Chapter 1668: It seems I still went a bit too easy.
On the way back, she kept thinking about this matter, and the faint pain in her heart wouldn’t go away.
Her hand instinctively rested on her non-functioning legs, and when she heard Harry Hall’s voice in front of her, she finally spoke:
"No, if my legs were fine, I would have gone up there and taken that bastard’s legs apart myself."
She hid her thoughts without a trace, pretending to speak nonchalantly.
Hearing this, Harry Hall laughed and said:
"It seems I was still too gentle."
Helen Melendy curled her lips into a smile, glanced at Elly Campbell, who had fallen silent for some unknown reason, and then looked back at Harry Hall, saying:
"People outside are starting to panic recently. Why aren’t you staying at home? Why are you both here at my place?"
Elly Campbell returned to her senses, reining in her thoughts, and said:
"I’m a bit worried about you, so I came to check up on you."
"Me too."
Helen Melendy shook her head a bit helplessly, "You two... I’m not a child."
"Even if you’re strong and healthy, can’t I still care about you?"
Harry Hall smiled, ruffling her hair, worried she might feel burdened by it, and added, "Aren’t we friends? Shouldn’t friends care for each other?"
Helen Melendy knew that Harry Hall was considering her feelings, worried she might feel pressured.
Before, she might have felt relieved, but now, seeing him so thoughtful of her, her heart grew heavier instead.
She gave Harry Hall a smile and said:
"You’re right."
Harry Hall recalled the video that the police had shown him earlier, in which Helen Melendy was holding a supermarket bag, and at the time, the groceries she had just bought were scattered all over the ground.
With a pained expression, he furrowed his brows and said:
"Next time, if you need to buy something, tell me. I’ll help you. I don’t feel comfortable with you going out alone."
Helen Melendy knew Harry Hall was worried about her, but when people’s thoughts differ, they lead to different interpretations.
In her nature, she was strong-willed. Even though her legs weren’t functioning, she didn’t want special treatment from others, so she wanted to handle everything personally. She wanted to prove to herself and others that even though Helen Melendy couldn’t walk, it wouldn’t impact her life in any way.
But is that really the case?
No, it’s not!
Sitting in a wheelchair, people pushed her over whenever they wanted, humiliated her whenever they felt like it. She didn’t even have the strength to rush in and teach them a lesson. Who was she kidding about being strong?
Her insistence on being strong nearly caused Elly to kill that bastard.
And brought unnecessary trouble to Harry Hall.
So, even though she was unwilling to accept being a useless person, the facts were right in front of her.
This made her think of the young man she met in the company elevator that day, who helped her out.
He didn’t see her as part of a special group. To others, he might seem unreasonable or cold, but at that moment, she was grateful for his equal treatment.
People, when they address problems from different perspectives, will always come up with different outcomes.
After some thought, she didn’t argue, just gave a resigned smile and said:
"I didn’t think it was a big deal. The supermarket is just outside the community, and there are accessible paths for wheelchairs. Who would have guessed I’d run into a mad dog like that."
She saw the look on Harry Hall’s face, which became a bit harsh, probably because he was recalling the earlier incident.
