Sally Sunn and her husband, Robert Grunt, lived right next to Carmine Elementary School. They knew that all the kids who went to this school came from wealthy backgrounds.Sally’s mother often collected aluminum cans and glass bottles around the area for recycling. When she was crossing the road today, she tripped over and fell.At the hospital ward, an old lady with snowy white hair lay on the bed as she cried sadly. Isabella held Isaac’s hand tighter, her face still streaked with tears.“Mom, how are you feeling? The parents of the kid who pushed you over are here. Is there anything you want to say to them?” Sally asked in a pitiful voice, walking over to her mother.The old lady shut her eyes and furrowed her eyebrows. Allegra immediately stepped forward and said, “Ma’am, I’m sorry. My kid was in the wrong. I hope you’re alright. Just take care of your health and focus on recovering. We’ll take responsibility for this.”The old lady suddenly opened her eyes and started scolding them
Isaac could guess what had really happened. Most of all, he believed that his daughter was innocent.Around 3 o’clock that day, Sally, her husband, and another young couple called Isaac and Allegra to the hospital lobby.The other couple was Sally’s younger brother and his wife. As soon as they saw Isaac and Allegra, the young man rushed up to Isaac and grabbed him by the collar. Then, he spat, “My mother is going to have to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. What the fuck are you going to do about it?”The young man had a tattooed sleeve and was behaving like a hooligan, provoking Isaac to fight back. However, Allegra immediately pulled Isaac’s arm and said pleadingly to the young man, “Sir, please don’t be rash. Let’s have a proper talk, okay?”The young man let go of Isaac and gave him the middle finger. Then, he took a stack of documents from Sally and flung them in Isaac’s face. He said coldly, “This is the official report. It’s clearly written that her leg cannot recove
After watching the videos, Allegra’s eyes doubled in shock. She suddenly felt guilty as she sobbed, “I was wrong to blame Bella for this. I even hit her so hard, too!”While Allegra called up Serena, Isaac walked over to Sally and her brother and showed them the video clips.After watching the videos, both of them were in shock.“That old lady had been lying all along. As you can see, she fell over by herself first. All of you have to apologize to my daughter!” Allegra shouted at them angrily.The young man’s gaze suddenly turned dangerous as he swung out at Isaac. He reached to grab Isaac’s phone, but Isaac managed to avoid him. “What, trying to get rid of the evidence now?” Isaac asked coldly.“What evidence? That video is fucking blurry and makes no fucking sense! If my mother said that your fucking daughter pushed her over, then it was your daughter who fucking pushed her over! You will have to pay! Don’t you fucking dare to run away!” the young man screamed.Sally also started to
“He’s too noisy. Take him out.”Beefy Bob immediately bent down, grabbed the wailing man by his ankle, and dragged him out of the room.Then, Allegra brought Isabella into the ward. Two other people in police uniforms also came in with them.“Mr. Garten, we’re here on Officer Taylor’s orders. How may we assist you today?”Isaac took out his phone and pointed at the old lady, saying, “This old lady and her daughter framed my daughter. I have just received evidence of their lies. Please watch the video and let them if it’s been edited or doctored in any way.”Seeing the police in the room, Sally started to panic.One of the officers watched the video carefully for a while and said, “This is not edited nor doctored in any way. It’s an unedited dashcam video footage.”Isaac nodded in satisfaction and said, “Now, I want them to issue an official apology to my daughter and compensate us for my daughter’s trauma and my lost work hours.”“Did you hear that? Mr. Garten wants you to apologize to
The two officers felt their lips twitching in amusement. However, neither one of them went up to stop the old lady from jumping.The old lady sheepishly looked at Sally, who was completely ignoring her. So, the old lady made another fuss about climbing onto the windowsill. But once she stuck her head out of the window and saw how far up she was, she started to have second thoughts.In the end, the old lady slid to the floor with her back against the wall and slapped her thighs as she wailed loudly, “Why is this happening to me? Why?”She didn’t dare to jump. That meant she had to pay up, somehow or other.Isaac walked up to Isabella and squatted down, telling her in a low voice, “When you’re dealing with bad people like them, remember that you shouldn’t give in to their whims. Do you understand now?”“I understand,” Isabella said with a serious nod.“So, will you still help old folks up if you see them fall?”Isabelle hesitated for only two seconds before saying, “Yes.”Isaac smiled an
Allegra felt even more upset when she looked at Isaac. She kept remembering all the things they’d been through together.“Why don’t you leave first? I’ll stay here with her,” Serena whispered to Isaac.“Tonight—”“Don’t worry, I’ll bring her to The Waterfront Wonderland without fail. Trust me,” Serena said, waving Isaac off.That evening, Isaac reached The Waterfront Wonderland first. He sat on a couch inside the main hall as he waited. This time, Mr. Zane served him personally and dared not leave his post.The restaurant was filled with people as usual. They were all dressed very elegantly.Just then, there was a slight commotion. A long-haired lady in a gray maxi dress and simple makeup entered the restaurant. It was Emily. There were many eyes on her as she walked into the restaurant.“Isaac, you’re here too?” Emily pretended to be surprised and quickly walked toward him.She’d known that Isaac would definitely be here tonight. She wanted to replace Isaac’s first impression of her.
When Isaac came out, Larry was tightly holding Allegra’s hand as they walked into the main dining hall.The Waterfront Wonderland was divided into two segments. The indoor seating area had a regular booth seating layout, and it was surrounded by huge French windows that let in all the natural light. However, it was nothing compared to the beautiful surroundings of the outdoor seating area.According to Mr. Zane, only members were allowed to be seated outdoors.The lake was located up the middle of the hill. There was a glass railing between the lake and the outdoor seating area, which was as large as half a soccer field.The most coveted spot, The Lily Pad, was situated in a little pavilion at the topmost area of the outdoor seating with its own little wooden bridge connecting the pavilion to the rest of the dining area.It had the best view of the lake and its surroundings. Diners wouldn’t even have to stand up to be able to enjoy the scenic view.Larry was just a regular junior staff
In the blink of an eye, Mr. Zane had two security guards drag Larry out.Allegra was anxiously waiting for Isaac inside.“Isaac, you didn’t get into a fight with him, did you?”“No. He said he wasn’t feeling well. Maybe he’s left,” Isaac replied with a smile and a shake of his head.Allegra didn’t quite believe him and wanted to go out to have a look, but she was worried that she wouldn’t be able to escape Larry’s grabbing again. So, she just stayed put.As night fell, the lights gradually turned on outdoors. Just then, a spotlight shone from the top of the restaurant to the bridge connecting the outdoor area with the floating pavilion at The Lily Pad.Everyone in the Waterfront Wonderland saw this spotlight and was shocked as they looked toward it. The spotlight was very rarely turned on. The last time it came on was when the electronics tycoon, Jack March, dined there.“Ms. Booth, Mr. Garten, kindly proceed to The Lily Pad for your dinner reservation tonight,” Mr. Zane said, bowing r