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Ava was shocked when her eyes shifted to Ian. The way he was glaring at that boy who was grabbing her hand, it could make anyone scared. He looked fiercer as if he would kill the boy at any time.

The boy immediately released Ava's hand. But Ian did not leave his hand, which shook him to the core.

Ian glanced at the other two boys who were behind him. They stepped back and ran away from there in fear.

Ian twisted the boy's hand. The boy groaned in pain.

Ava was watching everything with wide eyes. She remained standing there without moving. When she heard the sound of a broken bone, she gasped. She immediately grasped Ian's hand.

"What are you doing? Leave him," she said, trying to remove his hand from the boy's wrist. That boy looked like he was dying.

Ian turned his head toward her, furrowing his brow, but he let go of the boy's hand.

The boy ran away with his broken hand, weeping in pain.

Ava gulped when she saw Ian looking angry.

"You should have thanked me. But rather than thanking