A Touch of Sweetness (Finnick Norton and Vivian William) novel Chapter 1549

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1549

The incident quickly became the hottest gossip around town. It seemed to be the only thing everybody was talking about the next morning.

“Carl Johnson? I’ve never heard of that name. Is he famous?” the other person asked.

“Carl Johnson might not be very famous, but you definitely would have heard about what he has done. Remember the rumors regarding Mr. Norton and his fiancée, Joan Watts? That was all Carl’s doing.”

“Oh, so that’s who he is. Please, that’s not fame, that’s notoriety. Even so, who would be so heartless to severe the tendons of his legs? That seems a bit too cruel…”

“Who knows? He probably offended someone he can’t afford to cross.”

“Say, do you think it could have been Larry Norton, the president of Norton Corporation? I mean, since Carl had framed him and his fiancée, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Mr. Norton had hired someone to do it as revenge.”

“Shhh! Watch your tongue! You don’t want to offend anyone!”

That was how most of the conversations of the public went. Unbeknownst to them, it really was Larry that ordered Caspian to carry out the brutal retaliation.

Larry had asked Caspian to think of a fitting punishment for Carl, and that it would be best if Carl could never cause trouble for others ever again. Thus, Caspian ordered his men to severe the tendons of Carl’s legs. After Larry found out, he acquiesced.

Since Carl Johnson was cruel enough to hire assassins to detach one of his and Joan’s arms, Larry had no reason to be merciful.

There were bound to be grey areas that would usually escape the sanction of the law.

Just like this one.

The night Carl had been taken to the hospital, the cops had already begun to investigate.

At first, they had considered the case as attempted murder and had conducted a series of investigations and interrogations, but the buzz soon subdued and things started returning to normal.