Chapter 132 Don’t Be Impulsive
“Who’s Tony Brooks, Ms. Wildman?” asked Caspian.
Stephanie continued panicking. “He’s the local bully around these areas. I forgot to mention that the men you beat up earlier were also his men. I’m sure they’re now coming to you for revenge! We gotta find a way to get rid of them!”
“Relax, Ms. Wildman. I’ll think of something.”
“Stop pretending to sound tough already! They’re ruthless hooligans! You can’t possibly deal with so many of them with just the two of you!”
Caspian was at a loss for words.
He never once tried to sound tough. He had already eradicated the entirety of the Flying Dragons. These mere hooligans on the street were nothing before him.
However, he realized that Stephanie was genuinely scared of them.
He turned to Sylvia, saying, “Try to lose them, Sylvia.”
“Of course. Ms. Wildman, hold on tight!” replied Sylvia as she stepped on the gas.
Within less than a minute, they had successfully escaped from Tony’s men.
Stephanie was finally at ease as she checked the rearview mirror to confirm they were safe.
“Stop the car at the mall, Sylvia,” ordered Caspian.
Stephanie started panicking again as she was worried that the thugs might catch up. “What are we doing here at the mall? They might chase up to us any minute now!”
“I wanted to get some gifts for your parents, of course. Relax, they won’t be able to catch up to us.”
Caspian felt it would be inconsiderate of him if he visited Stephanie’s house with an empty.
hand.
He had often visited the Wildman residence back when he was still in high school, as Stephanie would invite him over for dinner.
As a result, Stephanie’s parents also treated him as one of their own. Caspian now wanted to take the opportunity to pay her parents a visit.
He got out of the car and purchased some generic health supplements for seniors as a gift.
He was worried that her parents might refuse the gift if he had chosen the premium supplements instead.
He returned to the car with the gifts and made their way to Stephanie’s house.
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Sylvia followed closely behind and helped Caspian with the gifts as they headed upstairs with Stephanie.
Caspian entered the house to find Stephanie’s mother, Veronica Pitt, sitting on the sofa.
He walked up to greet her and put down his gifts on the table. “Mrs. Wildman! It’s me!”
Veronica seemed to be dazed as she completely ignored him.
She simply sat lifeless on the sofa as she muttered to herself, “Why did you fire my daughter?
“She’s innocent!
“You bastards! Don’t hit my husband!‘
Caspian watched in horror at the decrepit Veronica.
He turned to Stephanie and asked, “Ms. Wildman, what’s going on?”
Stephanie looked away from him and explained, “My mom’s been like this ever since I was fired from the school and my dad got into an accident. It was too much of a shock for her. She would snap back and forth between normal consciousness and a state of daze.”
Caspian’s expression immediately sank from the news. “What happened to Mr. Wildman?”
“My dad was beaten up and hospitalized 20 days ago.”
Tears started flowing down her cheeks as she explained.
“How did this happen? Why? Who did this?” asked Caspian furiously.
He finally realized why Stephanie’s life took such a harsh turn.
“I don’t want to talk about it in front of my mom…
She was afraid that Caspian might get involved and endanger himself by going against such a powerful opponent if she were to explain everything to him.
He stopped questioning and headed toward the balcony.
He then motioned for Stephanie to follow him.
She nodded and headed over as well.
Caspian wanted to find out the truth. “What’s going on with your family, Ms. Wildman? You should’ve told me about your troubles.”
However, Stephanie didn’t want to drag Caspian into her own matters. “I can tell you all about
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He nodded and replied, “Of course, I just want to know what happened.”
She wiped her tears as she explained, “It’s all because of Tony Brooks.”
“Why was he targeting your father?”
Stephanie composed herself and began telling Caspian the whole story.
“It’s all related to Lana’s incident. When I was fired by the school, my dad tried to utilize his connections as a retired teacher to prove my innocence and retain my job. Eventually, his actions put a target on his back.
“20 days ago, my parents and I were surrounded by a gang of thugs on our way back from the market. My dad tried to fight them off, but how could one man possibly win against a group of thugs with weapons? In the end, he was severely hurt.
“And my mom… She was traumatized by all that happened.”
Stephanie started sobbing uncontrollably as she finished her story.
Caspian was enraged as he listened to her story. He had never expected that so many evil-
doors lurked within Southlake City.
He believed the incident was more than met the eye, that Tony Brooks was merely carrying out orders for even more powerful benefactors that were hiding in the shadows.
“Don’t Ms. Wildman. I’ll help you.”
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“But what can you do, Caspian? Please, don’t trouble yourself further. I don’t want you to end up in danger!”
She was worried that he might impulsively go against the thugs.
“I have some cash right here. Keep it as an emergency fund of sorts. And for now, you should stop heading out to get your groceries.”
Caspian brought out 150 thousand dollars and gave it to Stephanie.
“This is way too much! I can’t possibly accept your money!”
“Ms. Wildman, without your help, I would never be the man I am now. It’s now my turn to return the favor.”
She continued to refuse, “I just did what any teacher would’ve done, Caspian.”
“You’ve helped me so much when I was still a student, Ms. Wildman. I’m sure you need money now more than ever to deal with all your emergencies. Please accept the money.”
“Alright. I’ll pay you back in the future.”
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Stephanie nodded and finally accepted the cash as she realized how badly she actually needed.
- it.
The two of them then continued to hold a casual conversation.
Sometime later, Caspian got up and prepared to leave. “I still have matters to attend to, so I’ll be taking my leave now, Ms. Wildman. I’ll visit your father when I can.”
Stephanie managed to force a smile and replied, “Alright, I won’t delay you, then. Come visit us whenever.”
“I will.”
He nodded his head and left the house.
He got back into the car and turned to Sylvia. “I need you to find out everything about Ms. Wildman’s incident. Especially information about who the real mastermind is.”
Sylvia nodded her head and replied, “Yes, sir!”
“It seems that Southlake City isn’t as peaceful as we thought. It might be too difficult for the two of us to get rid of all the evil–doers within the city.”
“Any plans in mind, Caspian?” asked Sylvia.
