Female Novel
Chapter 905
Chapter 905
Paul thought it was absurd when the woman said that. He retorted, "My brother didn't force your son to do so."
"| don't care, but you have to indemnify us for these adventure mishaps. What kind of family raises such a spoiled child?" themiddle-aged woman shouted.
The other parents chimed in, "You must be accountable for these unexpected incidents. What kind of family cultivates such aspoiled child like yours?"novelbin
"At the very least, each of you should compensate us with $500, 000. You can donate tens of millions easily, so what's the bigdeal of $500, 000?"
"That's right, we were fortunate that the children are unharmed this time. If anything happens next time, you'll pay with your lives.It's not only about money anymore."
“Otherwise, we'll expose how wealthy families like yours treat our ordinary children and make it public through the media.""Yeah! It's too much!"
"Do you believe having money gives you permission to do whatever you want?"
Sylvia was developing a headache from listening to all this.
Franklin grabbed her hand and shook his head at her before saying to those constantly shouting parents. "I will let my lawyercommunicate with you all; | don't mind going through legal procedures. If it is determined that my brother and Mr. Kennedy bearlegal responsibility, then we can compensate them accordingly. But if there isn't any legally binding reason, then I'm sorryeveryone; we won't be responsible."
"For humanitarian reasons," Franklin continued in a powerful voice filled with sharpness and coldness that left no room forargumentation. "I'll cover the medical expenses for these sixteen children myself but everything else will follow the law."
His strong presence coupled with his icy voice left those shouting parents speechless momentarily.Paul quickly said, "Mr Maskelyne, let's split it evenly between us.""It's just a small amount," Franklin replied nonchalantly.
It took quite some time before the most arrogant middle-aged woman reacted. "Oh my god! This is murder yet they still refuse topay!"
"Is this fair?"
"I'll expose them right now! I'll find media outlets right away so that their shameless behavior can go public!" Other parents alsobecame excited as if they had suffered great injustice which required immediate redressal by someone else.
"We're going to James' hospital room to see if he's awake," Sylvia said. She didn't want to get tangled up with these peopleanymore, it was pointless.
She turned and walked away, but the middle-aged woman suddenly sprang up from the ground and rushed towards her, blockingher way.
"| don't care, you have to pay money. Don't even think about leaving without paying,” she said.“Hello ma'am, | am Mr. Maskelyne's personal lawyer. Is there anything you need to discuss with me?”
At that moment, a young man wearing glasses came out of the elevator carrying a briefcase. He looked like he was in a hurry butspoke calmly and confidently.
He smiled at the middle-aged woman and said, "Please follow me this way. There are chairs here; let's sit and talk."Taking advantage of their conversation, Franklin took Sylvia's hand and turned around to leave.
The middle-aged woman gritted her teeth in anger. "| don't want to talk with you! | want to talk with Franklin and Sylvia!"“lam their representative lawyer appointed by them, so talking with me is just as good," the lawyer continued smilingly.Meanwhile, Sylvia and Franklin had arrived at James’ hospital room door along with Paul who followed behind them.“Miss Andrews, Mr. Maskelyne thank you for saving Romeo this time."
"It was no trouble," Sylvia replied with a headache as she looked at him.
Franklin felt irritated when he saw how attentive Paul was being towards Sylvia but since Paul wasn't really a bad person hecould only speak in a low voice asking. "How is Romeo doing?"
"He's doing fine; he should be able to go home today." Romeo glanced over at James who had just woken up not too long ago;his head still feeling foggy from it all.
Seeing three people walk into his hospital room made him feel even more confused than before.Almost murmuring under his breath, James asked, "I'm still alive? I've been saved? I'm not dead?""If you died, your brother would be furious," joked Sylvia, looking at him teasingly.
James listened intently, feeling like he was dreaming.
The strong winds were gone now; there wasn't any heavy rain either nor were they stuck in an environment where people couldeasily freeze or die from exposure anymore.
Everything seemed clean now; they were inside of a hospital?
