Michelle panicked and stood up before he could finish, "You're talking nonsense! What do you mean by being instructed by me? What did I ask you to do?"The driver glanced at Michelle, "Ms. Michelle, I didn't want to implicate you, but you saw it yourself. My life is in danger."Michelle anxiously said, "Even if your life was in danger, you shouldn't drag others down. Did I ask you to drive and crash into me?"The driver helplessly replied, "Of course, you wouldn’t want me to hit you. You wanted me to hit Mr. Avery."Avery was stunned. He turned to Michelle, incredulous, "You wanted him to crash into me?"Michelle was also taken aback, "No, it's not like that, Avery, don't listen to his nonsense."The driver said, "She didn't want your life."Michelle hurriedly agreed, "Yes, I just wanted to be with you. Why would I want someone to crash into you?"The driver continued, "She wanted your bodyguard's life. She noticed your bodyguard liked you, so she tried to eliminate her. But si
Avery said, "No, I have always felt sorry."Andrew's voice turned sharp, "Of course, you should feel sorry. She saved you, yet you nearly killed her. Essentially, you and your girlfriend are no different. I even suspect that this accident was a conspiracy between you and your girlfriend to harm my sister!"Avery frowned, "No, I didn't mean to. It was just a subconscious act at the time, and—"Andrew raised his hand to stop him, "Enough, I don't want to hear your explanation."Then he instructed the bodyguard, "As a favor to my sister, take one of his legs!"The bodyguard immediately responded and approached Avery.Charlene was scared to death. She stood a few steps before Avery, arms outstretched to stop the bodyguard. "No, you can't touch him!"She looked at Andrew, "Brother, this has nothing to do with him."Andrew stared at Charlene coldly, "I said not to plead for him anymore. Don't you understand human language?"Charlene defiantly met his gaze, "If you want to touch him,
Andrew stared at Charlene's tear-streaked face, angry and amused. He felt like the head of a family disciplining naughty children."I only hit him a few times, and you're already this upset?!" he exclaimed.Charlene retorted, "You know I care about him, and you still hit him.""He deserved it!" Andrew retorted.Avery said, "Yeah, it helps me feel better."Charlene glared at him. "Are you dumb? How could you be feeling better now?"She pressed on his cracked lip without hesitation.Avery winced instinctively in pain.Charlene smirked, though tears still welled up in her eyes.He reached up to wipe her tears away. "Silly."Because Charlene intervened and Avery was badly beaten, Andrew decided not to press the matter further with Avery. He turned his gaze slowly toward Michelle. "Come on, let's settle our score!"Michelle staggered back and instinctively tried to escape when she reached the door. But just as she got there, a guard pushed her back.Leticia grabbed her and kicke
Charlene panicked, watching Andrew shout hoarsely, "Brother, spare him. He's almost beaten to death by you."Xena saw Andrew not stopping and stepped forward to stop him. "That's enough. He's Sophia's brother!"Andrew paused, but his tone remained aggressive. "Didn't you see him asking for it? I'm sparing him for Charlene's sake, but he's not off the hook yet."Charlene pleaded anxiously, "He won't cause any trouble anymore. I'll keep an eye on him. I promise he won't speak out of turn."Andrew looked at Avery. "Relying on Charlene to protect you. Do you think I won't dare to do anything to you?"Avery, clutching his aching chest, weakly explained, "No, if there's a death, you won't be able to justify it.""I'm supposed to worry about you?" Andrew exploded in anger, pacing back and forth on the ground. "I'll make you plead!"He then ordered the bodyguards holding Michelle, "Slap her into submission!"As his words fell, the two bodyguards began slapping Michelle's face left and
Andrew furrowed his brows tightly, cursing in disgust, "Damn it!"Despite preparing four cars, only two ended up in such a state. Seeing her motionless for so long, Avery immediately realized what was happening. He hurriedly staggered over, "Quick, put her down! Her heart condition has relapsed."The bodyguards looked at Andrew, and he waved at them. The bodyguards quickly set her down. Avery rushed over, laid her flat, and knelt beside her to start resuscitation efforts. He rhythmically pressed her chest with both hands, occasionally performing artificial respiration.Already injured, sweat soon dripped from his forehead, "Michelle, please wake up."The bodyguards released Mason and Leticia and gathered around, calling Michelle's name.After more than ten minutes of resuscitation efforts, Michelle finally woke up.Avery sighed in relief, then turned to Charlene, "She has medicine in her pocket. Go get it from the car outside."Andrew's face turned as dark. "You’re ordering my s
Andrew couldn't help but laugh at her frustration. "I'm not angry about him having an annoying first love. It's his lack of appreciation. I've given him several chances, but he insists on being hung up on that one person. Damn it, just thinking about it makes me feel sorry for you."He glanced at her. "Can't you change who you like?"Charlene blinked at him, not stubbornly arguing but signaling she couldn't.Xena chuckled. "But Michelle is his first love. How can there be no emotions? Aren't you worried if you threaten him and he agrees to be with Charlene? If he can compromise because of your threat, he can compromise because of someone else's threat.“Won't you be more worried then? If he doesn't agree, it's because he takes his feelings seriously. At least if he's with Charlene someday, it will be after careful consideration.“And Charlene being so outstanding, it's only a matter of time before Avery falls for her."Andrew finally relented under Xena's persuasion.He sighed d
Avery knew she was shy and said, "No need. I can do it myself."Charlene breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll leave first."Avery responded, "Hmm."Watching her leave, he began to undress. He was badly beaten today, especially by her brother's kick. If he hadn't had some martial arts skills, his ribs could have been broken by him.His whole body ached, so he was very careful with his movements. He struggled and just managed to take off his half-sleeve shirt. But suddenly, the door opened.Charlene held onto the door handle, staring at him in surprise with his bare upper body.She seemed not to have expected such a scene before her. She was stunned before hastily turning around. She carefully explained, "Uh, I just wanted to tell you I'm going to buy groceries. There's nothing in your house."Avery responded, "The supermarket isn't far if you head east from the neighborhood."Charlene said, "I got it. I'll go then."She closed the door without looking back at the room again.
Orla and Lucy looked at each other. "Is he Sophia's boyfriend?" Lucy chuckled, "It's possible. Sophia isn't the type to swoon over anyone. Look, that guy is also walking toward Sophia. Let's see what happens with our lovesick friend, Dyna."Dyna had already seen the two embracing each other at that moment. She almost wore out the soles of her shoes before she stopped in her tracks. Dyna was dumbstruck. She watched as the girl didn't even reach the guy yet.Suddenly, Sophia leaped toward him, and the guy caught her. He pulled her close, with eyes full of affection. Then he gently lowered his head to bump foreheads with her and asked, "Missed me?"Sophia nodded eagerly.Who would've thought he was her boyfriend?"Sophia, that’s your boyfriend?"Sophia approached, then linked her arm with his and smiled at their approach, saying, "No."Dyna wondered why she hugged him. Sophia tilted her head and chuckled as she introduced him to them, "This is my husband."Dyna was utterly surpr