Chapter 144

Walter was already in a foul mood, and some jerk had come looking to pick a fight? He was not about to turn down an opportunity to blow off some steam.

He was about to get up when a flash of red stepped in front of him.

"This is my fault. Please don't hurt him!"

Walter did a double-take. It was the red-dressed woman who had tried to flirt with him earlier and whom he had brushed off. All of a sudden, she was standing there, defending him?

"You?"

The brute burst into laughter. "Look at you, trying to play the hero!"

The slap was coming. The woman did not flinch, ready to take the hit head-on.

Walter's eyes were glued to the scene before him, his heart aching as he watched the woman take hit after hit. Just as he was about to jump in and stop it—

Out of nowhere, a round of applause with a beat broke through the tension.

The eagerly watching crowd parted like the Red Sea, making way for Evangeline. She strutted through in sky-high heels and a crisp white suit, commanding everyone