Chapter 235 The Villain Stroke The First Blow
Hubert was silent for a moment, and then told his brothers to get out of the way.
Patrick immediately went into the ward with his parents.
Leila held Andy in her arms and moved the ice so Patrick could see Andy's face. The ice had been applied on his face for a long time, but his face was still red and swollen.
Children's skin was delicate, therefore, being punched by Ryan so hard, Andy's bruise wouldn't recover anytime soon.
Seeing his son's small face was swollen, and his usual clear bright eyes, at this moment was full of fear, even though Patrick rarely took care of his son, he still felt distressed, scolding Ryan for being so vicious.
"How could Ryan do such a thing? My care for him worth nothing."
Penny felt distressed, wanting to touch Andy's face. Andy was so frightened that he immediately turned his head and buried it in his mother's arms. His hands held tightly to his mother's clothes and he cried out in fear, "Mom! Mom!"
Leila slapped her mother-in-law's hand away and said coldly, "Andy is afraid of you. Don't touch him."
"Ryan is such a brat. I will teach him a lesson when I get back. I didn't raise him to hit my grandson."
Paul Cerone, in addition to feeling distressed, was very angry.
He thought that he and his wife had helped their daughter take care of her three children over the years. Their daughter tended to say fine words, explaining that their son's family lived in downtown and that they didn't feel like living with their son, so she took the two old people to her house considering she lived closer.
She said her family would keep them company, but in fact, she just wanted the two old people to help look after their children.
Her in-laws didn't help look after children, whether it was her children or her brother-in-law's. Her in-laws thought the children were her and her husband's, so they should look after them on their own.
The couple devoted themselves to looking after of their three grandchildren. They put in money and effort. The money that the son gave to the two old people as living expenses was all spent on their daughter and her family.
In the end, the grandson they brought up hit his other grandson hardly.
Paul suddenly felt that the grandson he and his wife raised was very ungrateful.
After pacifying Andy, Leila asked her in-laws coldly, "Are you happy with the way Andy is now? You haven't taken care of Andy since he was born. You took him, but didn't take good care of him. Do you treat him as a kitten or a puppy? Even kittens and puppies need to be looked after to survive."
Paul and penny both dared not say anything.
After a while, Patrick said, "This... This is an accident. None of us wanted this to happen. Our niece said that Andy beat Barry first, and that was why Ryan beat Andy."
Leila leapt to her feet, kicked Patrick and scolded, "You believe what she said? Andy would never hit others first. Barry must have hit Andy first, and Andy hit him back. Barry pretended to cry and asked Ryan to hit Andy for him."
As their aunt, Leila was very clear about what kind of people her sister-in-law's three children were.
This was why she refused Patrick's request to help Priscila take care of her children.
When Barry was at her home, he would even bully Andy and grab his toys. If he were at his own home, he would be more wayward and bully the hell out of Andy.
Patrick took a kick from Leila, but he dared not fight back because Leila got several helpers standing outside.
Patrick was aware of the fact that Hubert had many brothers, as they had meals together during New Year.
He and Jerry had a great talk back then, but he didn't expect that on this occasion, he met Hubert's brothers again.
"Andy... come here. Let me hug you, all right?"
Patrick no longer defended his nephew. He wanted to hold his son.
Not wanting to be held by him, Andy held on to Leila's shirt tightly.
Leila held Andy and avoided his outstretched hand.
"Patrick, if you care about your son, please leave with your parents now! I don't expect you to get justice for Andy, but don't scare Andy around here. Andy has already been terrified..."
Leila started to whimper again.
Patrick looked at his son.
Penny wanted to say something, but she was held down by her husband. She looked at her husband and saw his face darkened. Penny eventually didn't say anything.
A while later, Patrick said, "We're leaving now. Leila, you take good care of Andy. Before Andy's custody is determined, I promise you that I won't take Andy away from you again."
If he took Andy away, he would have no time to look after him, and he wouldn't feel reassured if he left Andy to his parents.
Unless his parents moved in with him.
But Isabelle said she hoped not to live with her in-laws in the future.
He and Leila did not reach an agreement on the terms of the divorce today,"but they could continue negotiations during Leila's divorce proceedings. He wanted a divorce as soon as possible.
He didn't want to put it off any longer.
Patrick left with his parents.
After leaving the hospital, Penny said, "Patrick, you're not giving up on Andy, are you?"
"Mom, Andy is emotionally unstable and frightened now. Andy is taken care of by his mother and aunt, and he has a deep bond with them. We'll leave Andy with them for now, that way, it's good for the recovery of Andy's mental health."
"It doesn't mean I'm giving up custody of Andy."
Patrick fastened his seat belt and said, "Mom, after Leila and I divorce, you and Dad can move back to our hometown from my sister's house. You look after Andy, and I'll give you an extra thousand dollars as monthly living expenses."
"Ryan has gone too far this time. I don't feel comfortable letting Andy live in my sister's house."
Paul said, "Patrick, take your mom and me to your sister's home now. We'll pack up and move back to our own house. We won't help your sister take care of the children anymore."
"Your mom and I have been so good to Ryan, but they treated Andy like this. I don't know if you feel distressed for Andy, but me being as a grandfather, seeing Andy being beaten up like that, I feel really distressed and angry."
Before Patrick could say something, his sister's call came.
As soon as he answered, he heard his sister cursing on the phone, "Patrick, how badly did your son get beaten? My son is also a kid. How bad could he beat Andy? They asked your brother-in-law to beat Ryan, and Ryan was beaten beyond recognition."
"They did it on purpose. They intentionally took Andy to the hospital, blaming my son for beating Andy into the hospital. They have to be responsible for what his father did to my son. If they don't compensate me, I won't let them get away with it. On account of the fact they outnumbered us, they bullied us, and they even smashed everything in my house."
When Priscila arrived home and saw her son in such a miserable state, she felt distressed. She scolded her husband and immediately called her brother.
"You tell Leila to have her sister come over and apologize. They have to pay for what they smashed in my house and my son's mental damage compensation. I won't let them off until I am satisfied with their compensation! Don't think I'm afraid that her in-laws have many people."
Priscila now hated her sister-in-law and her sister's guts.
She got her ass kicked by Leila today, and her son was beaten up hard by her husband because of Teresa's in-laws. She got the short end of the stick, therefore, she was determined that she would do everything she could to avenge herself on Teresa!