CHAPTER 97: DID RUDI GET BEATEN UP FOR NOTHING?

Bruce looked at the figure not far away. She stood elegantly under the street lamp.

Her long hair was blown by the wind.

Under her feet, Rudi was beaten beyond recognition, and he was lying motionlessly beside the car.

James stepped forward to pull him up. He looked at Rudi and took a deep breath. Then he whispered, "Yes. This’s Mr. Rudi."

Rudi let out a soft cry of struggle, then his eyes rolled back and he completely fainted.

James’s back tightened. He felt that today’s wind was exceptionally cold. He was so scared that he wanted to hide in the car.

"What kind of grudge Mrs. Bruce was holding against Rudi? Why did she beat Rudi so badly?" James thought.

"Mr. Bruce, Mr. Rudi is..."

Before James could finish his words, he saw Bruce went towards Hilla.

Under the street lamp, Hilla seemed particularly thin and lonely. The black night shrouded her and the entire house in front of her.

Rudi took off his coat and put it on Hilla.

"It’s cold outside. Let’s go home."

Hilla shook her body, feeling the heaviness and warmth of the clothes. Suddenly, aside from the cold wind, there was a familiar smell, which was unique.

She calmed down and muttered, "Home?"

This empty house in front of her was her home. She was looking at the dark and heavy iron lock on the gate.

It was like an evil dragon guarding the door. How could she enter this home again? She was afraid she would never be able to enter.

"Bruce, I’m sorry. When I asked you to modify the design for me, it was too much."

She realized she was being very unreasonable, and it made him feel very embarrassed back then.

She asked him to do something he couldn’t do, and she threatened him with divorce.

Thinking about it now, she also felt that she was outrageous.

Rudi’s eyes darkened and his lips curved slightly. Even the night could not hide the darkness in his eyes.

On that expressionless and seemingly cold face, he said slowly, "That’s alright."

He never felt that Hilla’s request was too much. On the contrary, the reason she gave was too ample, and he even didn’t know how to refuse.

This was something that the Andersons agreed upon when Hilla married him.

From the very beginning, their marriage was placed on this house and on the contract she signed with Orlenna.

It was reasonable for Hilla to ask to take back the Holt’s mansion.

Hilla turned around and saw Bruce’s tightly curved lower forehead and slightly pursed lips.

She had sized him up closely countless times. She thought that she could draw his face even with her eyes closed.

However, at this moment, she realized that she was looking at a completely different Bruce from another angle.

The wind was cold, but when Hilla heard Bruce’s words, she felt that his heart was warm.

Hilla smiled. When she turned around and looked at the big house in front of her again, she suddenly felt much relieved and her eyes shined.

When she looked away again, Hilla’s eyes became extremely clear. She no longer looked at the big house that she had always been reluctant to part with.

Instead, she said to Bruce, "Let’s go home!"

Bruce nodded, put his arm around her, and walk into the car with her.

When James was left on the road, he realized that he had to send Rudi to the hospital.

Rudi who was heavily beaten up, probably could not go to the company for a month.

Thinking about what Hilla did to Rudi, James shivered. Hilla was really good at martial arts judging from Rudi’s injuries.

From time to time, she would use it on Rudi when he offended her.

Hilla was particularly quiet that night. She and Bruce returned to the Anderson’s. She had dinner, took a shower, and then lay down on the bed, looking straight at the ceiling, allowing Rudi to tuck her in.

She was like an obedient little doll.

Until she heard a voice, "Good night."

She closed her eyes without a second thought and fell asleep.

Rudi was beaten and sent to the hospital. So he made up an excuse that he went abroad for an inspection. After a long time that he didn’t show up at work, rumors began to spread in the company.

"Is it Mr. Bruce deliberately sent Mr. Rudi out? But Mr. Rudi is so obedient. The

direction of Anderson Group is changing. Mr. Rudi is going down. Mr. Bruce is in power again!"

In the Anderson’s,

Lysa knelt down in front of Tyree crying. The handkerchief in her hand was completely soaked. It was unknown if it was soaked with water in advance or if it was really tears.

This time, Orlenna was sitting on the sofa opposite to her and glaring at her coldly.

Unlike before, she kept a straight face and watching Lysa’s performance silently.

"Father, you have to help me. Rudi was almost beaten to death by Hilla. If we were from the same family, the police would have arrested her for attempted murder."

Lysa felt miserable, especially when she thought of Rudi’s appearance. She did not recognize him at first.

A leg was broken, an arm was broken, and his handsome face was beaten beyond recognition. Her son could not even speak now, and several of his teeth were broken.

Not to mention seeing it with her own eyes, just thinking about it made her heart ache.

"Sister-in-law, please say something. Hilla is your daughter-in-law. She has repeatedly beaten Rudi into the hospital. How did we offend her? What resentment does she have? I beg her to let Rudi go. If she wants, she can hit me instead. Just beat me to death. In any case, I am the least important person in the Anderson now."

As Lysa spoke, she pounced on Orlenna and plunged into her embrace, looking as if she was going to end either Orlenna or herself today.

...

"You, what are you doing?"

Orlenna was caught unprepared by Lysa’s sudden move and was startled.

Fortunately, she was sitting firmly on the sofa. If this was a chair, she would probably fall down.

