Chapter 74
Three seconds crawled by. The expected blow never came. Lucas’s arm hung frozen in mid–air. Sophia’s eyes followed his palm upwards, where a metallic arm materialized behind her, clamping down on Lucas’s wrist with a vice grip.
“Ow! Ow! Ow!” Lucas’s face contorted in pain. A sickening crack echoed through the air.
Jason reached around her with his other hand, pulling Sophia into a protective embrace. He observed Lucas’s agony with a chilling Indifference. “She’s no longer a Taylor. You might have asked my permission before getting physical.”
Caught in Jason’s grip, Lucas shrieked apologies between pained yelps. “I’m sorry! I won’t do it again! Please, man, let go!”
With a single, forceful jerk, Jason flung Lucas onto the hardwood floor. A big guy like him, sprawled out like a ragdoll.
her head around to face Jason, gritting her teeth. “You promised to clear his debts!”
bristled at the accusation. He never broke his promises to her. So why the sudden doubt? “If I hadn’t
of his grasp. Her eyes landed on Lucas,
keeping an eye on the gambling addict, but somehow, in just three days, Lucas had managed to rack up another ten million in debt. This kind
a sickening crunch. Lucas let out a bloodcurdling scream, sounding like a pig being slaughtered. “Didn’t Eric warn you about gambling?” Jason’s
breaths. “This is an investment gone bad, not
with investments? No wonder he
sister’s doorstep again. She’s a Wilson now,
he turned to Sophia. “Sis, you gotta help me! This time it’s different–it’s an entrepreneurial
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