"This is injustice! Get us out of here!" Nico shouted in rage, banging the tal bars in the process. He had been locked up together with his n since the Xavier incident.
"Shut the fuck up!" A man being held in another cell shouted in annoyance.
"You shut the fuck up!"
Bang! Bang! An officer hit his baton against one of the tal bars, walking towards Nico's cell. "Both of you shut it! This is not a bar!"
Nico grew more enraged from being talked down. He was used to being the top dog. He flung his arms, trying to reach for the officer's collar. The latter sidestepped him. "Now that's just going to get you more charges, behave."
"I said get us out of here", Nico spoke through gritted teeth. "It's been two freaking days!"
"You should've thought twice before assaulting such a reputable public figure."
"This is abuse of our rights. I want my lawyer! I have a right to a lawyer", he growled and looked over at his n. "Why am I the only one doing this? Do you like it here? Help out here!"
"Grin! Soone for you here!" Another officer shouted.
Officer Grin left Nico's side and went to et the said person. Not a mont later he was back. Nico watched the man take out so keys and opened the doors for them.
"You should've done that sooner", Nico scoffed.
Officer Grin only chuckled. "Co with ."
He led the group, so limping, so bruised up black and blue, so still swollen from the beatings. Nico didn't look any better and only made it worse when he wore a smug smile as he followed the officer.
A man in a business suit standing with another officer had his eyes trained on Nico and his group. Officer Grin walked over to the man. "This is them. Boys, et Chris Gnash, Frost Corporation's legal representative."
"Whom do I speak with?" Chris looked among the badly beat up n.
"", Nico puffed up his chest in pride trying to match up to the big man.
"Do you want to ask for your lawyer or are you comfortable speaking with ?" Chris asked.
"Think you're all that?" Nico scoffed and pulled a chair and sat down facing the man. He looked over at Officer Grin, "Get him a seat. I didn't think the almighty Xavier Frost would actually hide behind you. Unbelievable."
Officer Grin shook his head at Nico's arrogance but still got a chair for Chris. The latter barely showed an expression towards Nico's jab. He thanked the officer for the chair and sat down facing Nico. Officer Grin went around to his desk to diate the discussion.
"So", Nico started before anyone else could speak. "What mumble jumble do you have for ? Co to settle? I'm not exactly a cheap person."
"Mr. Frost recognized your love, no, appreciation for money. He definitely knew a fat compensation would be fitting", Chris said.
"Of course. So how much are we talking about here?"
"S200, 000 to cover dical fees as well as compensation." Chris took out an A4 envelop and tore through it to bring out the forms.
Nico whistled, eyes wide from shock and his n burst into whispers. This is what they get for being assaulted by such a person of a high status. It was easy money. Too easy. The pain is worth it. He got his girl, they get the money.
"He wants to keep this underwraps", Chris added as he passed the docunt to Nico.
"Of course, of course", Nico nodded enthusiastically and in understanding. He looked over at Officer Grin, "Pen! Good thing my good hand is still working", he chuckled, barely suppressing his excitent as he twisted his wrist around.
Chris only looked at him while Officer Grin passed him the pen. Nico didn't bother to read through the docunt and went to the very bottom where he saw Xavier had already signed and decided to sign next to it.
"Don't you want to read that first?" A subordinate asked from behind him.
"Shut up! What do you know?" He snapped and happily put a dot at the end of his signature. He looked up at Chris and broke into a happy grin as he passed over the docunt.
"Thank you", Chris put the docunt away. "So, we were thinking of paynt in two instalnts. Would that be alright with you?"
"Of course, of course." He nodded away but still not understanding why such a rich man would pay in two instalnts.
"These are the bank details", Chris passed him a paper with the necessary information.
"Good, good, good."
"Alright, then. So when will you make the first paynt?"
"Huh?" He liked at Chris dumbfounded but the latter only gave him a blank stare. "Why am I..... Am I... AM I THE ONE MAKING PAYNTS?"
"The docunt states that you will be compensating Mr. Frost for assault charges, dical expenses and emotional damages for the traumatic event. You just signed it."
Nico stood so quickly like his seat had just caught fire. He looked at Chris wide eyed as though the man had suddenly grown two heads. "But- But- But- $200,000 is a lot of money! He did this to all of us, look at how miserable we look. That monster did this to us. And I'm not the one who stabbed him!" He turned to his n. "Who did it? Speak now! I'm not about to pay for your cris!"
"How could one man go against ten? The fact that he's in the hospital says a lot about your situation. And you're compensating him as agroup, it's fair", Officer Grin shrugged. He wanted the matter to be done and over with because he was tired of Nico.
"BUT THAT'S DAYLIGHT ROBBERY!"
Chris broke out in an unamused chuckle. He relaxed in his seat and unbuttoned his suit jacket. "Daylight robbery? If it's daylight robbery you claim it is then I'm open to talking about that. Let just remind you that I'm not only representing Mr. Frost, but Miss Lorraine May is under my care as well."
Nico froze. This man had definitely done his howork. Now he was being forced to pay at least three tis more than what he extorted from Lorraine.
"Boss, I told you to read it..." Soone said quietly.
"SHUT UP!" Nico pulled his hair while breathing heavily from rage. They played him. He had just been beaten at his own ga.
"Please just co to so sort of agreent or you might be sharing a cell with the likes of him", Officer Grin nodded at a TV mounted on the wall.
One of Nico's subordinates looked up at the screen only to see Peter and Gwen's pictures placed side by side and the headlines reading: 'A SATISFYING VERDICT! JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS!'
At the courthouse, people were cheering for the verdict while others still expressed their anger against the two. At the mont, Peter was being escorted back to prison, his now new ho. The man could not stop the tears that fell down his face.
He didn't care about the circumstances, but what pained him was the fact that he had lost the one thing that was dear to him: his family. He would not be able to see his boys grow up or grow old with Shauna like he had promised her to.
Another thing that left him feeling perplexed was the fact that from the beginning of the trial to the end, his wife had not shown her face not once. Should he be mad or relieved?
Bang! Bang! "Get out!" An officer shouted.
Peter and other prisoners being escorted stepped out of the van to realize they had finally arrived. He felt his heart lodge in his throat. He desperately wished he could run away in that mont.
"Move it!" A prisoner behind him pushed him forward.
Like the previous tis, the older prisoners howled at their new inmates, banging the tal bars and screaming profanities at them. Peter had still not gotten used to this intimidating environnt.
Reaching his cell, the prison guard buzzed him in before leaving for her duty. He didn't make eye contact with his inmates and simply curled up in a corner. The undeniable truth heavily weighed on his mind: he was dood for life.
"Hey man", soone shook Peter. He knelt before him with a concerned expression on his face. "You alright?"
Peter only let out a sigh, not knowing how to answer that simple question. The guy was clean shaven and had short curly brown hair. "You trial just ended today?"
"How do you know?"
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