Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 319

Joshua's face was all business as he said, "I've brought in two teams of

mercenaries from overseas this time. Their training is tougher than those at Chris's military base. With them watching over you and your family, Chris won't be able to touch you again."

Allison blinked in surprise. "Mercenaries?"

"Yes." Joshua pressed his lips together, a hint of regret flickering in his eyes. "I slipped up before and didn't keep you and your family safe. Allie, I promise, nothing like that will ever happen again. I'll make sure you're safe."

Allison's eyes fell, her emotions a tangled mess. She wanted to throw out a biting comment, but the memory of Joshua risking his life to save her, confronting Chris alone, stopped her. The words caught in her throat, and she just couldn't say them.

Seeing Allison's silence, Joshua figured she didn't trust him. His throat tightened, and a bitter feeling spread through his chest.

...

Before long, they arrived at Joshua's base.

Lizzy had been brought back by Joshua's right-hand man, Daniel.

Daniel ran Joshua's North American operations. It was rare for someone of his rank to get involved in the nitty-gritty. He usually handed off tasks to his team unless it was a big deal or top secret.

Rescuing a little girl was not something Daniel had ever done in his ten-plus years working for Joshua.

When he first got the mission, he was taken aback.

He double-checked with Joshua and, even after getting the green light, still found it hard to wrap his head around.

Chris was a big player in America, but with the lax gun laws, Daniel's crew wouldn't be stuck in a bind. Snatching someone away shouldn't have been too tough.

a trusted lieutenant to lead the charge with some mercenaries, and it would've been a done deal. No need for him, the commander, to get

orders without question. If Joshua said

to Daniel's guys in America, but they weren't

a top-notch medical crew on hand,

Sunnyvale, California, to the

they rescued Lizzy, she was out

once-over and found

she came around not long into

her seat, shaking, arms wrapped around her knees. Her face was

a curious look and asked Daniel, "Boss, who's the kid? Why'd you have

head. "No clue.

lan, one of the mercenaries in

He'd never botched a mission, and his skills were

taken a bullet, the bandage

must be really important

smiled, his tough-guy

at him, her fear

She knew this brother.

her out of that dark dungeon, and his injury was

through and dug a piece of candy out of his pocket, offering it to

when he was

and collected, a habit from his childhood that stuck

in the

she looked at the candy in lan's dirty hand. After a

got manners," lan said with