After regaining her composure, Orlenna wanted to push Lysa away. She did not expect that Lysa would hold her tightly and refuse to let go.

"Sister- in-law, let Hilla beat me to death. Don’t vent your anger on my son. My son’s body is weak. He works so hard for the sake of the Anderson family and for the company."

Lysa was born into a normal family, and she dropped out of school early to marry Lucas. After that, she enjoyed the wealth that the Anderson family gave her.

Tyree wanted to give them some money and dismissed them.

How could Lysa, who was used to this kind of luxurious life, accept it?

It was not easy for her to work her way up here. She was surrounded by all the madams who fawned on her. She knew that even if the Andersons gave them a large sum of alimony, they would spend it all someday.

Only by firmly controlling the Anderson Group would they have a wealthy life.

After Bruce took control of the Anderson Group, they were almost kicked out of the Anderson family. Under their plotting, Bruce lay in bed for more than half a year, which made created a new chance for them.

"Just kill me. Sister-in-law, just kill me. I am willing to die for my son."

At this moment, Lysa was like a rogue. It was impossible to reason with Lysa, and she would not listen anyway.

All Lysa wanted was money.

"Enough, what are you doing?"

Orlenna frowned and tried to push her, but she couldn’t push her away.

Even though Orlenna usually had a good temper, she still felt a little angry, especially when Lysa followed up with a set of rotten tricks.

"Let go, let me go."

"My sister-in-law, you can kill me. Since Hilla wants an Anderson dead, let me die. The Andersons don’t have to care about my death, but Rudi is the descendant of the Andersons. How could Hilla do that to my Rudi?"

"Enough!"

Orlenna could no longer help it.

This was really the biggest joke in the world. The evil person was making a false accusation, and she could still be so shameless.

Orlenna’s harsh voice really gave Lysa a big fright. Lysa sat on the ground in a daze for a while.

Orlenna was a noble lady, but when she was angry, she could be frightening.

What’s more, Orlenna was really angry this time. Usually, Lysa was envious of Orlenna, but she was also afraid of her.

When Orlenna shouted, Lysa was stunned.

Before she could react, Orlenna ruthlessly flung away her hands.

She was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

"Sister-in-law"

"What sister-in-law? Didn’t you just say that your surname is not Anderson and that you are not a member of the Andersons? Please don’t call me that again."

Orlenna’s words weren’t sharp. Her voice wasn’t loud. It was neither slow nor hurried, but it truly scared Lysa into a cold sweat.

Lysa opened her mouth but found that she could not speak. She could only shake her head repeatedly.

Lysa was a member of the Andersons, and she wanted to stay in the Anderson family. Thinking of all the benefits that the Andersons brought her, how could she not want to be a member of the Andersons?

She was doing everything just for her son.

Hilla hit her son, so she should take responsibility.

Before Lysa could say anything else, Orlenna also decided she would not let Lysa had what she wanted as usual.

In the past, Orlenna was too soft-hearted. She always thought that Lysa was part of the family too, so she didn’t want to make things difficult for Tyree. But now what Rudi did made her furious.

"Hilla is Bruce’s wife. Although the Holt Group broke and she was penniless when she married Bruce, she was also a member of the Andersons. But what did Rudi do to her?"

Orlenna said in a low voice, but her imposing manner was oppressive, and it carried a chilling feeling, which frightened Lysa into a cold sweat.

Unlike Lysa, Orlenna came from a prestigious family. Orlenna’s words even frightened herself.

"What’s wrong with Rudi? He is the Anderson’s..."

"What’s wrong with Rudi? He’s your son. Don’t you know?"

"How, how can I know? Rudi has always been fine."

"Fine? He plays with women outside, gambling, and messing around with some indecent friends. I don’t believe you know nothing about these."

Lysa’s heart jumped. How did Orlenna know about these?

She concealed these very cautiously with money.

They shouldn’t know about these things, but when Orlenna mentioned it, it was clear that it wasn’t the first day that she knew about it. She knew everything, but she didn’t expose them.

"I, those women outside are all indecent, how can they be worthy..."

"Why are they not worthy? Since Rudi likes to get together with some shady women, what’s wrong with those women having thoughts about him?"

"Sister-in- law, your son married a decent wife. Now you want my son to marry a slut. This way, my son will not be able to compete with your son for the inheritance, right?"

Lysa acted as if she exposed Orlenna’s scheme, with a lofty and smug look on her face.

Orlenna looked at her and frowned. She said in a low voice, "I never thought about it, because Bruce doesn’t need to fight with anyone!"

Bruce was already the CEO of the Anderson Group. He had long been in charge of the Group, but the whole Anderson family still did not know about it yet.

"That’s not an excuse for Rudi to repeatedly violated Hilla. He doesn’t care about the face of the Andersons and his own dignity. Not only did Hilla beat him, but even I also want to beat him up."

Orlenna turned around and left the mansion without looking back while Lysa was still in shock.

Lysa sat on the ground and glanced at Tyree, who was silent with his eyes closed. He called out nervously, "Father..."

"Didn’t you say you don’t want to be an Anderson? Then get out of here."

Tyree did not even lift his eyelids the whole time. Lysa only reacted when the servants threw her out of the mansion.

What was this? Did her son get beaten for nothing again?