Upon hearing Matthew call out to her, Jennifer felt her heart skip a bit. She couldn't shake off the images of Matthew breaking people's legs.
In a panic, she gritted her teeth and ran as fast as she could without turning back. She was afraid that if she didn't hurry, Matthew would break her legs too.
An electric scooter zipped by and crashed into Jennifer. Jennifer shrieked in pain, holding her leg as she fell to the ground.
Startled, the young woman on the electric scooter burst into tears. Ignoring that she had fallen too, she sobbingly ran over and said, "Oh no! I didn't do it on purpose. Where did I hit you? I'm calling 911 right now. Don't worry."
Jennifer scrunched up her face in agony, but when she saw Matthew coming toward her with a broken baseball bat, she was too scared to even talk to the young woman on the scooter.
Instead, she picked herself up and hobbled away, continuing to flee.
The woman on the scooter was halfway through making the call when she watched the scene unfold. She hurriedly hung up and shouted, "Stop running, miss! Aren't you going to see a doctor?"
Jennifer was limping but she fled pretty quickly like a thief trying to avoid getting caught.
Matthew chased after Jennifer for a bit. He stopped when she saw her disappearing into the crowd. The reason he had been so aggressive was to intimidate her.
After what had happened, Jennifer probably wouldn't dare to stir up any more trouble again.
Zachary called over the security to clear away the brawny men writhing on the ground. He turned to Matthew and said, "Thanks a lot, Matthew."
Matthew chuckled. "Don't sweat it. We're friends."
When Matthew first ran into Zachary, they hung out in the staff room, shooting the breeze. After everything they went through, they became much closer. It had been a while since they last saw each other, and it felt like a long-awaited reunion.
Zachary leaned in close to Matthew and whispered, "Did you fight with Ms. Carter or something?"
Feeling that things with Rachel were kind of complicated, Matthew didn't want to get into it. He smiled and said, "It's nothing serious."
Zachary lowered his voice. "Since you haven't been around, people have been saying you broke up with Ms. Carter in the company. A lot of folks are eyeing on her now."
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