He Gave Me Hearing, Then Taught Me What Silence Really Means novel Chapter 206

Ten minutes passed, and there was still no sign of her.

Nelson Saint's expression darkened. Finally, with the help of the Xavier family, they found her in the swimming pool. Josie was floating motionless on the water, having already lost consciousness.

Panic seized Nelson. He dove straight into the pool, pulled her out, and immediately began CPR.

The Xavier family was horrified. If Nelson's daughter died on their property, the consequences would be apocalyptic.

Josie coughed up mouthfuls of water. She opened her eyes, saw Nelson, and was too terrified to even cry.

Nelson let out a heavy breath, his face pale with fury. "Investigate this!" he snapped at the men nearby.

He scooped Josie into his arms, completely abandoning the auction, and strode toward the exit.

The surrounding crowd dispersed, murmuring and guessing who could have been bold enough to do such a thing.

The Xavier family swiftly handed over the security footage. The cameras showed Josie running downstairs in tears and heading to the pool—completely alone.

The pool area was deserted since most guests were in the main hall. Only a few stragglers occasionally passed through the quiet corridors.

Nelson had no patience for a prolonged investigation. He gave his bodyguards a direct order. "When you find the guy, break his legs and throw him out."

The bodyguards immediately nodded.

Lydia Thorne, who had been anxiously hovering by Nelson's side, lowered her head. The moment she did, a cruel smirk flashed across her lips.

Soon enough, a crystal-clear video clip landed in the hands of Gideon Xavier. The man who pushed Josie had been identified. It was a temporary worker hired for the night named Brooks Lane.

Brooks had been unemployed for a long time. He couldn't even scrape together a thousand dollars. His father, Walter Lane, was hospitalized and needed over a million dollars for medical treatments. As the eldest son, Brooks deflected all the pressure onto his sister, Juniper, while constantly wallowing in his own uselessness. To make matters worse, his wife, Nadine, was pregnant and due in just two months.

The day before, Nadine had pitched Brooks an idea. "A friend of mine has some connections here. She heard you're out of a job, so she told me to send you over. Five thousand dollars for one night."

And so, Brooks was smoothly coaxed into the waiting car. Whatever happened next was none of Nadine's concern. The worst-case scenario was that he'd make a fool of himself, just like his parents. The Lane family's dignity wasn't worth a dime anyway.

Nadine sat back, blissfully guarding the fortune in her account.

Meanwhile, Brooks was dragged into a pitch-black room. He had absolutely no idea what he had done wrong.

The men didn't give him a chance to utter a single word. They ruthlessly shattered both of his legs.

"Argh!"

Brooks was tossed out into the street like a dead dog.

Because the Xavier family's auction house was packed with elite guests tonight, the men didn't want to cause a scene. They dragged his battered body quite a distance away, dumping him into a desolate, pitch-black alleyway.