Chapter 44

"I was scared of your bodyguard, girl. I thought he was going to beat me up earlier. He was staring too intensely. It's like he wanted to swallow me whole," Bret said exaggeratedly as they got into his car. She rode in his friend's car because she had left her car so that Gun could have a ride home.

"Don't worry. Gun probably won't punch someone without a reason," she replied to her friend while looking out the window.

"What's your plan, Arielle? Why did you send him home? He was right about what he said earlier. If it wasn't one group trying to kill you, maybe another group was waiting for you outside the hospital earlier. Your bodyguard is just worried about you."

Arielle let out a deep sigh. "I'm going to fire him from being my bodyguard, Bret."

"What? Are you crazy? Do you want to die early?" Bret commented with wide eyes when he heard what she said. When she didn't respond, Bret just sighed before speaking to her again. "C'mon, Arielle. If you have a problem, tell me. I'm here no