'He thinks he can bully my woman in front of me and get away with it? How dare he make that assumption!' Andrew thought to himself.
Hatred filled Lena's heart when she saw Andrew running over and showing great concern for Ashley and completely ignoring her.
She had made it seem like she was the victim and Ashley was the perpetrator, and yet he went to check on her first.
When Andrew stopped them from leaving, she didn't know why but she panicked. Something inside her told her that if she didn't leave as soon as possible, something would happen. Something bad.
So she cried out, "Raymond, I'm hurt. My leg hurts so much. Is it broken?"
"Honey, don't worry. It will be okay. I will take you to the hospital now." Raymond tried to soothe Lena and was about to proceed towards the exit.
Andrew gave him a cold stare. "Who said you could go? Stop them. Detain them here," he commanded the manager.
The manager summoned some guards and they immediately blocked Raymond's and Lena's path.
Ashley couldn't understand Andrew's intention behind this. "What is this for?"
Andrew didn't look at Ashley. Instead he kept his eyes on the manager and said, "Pull up footage of this incident from the surveillance system."
Andrew stroked Ashley's hair gently and explained, "I am trying to get you justice. Being my woman, you are not someone they can bully without facing the consequences. Just wait and see."
Ashley nodded and said, "Okay." She didn't know why, but when he said "my woman," her heart pounded wildly in her chest.
Raymond turned around and stared at Andrew furiously. "What do you mean? If you do have something to prove, can't you wait until I take Lena to the hospital first?"
Andrew didn't even bother to look at Raymond before replying, "No."
"What kind of person are you? You can't obstruct my way and keep me here just because you are the boss. Besides, Lena is injured."
"What's happening there? Sounds like some people are fighting." A couple of well-dressed ladies were watching the scene unfold.
"I don't know. It seems somebody pushed that girl and now they aren't allowing her to go to the hospital."
"Well, why don't we go over there to take a look? We won't be able to figure it out by just talking about it here," suggested one lady.
"Okay, let's go take a look for fun."
The three ladies squeezed in to get to the front of the circle of onlookers. As Andrew didn't do anything to stop the bystanders from gathering, the place was soon crowded with curious customers.
The manager glanced at the speculating crowd and went close to Andrew. "Mr. Lu, should I get the crowd dispersed?" he asked.
He knew Andrew didn't like a noisy crowd.
This time, he was wrong.
Andrew replied, "Not necessary."
"Manager, we have the footage," said a man carrying a laptop. He went to the manager and passed it to him.
The manager in turn took it to Andrew.
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