Aquilo sat up straight with difficulty. He felt like something cold and sharp had been stuffed into his hand.He silently tightened his grip on the thing.Seeing Aquilo’s actions, Luna was so angry that her entire body was trembling. “I originally planned to let you go, but since you’re so protective of your beloved sister, you can die together!”She picked up something on the coffee table and threw it on the floor.As soon as they heard the crash, there was a flash of fire outside.The fire spread and instantly surrounded the main manor.Luna laughed crazily and stared at Lily. “Your beloved Ruth should be here soon. She’ll stay by your side no matter what!”Lily stared at Luna and resisted the urge to strangle her as she continued.“But I won’t stay with you! After this matter is over, I can pretend to die a tragic death as a victim! That way, I can save both my reputation and my life! Moreover, I can only be at peace when I see you all die a horrible death! After this, I’m g
“No, don’t worry.”“That’s good!”The car sped all the way to the manor. By the time the car arrived, the fire was already raging.The entire manor was enveloped in a sea of fire, and the flames dyed the night red.When Ruth saw this, her heart almost stopped.She quickly got out of the car and subconsciously rushed forward. A hand grabbed her wrist. “Wait a little longer.”Ruth was anxious. “If we wait any longer, someone will die! Does this look like nothing will happen?”Abel pursed his lips and was about to speak when sirens sounded. They sounded like they were far away.He turned around and signaled to the bodyguard who had followed him.“Break the door down.”The bodyguard nodded and quickly stepped forward.Even though Ruth knew that Abel was confident, her heart was in her mouth.She could not stay calm when Lily’s safety was on the line.She quickly stepped forward and joined the group of bodyguards who were breaking the door.……In the room, Lily was still conf
Lily turned her head.She was met with an unfamiliar face.She was sure she had never seen him before.Moreover, he was not there earlier.What was going on?She was not the only one who was dumbfounded. The bodyguard who was covering his neck was also dumbfounded. Then, his expression darkened.Suddenly, the situation turned around and two other bodyguards stepped in to fight Denver’s men.Two other bodyguards watched the fight silently.Lily was a little confused and fell silent for a few seconds. In the end, she could not stop herself. She asked the two people watching the fight beside her, “Whose side are you on?”“We’re in charge of protecting you, Miss Lily. The boss said that if you don’t need us, we have to stay put.”She threw off the broken fruit knife handle and rubbed her numb wrist. “Who are the two people who attacked me?”They replied, “Those are the people Miss Luna brought over.”“Is your boss Abel?” Lily seemed to suddenly realize something.“Yes, he is.”
There were a few times when she felt that the other person was ruthless and wanted to kill her, but she managed to escape.If the last knife had been sharp, she would have probably died on the spot.She lived in a far too comfortable environment. The only excitement she felt was when she was racing. However, compared to what she had faced, that was not even worth mentioning.By her decisive and ruthless actions, it was evident that she had gone through something like this many times before and fought to hone her skills.Her thoughts were still racing, but she paid them no mind. She walked out of the door.The fire grew bigger, and smoke filled the air. She couldn’t stay here for long.Besides, she heard that her sister was already there.The two bodyguards standing at the side raised their hands to stop her and said, “Miss, please wait a moment.”Lily glanced at them. The two bodyguards looked nervous and quickly said, “It’s not the right time. Mr. Blakewell isn’t here yet.”T
Aquilo opened his mouth but did not know what to say.Just then, a team of uniformed police officers rushed over to the scene to rescue the hostages.Looking at the people standing before them, they could not tell which ones were the hostages.Galen Barker walked over from behind and glanced at them. “What are you still standing here for? Get out quickly!”This manor had an ancient Sommersetese courtyard.The place where they were gathered was a small open space in the courtyard.After passing through the desolate artificial mountain pavilion, they arrived at the large courtyard outside the manor. There were many people gathered there, with many police cars parked nearby.A fire truck had also arrived.To Lily’s surprise, Sean Lovehart and his father were also there and were being escorted into the police car.When he saw her coming out, Denver’s face filled with hatred. He wanted to rush to her and strangle her. “You’ve got guts! You risked your life to drag us down with you!
Also, she was sure that if it was Luna being attacked at that time, he would have helped her without hesitation.This man was just like Notus. He was stupid, stubborn, and hypocritical.The reason why she spoke on his behalf was that she could not stand Luna’s smug face. Even if she wanted to drag someone down, she had to ask first.It was just the truth. She would not die if she made that clear anyway.Luna’s smug look cracked as she stared fixedly at her. Her gaze shifted from doubt to resentment and unwillingness.Aquilo was not surprised when Lily accused him. He knew that he had done something wrong. If not for Abel’s careful consideration, they would have died here today.However, he was quite surprised to hear her defend him.As he was handcuffed and escorted to the police car, he could not help but turn to look at her.“Lily…”Lily was about to walk to her car.She paused for a moment and turned to look at him calmly.Her usually playful eyes were indifferent at that
Everyone was speechless.This discussion was fruitless. Everyone had their own opinions, and no one wanted to give in.In the end, Reina and the old man took a car, while Ruth, Abel, Charles, Galen Barker, and Lily got into another.The fire slowly died down.The cars left one after another.After Mr. Lockton got into the car, his cloudy eyes became shrewd. He asked his daughter, “Do you think that police officer is also interested in Lily?”Otherwise, why would he be so active and rush to the front? Why would he find such a lousy excuse to be the one to drop her home?“I think so, but unfortunately, Lily doesn’t seem to be as interested as before,” Reina said helplessly.Otherwise, why would she reject such a good opportunity to get into his car?Wouldn’t she have acted pitiful enough to earn his sympathy to get into the car?Mr. Lockton frowned. He was in deep thought.The last time he had heard that his granddaughter had fallen in love with another man who happened to be
“See what you are doing? What if something happens to your sister?”Charles was not known for showing affection or caring about people outright.However, when his daughter cried and threw a tantrum, he could not stop himself.Charles stood by Lily without hesitation and scolded Abel for his incompetence.Ruth was originally filled with resentment and wanted to vent it out on Abel too, but when she saw that the father and daughter duo had joined forces to attack her husband, half of her resentment dissipated.With four bodyguards that had been arranged to deal with two outsiders, coupled with Lily’s abilities, her life was indeed not in danger…She glanced at Lily hesitantly. At this moment, Galen had cleaned up all the stains on her palm.Other than the redness between her thumb and index finger, she did not seem too badly hurt.All the resentment was gone. In fact, she was even a little protective. “Why did you have to deal with the four bodyguards?” Lily lowered her head an