Summer watched Stanley get prepared to bend his knees without any resistance.
She tried to stop him, "No!"
Stanley ignored her and was about to kneel down. Summer said anxiously, "Stanley, you know Lester well. He won't let us go. Don't kneel for him!"
Stanley turned to look at her and smiled, "I haven't heard you say 'us' to me for a long time. I think it is worth coming for you."
With that, he knelt for Lester. He knelt without any hesitation, and the sound of his knees hitting the ground was especially loud on the guiet rooftop.
Summer closed her eyes and couldn't bear to look at Stanley who was kneeling for Lester.
Lester looked down at Stanley, of whom he was so proud. But now, seeing Stanley swallow his own pride and knee in front of him, Lester wasn't delighted at all.
"Back then, when I realized you were preparing to kill me, I was very happy and looked forward to that day. I finally have a courageous son who dares to go against me and wants to kill me. What I admired the most is your courage and wisdom."
"However...," Lester sighed and said in a regretful tone, "I'm very disappointed in you. You actually kneel before me to save a woman."
As he spoke, he got angrier. When he finished his words, he gave Stanley a kick.
Stanley was kicked not far away, but it was enough to show how furious Lester was.
Summer's heart gave a great lurch at the sight of this.
Stanley didn't say anything and knelt down in front of Lester again. And then, he bowed and kowtowed to Lester, "I shouldn't have betrayed you. You raised me up for many years, so I shouldn't have paid you back by trying to kill you."
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