Miss, My Father loves you
Chapter 40 Mommy Was Bullied

This time, when Lucy went back to her dressing room to have her makeup done, she was reciting the lines using her own script. She wanted to display an excellent performance in front of Benjamin. When it was time to shoot, Lucy had mentally prepared for everything, and was ready to act at a moment's notice.

But as soon as the cameras started rolling, the leading actor playing the emperor flew into a fit of rage and yelled, "This is the imperial palace! Even if you are good friends with the empress, I will not stand that you abused my maid without my permission!" After he said that, the emperor ordered his guards to punish her with twenty hits from a wooden plank.

Before Lucy had the chance to react, she was dragged away by a group of guards, and the cruel beating began.

"Ah!"

Lucy bellowed in pain as the plank struck against her delicate body.

The look on her face was sheer pain that was free from pretense, and Vivian took the opportunity to get a close-up shot of her.

Daryl's eyes widened as she watched the horrifying scene. This scene was astonishingly similar to the time Lucy changed the script without her knowledge and slapped her. "Benjamin is already formidable at such a young age," Sofia whispered to her. Hearing Sofia's remark, Daryl turned to the crowd, and saw that Benjamin was watching the scene at the moment. His handsome face appeared strikingly similar to Zack's cold and ruthless appearance.

She couldn't resist chuckling. "This child is something else. He handles reason and emotion quite well."

Perhaps he was taking after Zack. With a father like him, it wouldn't be difficult for the boy to become outstanding.

Whether she liked it or not, Daryl had to admit that Zack was an excellent man, except for his personality. After all, whenever he was acting cold, it was enough to freeze people to death.

By this time, Lucy had been beaten ten times with the plank. In reality, this kind of scene didn't need so many takes. But Benjamin was watching her, so she couldn't do anything to resist.

Later on, they were afraid that it would be terrible if news got out that Lucy fainted during the scene. So she told the producer to intercede and speak to Benjamin. After that, the boy let her go. "Lucy, what on earth happened?"

When Sadie returned, she noticed that Lucy's face was as pale as a sheet. She was lying on her stomach on the sofa, and couldn't stand up at all.

"I..."

It was so painful that no voice could escape her throat. Lucy grabbed onto Sadie's clothes and groaned, "Take me to the hospital!" Upon hearing this, Sadie immediately asked a male staff to carry Lucy on his back, and then she drove her to the hospital at once. "Sofia, do you think something bad will happen to Lucy?"

Daryl looked a little worried for her. "She looked so thin and feeble. She got hit ten times. I'm worried that something might go wrong."

In reality, she really wasn't worried about Lucy. But she was afraid that Benjamin would get involved. If the news got out, the boy might be in trouble.

"Don't worry,"

Sofia comforted her. "At most, she will have to rest for a day or two. Besides, the boy is from the Ji family and the future heir of the whole Ji Group. Is there anyone who has the guts to harm him in the entire D City?"

Sofia had always thought that Daryl was prone to overthinking. It seemed like she didn't realize she had married a big shot.

"I see."

Daryl nodded in agreement.

After watching the shooting, Benjamin happily left with Dillon. Before he left, he said goodbye to Daryl in an isolated place. When they returned to the car, Dillon handed his phone to Benjamin. "Bennie, your father is calling."

Benjamin's proud expression was immediately replaced by vigilance. "Did you tell Daddy that I came here for Mommy?"

"No, I didn't." Dillon shook his head. "But he called your teacher."

When he heard this, Benjamin reluctantly picked up the call.

"Benjamin."

As soon as he answered, Zack's cold and intimidating voice came from the other end of the line.

"Daddy, you have to listen to me first. Mommy was bullied. I couldn't just stand by and do nothing!"

Benjamin pleaded pitifully before his father had the chance to chew him out. "Mommy is so miserable there. She got slapped today, and it made me so angry!"

Zack was silenced by the little boy's plea. For the first time, he didn't scold him. Instead, he said, "Go back to your class."

"What?"

Benjamin couldn't believe that his dad didn't berate him this time.

"What? Do you not want to?"

"It's not like that!" Benjamin answered at once. "I'm going back to school right away and study hard, Daddy!"

After dropping Benjamin off at school, Dillon went to the company.

In the office, Rollins was standing beside Zack while Dillon was giving his report.

"So that's how it happened, sir."

Dillon updated Zack about what happened to Daryl in the set. Zack's handsome face darkened and his eyebrows creased together. "This Lucy sounds familiar. Who is she?"

"Sir, Lucy is an actress from Huangfu Entertainment, and she is also Lyman's current girlfriend," Dillon responded.

"Lyman?" Zack said the name in a frigid voice. "Inform them that the budget for the next movie of Huangfu Entertainment has been withdrawn."

"Understood, sir," Dillon replied calmly.

Standing next to Zack was Rollins, who didn't look amused. 'What the hell is going on? Lyman and Mr. Ji practically grew up together. Why did Mr. Ji withdraw the investment?' He then stared Dillon in confusion. Dillon gave him a look, implying that he didn't need to be surprised.

When it came to Daryl, Zack was always like this.

"Has Benjamin gone back to school?"

It wasn't until Zack heard about his wife that he finally remembered his son.

"Yes, sir,"

Dillon answered promptly. "He said that he would rectify his mistakes and study harder in the future."

"I see."

Zack wasn't interested in his son's promises anymore. Instead, he said to Dillon, "Ask him to attend school obediently. If he even dares to skip a day of school again, I'm going to cut off his allowance for next month. 'Yes, sir. Realizing that Zack was about to continue working, Dillon and Rollins went out at the same time.

"What's going on with Mr. Ji?"

Rollins was still confused.

"Well, besides Bennie, Mr. Ji will have another weakness in the future." Dillon patted his shoulder.

Still bearing a confused expression, Rollins asked, "Do you mean Mrs. Ji?"

'But how could it be? Mr. Ji has always loathed women. Even though Mrs. Ji is Bennie's mother, there should be no exception to that rule.'

"You must understand that the women Mr. Ji hates are those showy ones."

Dillon flashed a peculiar smile. "But Mrs. Ji is different, you see."

At this point, Rollins was still puzzled. 'Aren't women all the same? There are different kinds of them?'