"You want to stop me?" William said sardonically as he looked at the bodyguards in front of him.
Perhaps he was not powerful enough to knock them down, but if he did not give it a try, he would never have a chance to walk out of the house.
Mary unconsciously took two steps forward. She watched William reached out to loosen his tie, took off his suit, and threw it aside.
"Come on." William squatted down slightly and made a defensive posture. "If you can stop me, just do it."
"Well..."
The bodyguards at the door looked at William in embarrassment and then at Timothy not far away.
"Do you think you're good?" Timothy shouted across the room. "Lenny, stop him. Even if you break his legs, you can't let him step out of the door!" Timothy added angrily.
"Yes, sir!"
It seemed that war between them was imminent but no one tried to stop it. Meanwhile, Mary's mind went blank. "What are you doing?!" Aunt Amy ran out of the kitchen and anxiously shouted at Timothy, "William just wants to go out. Why are you stopping him?! What do you think you're doing?"
"He is not allowed to go out!" Timothy stared at William angrily.
"Ask Lenny and others to leave now," said Aunt Amy. She was so anxious she was about to cry. "William is your only child. Do you really want to break his legs?" Aunt Amy was starting to tear up but Timothy remained unmoved.
"I don't have a son like him!" Timothy said heavily, "Lenny, what are you waiting for? Stop him!"
"Yes, sir!" Lenny answered and turned to William, "Young master, I'm sorry!"
In an instant, William was surrounded by several bodyguards. However, due to his identity, they did not make a move.
"Stop!" Tears streamed down Aunt Amy's face. She grabbed Timothy's hand and cried, "Do you want to beat William to death? Don't you have a heart? If you really want to hit him, hit me first! I don't have a child anyway. But I consider William as my child. Do you want to kill me by beating him?" Aunt Amy pleaded with tears rolling down her face.
As soon as she said this, Mary was stunned. William, who was not far away from her, did not expect to hear such words. He felt mixed feelings for a moment.
William was in a daze when Lenny hinted others to catch him.
A bodyguard on William's right quickly grabbed his arm. William then clasped the man's shoulder and threw him to the ground.
"I don't want such an unfilial son!" Timothy said coldly.
Mary had been completely shocked and speechless. She had not seen anyone get rough since she was a child.
The fight was already at the door.
William punched Lenny in the face but he dodged it. Before Lenny could be relieved, William kicked him on the gut. Because of this, Lenny instantly fell to the ground.
William was punched on the face left and right. Soon enough, his face was covered with bruises. Nonetheless, he still stood among the crowd like a god.
"Have you not eaten yet? Hit him harder!" Timothy roared.
Another brawl broke out in an instant. The bodyguards knew that it was not good to fight for a long time so they exerted all their strength for this round. It seemed that William could not handle the fight anymore and his body started to buckle. Lenny took advantage of the opportunity and punched him on the back. Another bodyguard kicked William's knee from behind.
With a sound of a bang, William knelt on both knees and fell to the ground with his head down.
"William!"
"William!"
Aunt Amy and Mary shouted at the same time.
"Keep beating him!" Timothy said with red eyes.
The bodyguards could not bear it but they still beat William as ordered.
Mary stumbled to William, knelt down, held his arms and blocked the bodyguards. She held William and shouted madly, "Are you okay, William? Are you all right? Say something!"
"Ahem..." William coughed up blood then wiped the corner of his mouth. "I'm not dead yet."
"William..." Mary cried and asked with concern, "Are you crazy? Are you out of you mind? You could've died! You really are crazy!"
"I'm going out to look for him." Although William was wounded, his eyes were sharper than usual.
He wanted to go out to find him.
Mary was stunned. She once said he was an impulsive person. It appeared that she just did not know him fully yet. Now, in order to go out to see him, he put his life at risk.
Seeing him like this, she finally gave up. 'I love you just as much as you love him.
In this fake marriage, the one who falls in love is the loser.
William, I lost. It's time for me to give up. I wish you happiness!'
Slowly, Mary let go of his hand. While gritting her teeth, she knelt down, turned around, and moved to Timothy step by step with her knees. "Father, please let William go!" she pleaded. "Please, please...
Stop beating him! Please, I'm begging you."
Although Mary had no idea what had happened to Frank and why Timothy did not allow William to go out, she kept begging.
"Please let him go. Please."
William knelt at the side, looking at Mary throw away her dignity. He felt heartbroken at the sight of her pleading.
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