The room was filled with a faint floral scent, and on the bedside table next to him was a vase of fresh flowers emitting a pleasantfragrance. Everything was so beautiful.
He had once been so close to death... His eyes grew hot as he struggled to imagine how he had been saved.
"Brother, sister-in-law..." He wiped away the tears that were streaming down his face and choked out, "It's all because of ourschool doctor. He said it would be super fun and interesting there..."
He recounted in detail how he and Romeo had decided to go on the trip together with some classmates. It was almost identicalto what Romeo had told them earlier.
Paul listened intently but couldn't shake off the feeling that something wasn't right. "This school doctor must have been quitepersuasive for you guys to fall for it," he remarked skeptically.
"He described it so well, and we were just curious," James replied sorrowfully with regret in his voice. "We wanted oneunforgettable graduation trip after we finished school."
"We've already sent people out to investigate this matter," Sylvia interjected reassuringly while patting James’ shoulder. "We justwant more information.”
"If any of you died during this trip, would you regret it for the rest of your life?" Franklin's expression turned serious as he staredat James sternly. "You're an adult now that you've graduated from college; think before acting impulsively in future situations likethis."
Franklin rarely spoke harshly or scolded his younger siblings like this, but this time he was genuinely angry."| understand now, brother," James nodded heavily in agreement.
Just then, there came a knock at the door.
"Come in," Franklin responded calmly.
Jasper walked into their hospital room, looking somewhat anxious.
"The school doctor resigned suddenly on the day before James left for his expedition," Jasper reported gravely without meetinganyone's gaze. "Now no one knows where he is."
"So, this accident during your exploration might have been intentionally caused by someone?What could be their motive?" Sylvia furrowed her brows thoughtfully while guessing aloud.
“We'll find out soon enough," Franklin narrowed his eyes sharply as if sensing danger ahead. "But I'm afraid they may havetargeted..."
"What the hell is wrong with this news?" Paul exclaimed incredulously upon reading about the news on his phone screen .“What happened, Mr. Kennedy?" Jasper asked immediately."Take a look at this," Paul said as he handed his phone to the group.
The headline on a popular news appread. "Maskelyne Group's YoungMaster Attempts Murder in the Nameof Adventure." The article wasaccompanied byayidebor ￡0rinidiégéd woman crying andpleading for her son's life. Sheaccused James of luring her son intothe mountains and endangering hislife for his own selfish gain. Franklinand Sylvia were also implicated in thescandal, accused of ignoring thewoman's pleas for help and evenphysically assaulting her. Please readthe original content atNovelDrama.Org.
As they watched, another notification popped up on Paul's phone. "Are Franklin and Sylvia really as good as they seem?"
The article went on to accuse themof being hypocritical do-gooders whoonly pretended te paresabout otherswhyle gddretly engaging in shadybusiness practices. Romeo was notmentioned in either article. Pleaseread the original content atNovelDrama.Org.
"This website is called Morningbreeze News," Paul fumed. "Why are they spreading lies like this?""It seems like we're being targeted," Sylvia sneered. "Who could be behind all this?"
Jasper had already done some digging into Morningbreeze's ownership structure and found that it was controlled by the Ritterfamily.
"The Ritters again," Franklin muttered darkly as he looked at Jasper's phone.
"These parents must have been paid off by the Ritters," Sylvia reasoned. "Money talks."People these days were so selfish, willing to do anything for money.
"What should we do now?"
Jasper paused, feeling as though Mr. Franklin and Miss Andrews had already guessed what was going on. What should he donext? How could he fight back?
"These kids are probably waking upnow. James, go check on them wiRomeo. It's impgrgantsosahowCDMPASSIbA for your classmates,"Mr. Franklin said, his gaze shiftingtowards his younger brother. Pleaseread the original content atNovelDrama.Org.
“You know what needs to be done,” he added with a stern expression.
Jasper nodded silently, understanding the gravity of the situation at hand. He needed to act fast and come up with a plan beforeit was too late.