Chapter 928 When the Wall Falls, Everyone Pushes
"If I don't go, we won't make it through tomorrow! Why'd you mess with Adrian's fiancée?" John was laying into him hard.
Carlos tried to dodge, but the cramped, dark room left him no room to escape. He cried out in pain.
Carlos fought back, grabbing the iron rod in a reverse grip, which only made John angrier.
John snatched the rod back and hit even harder. As if that wasn't enough, he grabbed other torture devices from the room.
Carlos screamed, but soon his cries weakened, and he was barely breathing.
No matter how mad John was, he wouldn't kill his only son. He was doing this to protect Carlos, but Carlos didn't get it. All he saw was John's rage.
John patched up Carlos's wounds, applied some medicine, and then sent him to the police station.
Even without Carlos and Alice's affair, the incident at Claire's charity gala was enough to get him for intentional injury. John had already set things up in prison; Carlos would be safest there.
And John himself had to head to Zephyria. Who knew how long he'd be gone? Five years, ten years, twenty? Maybe until Ruben died.
Carlos couldn't handle the hardships of Zephyria.
The hardships there were way worse than anything in that dark room, so prison was the better option for Carlos.
John didn't expect Carlos to understand; he just needed him to survive under Adrian's watchful eye.
Of course, Carlos didn't get it.
All Carlos knew was that John had nearly beaten him to death and then sent him to the police station, landing him in prison.
In Carlos's mind, John was heartless.
Now, Carlos hated two people: Alice and John.
If it weren't for Alice's call, Carlos wouldn't be in this mess, without even a chance to explain himself away. He didn't know if the Howard family would try to kill him in prison.
John arrived at the Howard Mansion, no longer the head butler of the Howard family. So when he walked in, the security at the gate stopped him.
In the past, no one would dare stop John.
John was Ruben's godson. He might not have had much real power in the Howard Group, but his authority was no joke. Many of the Howard family's servants were placed by John, and the security guards were mercenaries he hired at great expense.
But now, none of them recognized him.
John knew the rule that when you were down, everyone wanted to kick you. But he had indeed fallen because of his son.
He bowed several times towards the Howard Mansion. After bowing, he knelt on the ground. When it rained that night, John was still kneeling there. Only Jeffery came over.
Jeffery held an umbrella, "John, Mr. Ruben Howard asked me to tell you that considering you lost an eye for him, Carlos will be spared. He hopes Carlos will behave well in prison. As for you, leave for Zephyria tonight."
John straightened up. "I understand."
Rainwater ran down John's face and over his blind eye.
The eye was a prosthetic, and in the dim light, it was clear it lacked any life.
John had lost this eye saving Ruben.
John stood up and looked at Jeffery in front of him.
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