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Chapter: 645
“Maggie, are you free? Can you come to the hospital right now?” lhat’s happened? Are you alright?”
lease, just come here quickly!” urged Bart.
‘Okay, I’ll be right there.”
Swiftly ending the call, Maggie grabbed her bag and bolted out the door.
The hospital loomed ahead, and as she arrived, her chest heaved from her brisk pace.
Bart awaited her at the foyer, visible even from a distance.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Bart, are you alright?”
Maggie quickened her steps, scanning her brother up and down with concern.
“Maggie, you’re finally here. Don’t worry, I‘m fine.”
Bart was only eighteen years old, recently enrolled in university, and was good-looking.
Maggie cherished her brother dearly.
Seeing him unharmed, she Let out a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding.
“Why did you need to call me here in such a rush? What happened?”
Bart did not waste any time beating around the bush. “I got into a fight. The guy I fought with is here in
the hospital now, demanding compensation from me. I didn’t know what to do, and I couldn’t bring
myself to tell Mom and Dad. I had no choice but to call you.”
Maggie’s worried expression slowly morphed into a frown.
“Why would you get into a fight? Is the person seriously injured?”
“Yesterday, my classmates and I went to a new bar to have some fun. A group of men started
harassing our female classmates. I couldn’t tolerate it and ended up getting into a brawl with them.
While defending myself, I accidentally hit one of them with a bottle.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBart felt a mix of injustice and guilt, unable to meet Maggie’s gaze.
Bart had taken a stand for his classmates, but the situation had taken an unexpected turn. The
harasser he had confronted had now assumed the role of the victim.
“He’s refusing to leave the hospital and demanding compensation from me. He threatened to sue and
have me sent to jail. I just received my university admission letter. I can’t afford to have a criminal
record.”
Maggie grasped the situation. low much does he want you to pay?”
“Two hundred thousand,” Bart replied hastily.
Two hundred thousand!
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