A Man with Nerves of Steel (Joseph Hart) novel Chapter 252

Chapter 252

Jenton University Hospital reported the assault to the police. Combined with widespread media coverage and online accounts pushing the story, it exploded across the internet within just an hour or two.

Public outrage erupted. Women’s rights organizations, including the Women’s Federation and several advocacy groups, quickly stepped in, turning this case into one of the hottest topics.

Realizing the intensity of public anger, the police elevated the case’s priority. A larger investigative task force was assembled, and it launched a full-scale investigation. Soon, the attacker was arrested.

Joseph received the report. The attacker was Kyle Smith. He was around 40 to 50 years old. He wasn’t tall. In fact, he was thin and had a limp. Joseph found it hard to believe that such a man could beat Yvonne into that condition.

Joseph wondered why Yvonne hadn’t fought back.

If Yvonne fought back, Kylie wouldn’t stand a chance. There was only one explanation. His status was far above hers. It was so high that she didn’t dare to fight back. She had no choice but to endure the abuse in silence. She didn’t even report his previous assaults.

Instead of leaving work, Joseph stayed at the hospital. Later, Lacey came over and asked, worried about Yvonne, How’s Yvonne?”

Joseph replied, “As long as she’s under my care, she won’t die. However, if her family or Cora insists on transferring her to another hospital, you’ll know what that means. Lacey, if you want to help her, come forward as

witness. Testify against Kyle and expose Lowell Group’s PR department.”

Lacey was shocked. “Joseph, are you kidding me? How could I testify against them? If I do that, I’ll end up getting dragged into the investigation too. There’s no way I would dare tell outsiders anything about the PR department.

“Please don’t put me in that position. As long as she’s fine, that’s enough for me. I should get going!”

Originally, Lacey had planned to invite Joseph back to her apartment again. Now, seeing that he had started targeting Kyle, she realized that he was dangerous. He had to leave as soon as possible.

“Why won’t you listen to me? You don’t have to keep selling yourselves for Cora. You deserve freedom,” stated Joseph.

Just then, Cora entered and said, “Lacey, you should leave. Don’t show up in front of this man again.”

Cora looked at Joseph, displeased. Not only had he been speaking ill of her behind her back, but he was also encouraging people to testify against her PR department.

She realized the seriousness of the situation. The only option was to suspend all PR department operations immediately and arrange for the women working there to leave Jenton.

Lacey hadn’t expected to see Cora. She felt relieved. Thankfully, she hadn’t said anything inappropriate. If Cora ever found out Joseph had spent the night at her apartment, her comfortable life would be over. She hurriedly left the office.

“Joe, what are you doing? My PR department hasn’t done anything to you. Why are you trying to destroy it? Besides, what happened to Yvonne was her personal matter. Why are you blowing it out of proportion?” Cora questioned.

Although Cora was displeased, she was responsible. Since Joseph had a sense of justice, it meant he was a good man. She didn’t fall in love with the wrong person. Nonetheless, his righteousness also frightened her. He would expose even his own family for the sake of justice.

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“Are you trying to protect Kyle?” Joseph asked. He hadn’t expected Cora to show up. At the same time, he hoped she would show up. It meant that looking into Kyle had hit the mark.

The fact that Cora kept letting Kyle do whatever he wanted meant that there had to be some hidden connection between them.

Cora remained calm. “I have nothing to do with these people or incidents. I’m not protecting anyone. I came to take you home.”

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