Chapter 412: She’s Just Watching the Show
Chapter 412: Chapter 412: She’s Just Watching the Show
The best thing for Vera Xavier to do right now was to watch the show. She had never seen Susan Caldwell in such a miserable state, and she certainly wasn’t going to miss it.
Irene Jensen looked toward Nathaniel Nathan, but Vera Xavier understood her silent plea. "We heard the whole story. My boyfriend’s fists are reserved for criminals, not for helping bullies oppress ordinary people."
Irene Jensen was stunned for a moment before saying, "Last time, that street vendor sexually harassed Susan first. Skylar couldn’t stand by and watch, so she taught him a lesson..."
At the time, when Leo Wright and the vendor started fighting, Irene Jensen was at the next stall eating soft tofu pudding, so she hadn’t witnessed the entire incident firsthand. This was the version of events Susan Caldwell had told her.
"Perhaps you people from Veridia have more sophisticated ways of thinking, but we common folk at the bottom see things differently," Vera Xavier said lightly. "You can call the police today, so why didn’t you choose to call them before starting a fight that day? Why resort to violence instead?"
Irene Jensen was at a loss for words. Vera Xavier continued, "Let’s disregard the real reason Susan Caldwell had Leo Wright injure that vendor. Looking at the incident itself, having someone beaten so badly they were hospitalized over a simple disagreement is a problem. If every dispute could be settled with fists, what would be the point of having police? You might as well just fight to the death, just like what’s happening right now."
Irene Jensen was left speechless. Fundamentally, what Vera had said wasn’t wrong. No matter how the incident started, it was wrong for Susan Caldwell to resort to violence.
But she had come out with Susan Caldwell. ’If something happened to Susan here, how could I possibly explain it to Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell?’
Vera Xavier looked at Irene Jensen’s anxious and conflicted expression and said slowly, "Just because you have a clear conscience doesn’t mean everyone else does. Personally, I think you should keep your eyes open when choosing friends. Otherwise, you’ll be the one who suffers in the end."
This was Vera Xavier’s way of repaying Irene Jensen for her warning during the stone-gambling incident with Susan Caldwell. But this was as much as she could say. Whether Irene took her words to heart was none of her concern.
Irene Jensen clearly didn’t take Vera’s words to heart. She was extremely worried about Susan Caldwell’s situation but felt completely powerless.
Seeing the expression on her face, Vera Xavier’s gaze deepened, a hint of mockery in her eyes.
The commotion had grown too large. The sound of police sirens wailed from outside, and soon, police officers rushed in and brought the scene under control.
By the time the police managed to pull Susan Caldwell out of the crowd, she was relatively okay, but Leo Wright was in a miserable state, covered in blood from the beating.
The moment Susan Caldwell saw the police, her spirits lifted. She quickly ran her fingers through her hair, then handed over her identification. "These people are clearly rioting! This is outrageous! They must be severely punished!"
She handed over her student ID, which had a letter of introduction from Mr. Caldwell tucked inside. She hadn’t even taken it out during last night’s situation, but today, she couldn’t hold back any longer. She had never suffered such humiliation before. ’This time,’ she vowed, ’I will absolutely not let the people who hit me get away with this!’
The police officer glanced at the letter she handed him, then looked her up and down.
She was quite confident in that letter, so she turned and pointed at Vera Xavier and Nathaniel Nathan, shouting, "They’re accomplices with these rioters! Arrest them all!"