Faintly, the ambnce sirens could be heard in the distance.

The room became extremely tense. Be and the others were now looking toward the exit as they saw Bryan and Nick rushing outside to await the paramedics’ arrival.

"Be," Natalie grabbed Be’s hand in worry. "What happened to Henry? Why does he seem to be in pain? He looks pale, and his lips are purple. Is he alright?"

Natalie’s trembling voice failed to hide her fright. While her hand gripped Be tightly, her eyes still stared at her son in horror.

"Mom, he is—" Before Be could finish her sentence, several quick footsteps were hearding towards the living room. She saw Bryan leading two paramedics with their equipment, swiftly entering the room.

Natalie’s grip tightened as she saw the paramedics approaching.

"Mom, let the paramedics help him," Be said, pulling her mother into the corner.

Reluctantly, Natalie nodded and followed Be, but her eyes never left Henry.

As Be felt her mother’s cold hand gripping her arm tightly, she smiled gently and patted her hand. Leaning closer to her, she said, "Mom, my brother just fainted. He will be okay..."

Slowly, Natalie’s face rxed. Her eyes were not as tense as before, and all that was left was worry.

"Be, are you sure your brother is okay?"

"Hmm, he is—"

"But what happened to him before? Why did he suddenly faint just like that?" Natalie asked. She still couldn’t understand why Henry was lying on the sofa, looking in pain. "Is he sick?" she asked while trying to sound calm, worrying about distracting the paramedics.

"Mom, No. Henry is not sick," Be shook her head, smiling awkwardly. She tried to find the right words to exin how she beat her older brother. She didn’t want to anger her mother.

"So he’s not sick? Then why did he faint like that?" Natalie was even more confused by her short answer.

Be took a deep breath before she answered, "Mom, I had to p and kick my brother. And I think I hit him quite hard."

"YOU WHAT?" Natalie shouted in shock, but secondster, she hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand when she saw the paramedics and the others now ncing at her. She smiled while trying to gesture to them to continue helping Henry.

After being ignored by everyone, Natalie leaned closer to Be and whispered, "Be, you said you beat your older brother? Impossible! How could he be in that miserable state!?"

Natalie found it hard to believe that her daughter, who was three times smaller than Henry, could beat him to the point where he couldn’t get up or even faint.

"Hmm, I’m, mom…" Be smiled thinly at her mother’s skeptical gaze.

This is why Be didn’t want her family to know about her martial arts ability. The main reason is that no one would believe that her small frame could handle challenging and perilous situations like what happened earlier. And they always looked at her skeptically.

"No way! Your body is so small. How can you beat a grown man double, no, triple your size? He even fainted?" Natalie shook her head lightly, doubting Be’s im. She continued, "You asked Bryan to do that, right!?"

Be sighed deeply. She knew it was useless to exin now. She tried to distract her mother, saying, "Mom, you should stop asking about how I beat him and instead ask why I beat him."

Natalie patted her forehead lightly as if ming herself for forgetting about that. "You’re right; why did you hit him?"

"Because he wanted to p me in front of Grandpa. I’m sorry, Mom, I can’t let him beat me, or my older brother will never see the sun again if Tristan knows about it—" Be’s words paused when she saw her mother’s sharp gaze, annoyed at Henry. "You know how Tristan pampered me so much, right...Mom?"

"Hmm, I know! Well, your brother deserved it! You did the right thing, Be. I’ll scold him if he wakes up!" Natalie said in anger that Henry had dared to p his little sister.

Not long after, the paramedics finally finished giving Henry first aid. They both looked in Natalie and Be’s direction and started to exin what had happened to Henry.

"Mr. Donovan passed out. We have checked and found that his condition is stable. We also found out that he has suffered some internal injuries that require immediate treatment and surgery..." exined the paramedic before they excused themselves, leaving for the hospital for Henry to receive urgent care.

Be felt relieved that her brother would survive.

"Thank you, gentlemen..." Be said. And let them bring Henry.

Natalie insisted on apanying Henry to the hospital, and despite Be’s concerns, she couldn’t stop her. She could only ask Bryan and Noora to join her for support, even though they were nning to visit Tristan’s family hospital.

Taking a deep breath, Be looked at her grandfather, who had returned to his seat on the sofa. She felt guilty as she observed her Grandpa’s somber expression.

"Grandpa, I’m sorry I caused Henry so much trouble and ruined our dinner ns," Be said apologetically.

Isaac smiled at Be before responding, "Be, it’s okay. This is not your fault. He brought his own trouble, so let him face the consequences. You should go home now and be with Dax. The little guy must be confused about what happened here."

Be was startled, remembering her son. She stood up immediately, but before leaving the room, she looked at her grandfather and said, "Grandpa,e join us for dinner. Geoffrey has already asked the chef to prepare dinner for the whole family, but with what just happened, no one will attend."

Isaac frowned slightly as if he were thinking about something. After a few more seconds, he smiled at Be.

"Be, I hope you don’t mind if I pass dinner. I n to visit Henry in the hospital, too. I need to talk to your brother again to let him know that everything has changed," Isaac said, feeling weighed down by everything. He knew he couldn’t rest easy until he sorted it out.

Be didn’t press her Grandpa. She could only nod before leaving the house.