Victor!
Sophia slightly opened her red lips and hastily pointed at Zach behind her, saying, "Mr. Hastings, save him."
"Hmph, even if Victor came today, I will still make sure this guy is beaten to a pulp!" Paul arrogantly declared with his back turned to Victor.
Victor laughed, his crisp laughter sounding out of place in this moment.
The surrounding guests stood up one by one, saying, "Mr. Hastings, you've finally arrived. Paul has gone too far. Quickly stop him."
Upon hearing "Mr. Hastings," Paul quickly turned around. Initially, he thought they were talking nonsense, but he didn't expect Victor to be really here! Paul was scared and hastily halted the bodyguards, then wearing a fawning expression, he said, "Mr. Hastings, when did you arrive?"
"I arrived when you said you wanted to smash him to death," Victor walked up, glanced at the chaotic surroundings and the disheveled Zach, and curled up his mouth with a smile, "Continue, I'm watching."
His words were calm, but they made everyone around tremble involuntarily.
Victor was furious!
Everyone instinctively took a step back.
Although Paul was arrogant, he knew very well that his company still had a certain gap compared to the Aadelha Group. It was one thing for him to be caught beating Zach in front of Victor, after all, Zach had struck him first. BHowever, if he dared to lay a finger on Zach again in front of Victor, then Victor might really become angry.
Paul smiled and shook his head, "I was just joking, I was just playing around with Mr. Carter, Mr. Hastings, please don't take it to heart."
"I only saw you hit my friend's child, I didn't see anything else. If you really want to play, I don't mind playing with you," Victor said confidently, as a man in a black suit approached.
This person was Victor's assistant, David.
No one knew when David had arrived. He walked up and slapped Paul across the face.
"You..." Paul glared angrily, his bodyguards also rushed forward at the same time. However, before they could get close to David, Bella arrived with the Morison family's guards.
"What's going on here?" Bella questioned. By now, the guards had separated Paul and Victor, and they glanced thoughtfully at Zach, who had been beaten up. Bella smiled and asked, "Did you get into another fight?"
Through gritted teeth, Paul said, "Ms. Morison, I came to your house to attend a charity gala, and I was attacked. Don't you owe me a reasonable explanation!"
Bella looked around doubtfully, "Did you guys fight? Why didn't I see it?"
"He just hit me, Ms. Morison, didn't you see?" Paul pointed at David, his eyes filled with anger.
Only now did Bella realize that Paul's face was swollen on both sides. Apparently, he had been beaten, and beaten quite severely, or else his face wouldn't look like this. Paul approached her indignantly, wanting her as the host to stand up for him.
Bella pretended to be innocent and asked, "Is that so? Weren't you just playing around? Weren't they playing around?"
Her last sentence was directed at Victor.
Victor laughed and said, "Yes, they were just playing around."
"No wonder it's such a mess. The auction is about to start, if you want to play, please wait until after the auction. There are plenty of entertainment options at Morison Villa, there must be something you like. There's no need to fight, let's maintain elegance," Bella walked gracefully in front of Paul and said, "Mr. Anderson, your face seems to be injured. My house happens to have a private doctor, if you want, I don't mind having my private doctor come and bandage it for you."
She didn't even want to provide a doctor!
"Bella, I am a guest, and I was attacked at your place. Is this how you treat me?" Paul angrily questioned.
Bella was in a difficult position and said, "Haven't I been dealing with it already? You said it was just playing around, and I haven't even pursued the fact that you caused trouble on my property. What else do you want? Do you want me to kick you out?"
"You! Alright! Fine!" Paul pointed at Zach and Bella, his face turning red with anger. Finally, he angrily told his bodyguards, "Let's go!"
Several bodyguards followed Paul as they left.
Bella casually kicked away the broken glass on the ground and disdainfully said, "How dare they cause trouble in my territory."
After Paul left, others echoed, "Yes, Paul is despicable. He actually caused trouble in Morison Villa! Luckily, Mr. Hastings arrived in time, or Mr. Carter would have suffered."
"That's right, Paul is crazy. He's old but still competes with a young man. I really don't know why he does this. Thank goodness Ms. Morison arrived in time, otherwise he would have killed someone."
Others kept praising Bella and Victor.
Victor ignored them and walked quickly to Zach's side. "Why did you hit him?"
Zach covered his swollen mouth and his voice was hoarse. "I hate him."
After a few seconds of silence, Victor had David take Zach to dress his wounds. Sophia hurriedly caught up and walked with Zach. Victor's already sour expression turned even worse!
Bella thought Victor was angry because Zach was too impulsive and aggressive. She said, "Don't be angry. It's normal for young people to be impulsive and aggressive. You can educate him when you get back."
"You handle the party. I'll go check on him," Victor said, not at ease.
Bella shrugged. "Fine, I'll do it alone. You can go."
Before she finished speaking, Victor had already walked far away.
"Oh my god, you didn't even say goodbye to me," Bella said angrily and walked away.
The personal doctor treated Zach's wound in the backyard.
Sophia stood by Zach's side, her eyebrows furrowed tightly.
Zach held her hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just a small injury, not serious."
"You're bleeding and you're saying you're fine?" Sophia asked back, her face twisted in worry.
Zach smiled and asked, "Are you concerned about me?"
"Of course," Sophia answered without hesitation.
Zach happily held Sophia's hand and excitedly said, "I knew you care about me. As long as it's for you, I don't mind getting hurt no matter how serious."
"For a woman, you can even give up your life, right?" a sharp questioning voice came from outside the door.
Zach quickly looked up and saw that Victor had arrived. The smile on his face instantly disappeared. He pitifully said, "Uncle Victor, why didn't you come earlier? Don't you know how outrageous Paul was? He even held Sophia's hand!"
"What does that have to do with you?" Victor asked in return.
Zach explained loudly, "Of course, this has to do with me! How can I just stand by and watch Sophia being bullied by that scum."
"It's definitely because of her own fault," Victor reminded.
Standing aside, Sophia's face turned pale. She looked at Victor's profile in disbelief and asked with a trembling voice, "Mr. Hastings, what do you mean?"