hell are you people doing here, supporting that bastard? I guess birds of a feather
really do flock together. Look at this sorry bunch…”
Before she could finish, Kyle had already hoisted up a large vase from the hallway and hurled it right at
her direction. “You wanna say that again?”
Kyle missed his aim, and the massive vase landed in front of Alexis, breaking into pieces with a bang.
Startled, Alexis stared at the shattered vase, while by her side, Ariel made a loud scream and inched
towards Kevin to hide from the broken pieces.
Pointing at Kyle, old Mr. Bennett demanded irately, “What are you doing acting up in my house?”
Glaring back, Kyle answered, “You should know by now that I act up everywhere. Now, this is an official
warning. Stay on my good side or prepare to face my wrath, because I know all the dirty little details of
your past.”
Turning his stare at Ariel, Kyle said, “And you. I know everything you have ever done. You’ve got a lot
of nerve calling Hex a bastard, when your own children aren’t even born legitimately themselves.”
Standing behind Kyle, Katherine secretly applauded his stamina and effect.
Frowning, Marshall glanced around and landed his eyes on David Bennett, who he had met and had a
few drinks with at work-related functions before.
David was looking displeased, too, but all in all, he didn’t have much to do with the row, and he was
actually also tired of his endlessly bickering family.
David took notice of Marshall’s stare. “Sorry you had to witness all this, Mr. Grant,” he sighed.
Noncommittally, Marshall replied, “I’ve heard gossips before, but still, this has truly been eye-opening.”
David looked too embarrassed to respond.
Over on the side, Alexis, who had been staring at the broken pieces of the vase, suddenly went
hysterical with no reason. Stepping forward, she plunged down to pick up the biggest piece of the
fragments and chucked it at Kyle. “Nobody that is not a Bennett gets to have a say in our family
business. Get out, all of you!”
Alexis had better aim than Kyle, apparently, as the fragment, almost the size of half the original vase,
went directly flying towards him.
Kyle was quick to respond, as he swerved to avoid the fragment.
The thing was, he was standing in front of Katherine, who was watching Marshall as she tried to listen
in on his conversation with David. In the business world, Marshall was known as a master of
negotiation with a strong presence. His way of dealing with this kind of situation was in fact much more
effective than Kyle’s smashing around.
Deep in her thoughts, Katherine didn’t at all register the object darting towards her. She just sensed
something getting bigger and bigger from the corner of her eyes.
fragments and chucked it at Kyle. “Nobody that is not a Bennett gets to have a say in our family
business. Get out, all of you!”
Alexis had better aim than Kyle, apparently, as the fragment, almost the size of half the original vase,
went directly flying towards him.
Kyle was quick to respond, as he swerved to avoid the fragment.
The thing was, he was standing in front of Katherine, who was watching Marshall as she tried to listen
in on his conversation with David. In the business world, Marshall was known as a master of
negotiation with a strong presence. His way of dealing with this kind of situation was in fact much more
effective than Kyle’s smashing around.
Deep in her thoughts, Katherine didn’t at all register the object darting towards her. She just sensed
something getting bigger and bigger from the corner of her eyes.
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