Chapter 175: Chapter 187: Redouble Efforts, Tenfold Return (12) Chapter 175: Chapter 187: Redouble Efforts, Tenfold Return (12) The police officers in the station were stunned, some in disbelief, wondering how such a refined and handsome man could have unleashed such violence in the detention room, causing those miserable screams.

Joseph Tucker frowned at Percy Stanton and asked, “You didn’t go too far, did you?”

Percy didn’t say a word, just walked straight out of the police station.

Joseph went to the detention room first, seeing those people lying haphazardly on the ground, their noses and mouths oozing thick fresh blood, faces swollen and bruised. He let out a sigh of relief that no lives were taken, then left the detention room.

Joseph never smoked but carried cigarettes with him. He took out a pack of high-quality cigarettes and handed them out to the officers in the station, pointing at the unconscious men in the detention room, cleaning up the mess for Percy: “Please send them to the hospital. The man who did this was my wife’s younger brother, he didn’t mean any harm, he’s just upset.”

The officers were shocked by his words – how could there be no ill intentions when they had been beaten so badly?

Joseph Tucker took out a check from his pocket, signed it, and handed it over. He looked at the officers standing before him and slowly said, “This is for their medical expenses.”

Pausing for a moment, he continued, “Believe me, he has already shown restraint. If he truly had ill intentions, those men would likely be dead by now, drowned in their own blood.”

When Joseph Tucker came out of the police station, Percy Stanton was already sitting in the car, waiting for him with the engine off.

Joseph walked to the car, opened the door, got in, and looked at Percy, saying, “This is the first time I’ve seen you go crazy over a woman like this.”

Percy cracked a smile but didn’t speak. He rolled down the car window, took a cigarette from his pocket, lit it up, took several puffs, then slowly blew out a beautiful smoke ring. Through that smoke ring, he seemed to see Isabel Smith’s proud and straightforward smile.

Percy Stanton calmed down a bit.

Seeing that Percy hadn’t spoken for a while, Joseph brought up the matter at hand: “Percy, when are you going back to Ravenwood City? Lucas Powell has been managing the Thompson Empire Group for you for quite some time now, and you should take up your responsibilities.”

Percy furrowed his brows before speaking, “In a while.”

Asking how long “a while” was, Joseph spoke in his usual calm voice with a hint of brotherly authority, “Give me an exact date or a convincing reason.”

“Do you want a reason?” Percy half-closed his eyes, looking at the dissipating smoke rings, and in them, he saw Isabel Smith’s face become more and more vivid. He instinctively reached out to touch her, but his fingers met only empty air and grazed the car roof. Realizing the emptiness within, he slightly curled his lips, and spoke with candid sincerity, “I want to stay beside my love, leaving here, I wouldn’t know where to find my love again. Is this reason enough?”

This reason moved Joseph Tucker, causing him to fall silent in an instant.

Percy’s clear, water-like black eyes showed a layer of warmth as he called out, “Brother-in-law?”

“Hmm?” Joseph Tucker turned to look at Percy.

“In a lifetime, everyone encounters a surprise…” Percy paused, then continued, “Isabel Smith is my irreplaceable, unique surprise.”

Joseph Tucker found himself at a loss for words, realizing that only those who had experienced deep love could understand the truth in Percy’s words.

All the heartfelt words and arguments he had planned to persuade Percy to return to Ravenwood City and take over the Thompson Empire Group suddenly seemed so pale and powerless at this moment.