The two men had a brawl, their faces showing the aftermath of the fight. It seemed that the filming task for today couldn't be completed. The director had no choice but to call Mr. Marsh and explain the situation.
Marsh Group, with towering skyscrapers standing proudly.
Ivan had just finished a video conference and was standing by the window, holding a cup of water, watching the clouds drift by as he pondered over a certain plan.
His phone rang, and he saw it was the director calling. He answered.
The director simple explained the situation, "Mr. Marsh, hello. Spencer and Harlan had a fight, both are injured and refuse to go to the hospital. They are both bruised and swollen. It seems like we won't be able to film today."
Ivan furrowed his brows slightly, responding in a deep voice, "I understand." He then hung up the phone.
After a while, he called Andrew's number.
At that moment, Andrew was in Spencer's dressing room, watching nervously as the medical staff tended to his wounds. He answered the call, "Hello, Mr. Marsh."
"Is he badly hurt?" Ivan didn't ask for the reason, but instinctively cared about his brother's condition.
Andrew, looking at the man wincing in pain from the treatment, felt a pang of compassion, "Well, not too serious. His face is bruised, there's blood on his lips and nostrils, his eyes... a bit swollen. Otherwise, he should be fine."
Listening to his description, Ivan could already imagine the scene.
Mr. Marsh remained silent, and Andrew didn't know what else to say. The call continued in silence.
Glancing sympathetically at Spencer, who was receiving treatment, Andrew felt like he was looking at a troubled child.
After a while, a voice came from the other end of the line, Ivan inquired, "The reason? Why did they fight?"
"Harlan had dinner with Summer last night, it got captured by the press and made news. Then... Spencer probably couldn't hold back his anger." Andrew reported, part fact, part speculation.
Ivan couldn't understand, "So, he just went and punched Harlan? And got hurt himself?"
It was just a meal, was it worth all this?
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