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Gwen looked at Xu Fu approvingly, then said to Peter and Harry, "You two are really slow."

"So, what happened to Mary? Does anyone still dare to mess with Mary?"

Harry was somewhat puzzled.

Anyone who dares to bully any of them at their school, Harry will show them what Harry Osborn is all about.

"Snapped!"

Gwen smacked Harry on the head without hesitation and said angrily, "You idiot! How can you be Osborne's heir like this?"

Harry "..."

Well, he just doesn't pay much attention to Maria.

"I guess it's Mary's father."

Gwen said in a low voice, a thoughtful expression on her face.

"Her father? Impossible, right?"

Xu Fu frowned.

“...She had marks on her face from being slapped by an adult. If the person who hit her wasn’t related to her, Mary would definitely have told us.”

"In addition, Mary's situation is not optimistic."

Peter added.

"Should we conduct a secret investigation?"

"Well, don't tell Mary about this, it will upset her."

Gwen made a decision.

Since Mary Jane didn't tell them about it, it means she had her own considerations: perhaps she didn't want her family's troubles to be reflected on her friends, or perhaps she didn't want others to know about her family's situation...

But in any case, now that their friends have discovered this, they can't pretend they didn't see anything.

Titan Squad, covert operation!

When Mary Jane returned, the four of them exchanged glances and pretended that nothing had happened.

...

The winter sun shone down on Mary Jane, but offered her no warmth.

She glanced at the departing sunlight, then at her home next door, and unconsciously hugged her shoulders with both of Zhao Li's hands.

The smile on her face vanished, and the strong, sunny, and brave girl suddenly became like a kitten drenched in the rain.

Taking a deep breath, she mustered all her courage and walked home.

Her home is also in Queens; it's a two-story house that looks a bit old.

She cautiously pushed open the door, somewhat relieved that she hadn't seen that nightmarish figure.

She put down her textbooks from her schoolbag and went upstairs to her bedroom.

"Mother."

She pushed open the door, looked at the woman lying on the bed covered in wounds, and called out softly, her eyes filled with heartache.

Madeline opened her eyes and smiled when she saw her daughter.

How was school today?

Looking at Mary Jane's face, her eyes were filled with guilt.

She's so useless; she couldn't even protect her own daughter, and instead, she was protected by that boy who got beaten up again yesterday.

"I'm fine!"

Chapter 1247 Without Hesitation

Madeline watched Mary Jane walk into the dim light, her daughter slowly descending the stairs as if about to be swallowed by the darkness. She struggled to her feet and picked up the cane that lay to the side.

At the same time, Mary Jane also came down the stairs.

Her gaze first swept over the broken plate on the ground, then looked at the grains of rice stuck to the floor. She pursed her lips, mustered her courage, and looked in the direction of the scoundrel.

Only her father, Philip, was flushed and drinking beer from a bottle.

If only I could just drink myself to death like this.

Upon seeing his appearance, a thought immediately came to Mary Jane's mind.

"You damn good-for-nothing! Did you do this?"

Upon seeing Mary Jane, Philip put down his beer bottle on the table and staggered toward her.

Mary Jane took a step back in fear, but still resolutely raised her chin.

This subtle action probably enraged the scumbag, who punched Mary Jane in the face, knocking her to the ground.

"You damn good-for-nothing! It's all your fault the rice is so salty! I broke the plate because of you!"

The scoundrel picked up a beer while cursing, took a sip, then spat it out. He walked over to Mary Jane, who was sitting on the ground, and started pinching her face hard with one hand.

"I told you not to fucking cook Chinese food! I fucking hate Chinese food!"

"do you understand?"

"Damn it! Don't look at me like that!!"

The scoundrel cursed viciously and pushed Mary Jane to the ground.

A sharp shard of glass pierced Mary Jane's arm, and blood gushed out instantly.

Seeing this, the scoundrel was not panicked at all. Instead, he stood up and stomped hard on Mary Jane.

"What the hell is wrong with me!"

He cursed and was about to throw a second punch when Mary Jane's mother rushed over.

She looked at Mary Jane, whose palm was bleeding profusely, swayed slightly, and nodded. To Mary Jane's surprise, she gently tapped the crawling man with her cane.

Mary Jane was stunned.

In her memory, her cowardly mother had defied this despicable man for the first time.

Bang

With a crisp sound, a wound appeared on the scumbag's head, and blood gushed out instantly.

Skum was stunned.

This was the first time he had encountered something like this.

His drunkenness vanished instantly after that blow.

"You bitch! Are you looking for death?"

He cursed viciously, grabbed Madeline by the hair, threw her to the ground, and clenched his fists, slamming them against the woman's body.

Madeline screamed and slipped to the ground.

Mary Jane screamed and turned sharply towards the man.

The scoundrel stumbled and was knocked to the ground. He glared angrily at the mother and daughter, raised his head, and said vehemently, "Wait, I'll settle the score with you when I get back!"

After saying this, he pressed his hand against the bleeding head, shook it slowly, and walked out the door.

Watching the scoundrels leave, Mary Jane hugged her mother, wiped away her tears, and said, "Mom, let's go somewhere else."

"But how are we supposed to survive? He won't let us go; he'll kill me."

Madeline was terrified.

She had run away from home before and tried to divorce another woman, but each time she was met with even more severe beatings.

Clearly, after a long period of domestic violence, she had lost the courage to break free.

This turn of events today may be the last time she displays courage.

Mary Jane picked up her cane, helped her mother upstairs.

Looking at the backs of the mother and daughter and the bright red bloodstains on the ground, one feels as if these two people have been abandoned by the whole world, which is heartbreaking....

Mary Jane didn't notice that just as they turned to go upstairs, a tiny, inconspicuous robot, no bigger than a palm, appeared from around the corner and quickly walked away.

Meanwhile, the four Gwens who witnessed this scene through the little robot felt as if a bomb had been planted in their chests, ready to explode at any moment.

"Damn it! This is infuriating!"

"Damn it! It's not Dad!"

Poor Mary Jane!

Peters and his two companions roared angrily, and Harry nearly dropped the remote control he used to operate the robot.

Gwen was equally angry. She took a deep breath: "We have to help them."

All three nodded without hesitation.

Gwen hesitated for a moment.