“When did our manager ever hit him? Quit spouting nonsense. Go on! Get out of here quickly. Don't cause trouble here.”
Seeing Jonty react this way, Donald was immediately rather puzzled.
Generally speaking, workers like Floyd, if bullied by the project manager, should feel quite happy when someone more powerful from the corporate headquarters arrived.
Why does it feel like they're avoiding me like a plague now?
What's going on?
Meanwhile, seeing Donald standing still, Jonty and his group were thinking that since they couldn't afford to offend him, they'd just avoid him.
Those few people had helped Floyd up and were ready to go elsewhere.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they moved Floyd, he let out a loud cry, clutched his leg, and began to weep.
“Stop! Don't touch me. I think my leg is broken!”
Upon hearing Floyd's words, everyone froze, not daring to make another move.
Their gaze fell on Floyd's leg. Sure enough, they saw his jeans dyed red with fresh blood.
“How did this happen? Didn't Mr. Jackle already refrain from hitting your leg?”
With tears in his eyes, Floyd answered, “When they were chasing me, they kept hitting my legs with their sticks. They only managed to catch me because I couldn't bear the pain anymore. Mr. Stark, is my leg broken? Will I become a cripple in the future?”
Everyone's eyes were somewhat reddened at those words.
If they had the ability to do other jobs, they certainly wouldn't be here doing manual labor.
For them, their health and physique were what got them jobs.
After all, construction sites weren't charity organizations. They wouldn't employ people with physical disabilities.
If something unexpected happened to the worker during the work process, who could bear the responsibility?
Floyd was still so young. Yet, just because of one accident, his leg was broken by those three rascals.
“Don't worry. You won't be crippled. I still have some money left. Let me take you to the hospital,” said Jonty as he prepared to take Floyd to the hospital.
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