"Mom, Dad's going to kill Pierre! You need to calm him down!" Chris was shivering in fear when he heard the sounds of the beating. He never saw his father looking so furious before. "He won't. Your father loves Pierre the most." Helen put her teacup down.

"But Dad's really angry. What if he kills Pierre by accident? I heard it's because Pierre let Jamie's killer go. Just tell Dad to stop, Mom!" Chris stomped his foot in panic.

Helen sighed after seeing how panicked her son was. "Fine. I'll go take a look." When Helen went inside the room, Pierre was already lying on the floor, unmoving, but John didn't stop beating him. "Get up! Speak!" John roared, and he kept swinging his bat at his unconscious son.

All at once, all the color drained from Helen's face. "S-Stop it! You're going to kill him!" She didn't expect John to go so far over the matter.

She quickly pounced on the bat and grabbed it. John was already panting, exhausted from everything. "Stop it! Pierre's not moving!" Helen said, panicked.

was only then John realized that he seemed to have hit Pierre on the head earlier, knocking him out of commission. When he saw the blood

Pierre lay unmoving.

to

Helen looked at him at that moment, she realized that John had gotten old. His grandson's death almost took its toll on him. Then

and she looked at John quietly, noticing that he was hunched. For one fleeting moment, she felt sorry for the man. He isn't young anymore. Should I really be doing this? Helen shook her head and firmed

John quickly went up to him. "Doctor,

held his hand. "He's fine, so worry not. But his bones are broken in multiple places, and it's serious. He has a mild concussion from

hearing that. His worry

sitting beside the bed. Tears welled up in her eyes, making her look like a damsel in distress. "Pierre, you're finally awake!" She wiped her tears

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