"It's okay, Mom. The hospital I went to was one of the best, and they were very professional. We don't have to go to another one."
Mabie nodded, but she was still not at ease. Therefore, she checked on Vera's body again to make sure she wasn't hurt anywhere else.
"Other than injuring you, did they do anything else to you?"
Knowing what Mabie was asking about, Vera shook her head.
"That's good. Those people should rot in hell. Didn't their parents teach them not to mistreat women? They are such b*stards!"
"Mom, don't be angry."
"Oh right, you said Ernest saved you?"
"Yeah, he did. When I was delivering the food, I ran into him at the nightclub. He was there to meet someone. He probably realized that I didn't leave the club, so he came and saved me. He called the police after, and everyone went to the police station."
"I see. We should properly thank Mr. Lowell well for saving you. If it wasn't for him, I don't know what would have happened to you."
During the situation, not only did no one in the room help Vera, the people who bullied her were all men. It was chilling for Mabie just to think about it.
"Yes, I'll find an opportunity to thank him."
After David found out about the incident at night, he repeated Mabie's actions. However, David reacted more aggressively than Mabie. Just as he went into the kitchen, she grabbed his wrist to stop him.
David said that he was going to get a knife to kill those men.
Vera tapped her forehead helplessly as she stood aside.
"Dad, killing people is against the law. You'll have to go to jail too."
"Am I supposed to just sit by and watch my daughter get bullied?" David replied.
"Vera said that those b*stards would be punished by the law. We shouldn't meddle with it. Or we could teach them a lesson by hiring someone to beat them up after they're out from jail to show them it was a bad idea to bully our daughter."
After that, Mabie pointed at the kitchen knife in David's hand.
"This knife isn't for killing; it's for me to cut meat. Put it back."
David could only put the knife back in the kitchen.
Vera wiped the cold sweat off her face.
Fortunately, her parents listened to her advice, and they weren't reckless people.
Vera had been recuperating at home for the entire day. Her phone hasn't been returned to her yet, and she didn't dare to call her own number, so she could only stay at home all day.
The next day, she planned to go to the restaurant. Initially, Mr. and Mrs. Zais didn't agree, but it was when Vera promised them she was only going to oversee the operations and not move about much that they agreed.
As she stayed at home after the incident, a few of her employees were curiously asking her what happened to her delivery the day before when she got to the restaurant. Vera gave them a brief reply because it wasn't something she was proud of, and there was no reason to let everyone know about it.
Therefore, Vera told them that she met with a car accident and she injured her leg so she couldn't walk properly. Her employees were considerate, and they told her to remain seated and not walk around the restaurant. Vera was greatly moved by their gesture.
When it was almost noon, Ernest came to the restaurant.
When he saw Vera, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"I had a hunch that you would take the rest of the day off yesterday and come to the pasta restaurant today. Who would've thought my assumptions were right."
Seeing Ernest, Vera was stunned for a moment before she revealed a grateful expression. David and Mabie also quickly walked out to him, especially David. He went forward and held Ernest's hand enthusiastically.
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