The Protector Novel

Everyone was anxious.

They were about to meet the legendary Kurt Gates.

In the hotel, an old man in his wheelchair was coughing quietly.

When they saw Kurt, the crowd was dumbfounded.

They thought Kurt would be an imposing and healthy man; they had not expected to see a sickly-looking frail man sitting in a wheelchair.

For some reason, the rumors of Zoey marrying into the family to change Kurt’s luck surfaced in their minds.

Zoey was all but a tool.

Caitlyn and Aaron were the ones that suffered the most shock.

They felt as though they had really sent Zoey to hell.

Kurt slowly opened his unfocused eyes and asked, “They’re here?”

“Grandpa, this is Zoey.”

Landyn pointed to the woman.

Kurt straightened his back and started sizing her up.

Beside him was a middle-aged man in a suit. He whispered, “Mr. Gates, she is the one.”

than the fortune-teller who told them that Kurt would recover from his illness after

then. Pick a date quickly and get

was audible to everyone

“Mr. Gates, five days later will be

Kurt nodded. “All right then. Let’s get the engagement ceremony done as soon as possible. We’ll hold the wedding in

“W-What?”

stupefied

That’s hasty!

though the wedding isn’t of any

the fortune-teller before the marriage date

the others were starting to wonder if the rumors

Zoey was but a

family was uninterested in having

not matter to

a tool or genuine feelings were involved, Zoey was going to become Landyn’s

was destined to become the daughter-in-law of

love for Zoey was

of his illness, that meant this marriage was

this marriage had

the same thought, Zoey must marry into the

that my father is in poor health. Let us

wedding date, the Gates family will be the one to arrange it,”

on, we’re a family. The wedding

to begin, Zoey abruptly voiced out loud, “I’m sorry, Landyn. I can’t get engage with you, nor