Chapter 21

Someone shouted, suddenly interrupting them, and breaking the tension.

Howard’s face darkened as he stepped forward, forcibly separating the two and swiftly

punched Elijah in the face.

Elijah could not dodge in time, grunting in pain as he wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.

Sheena was then safely hiding behind Howard. While she was concerned about Elijah being. hurt, she could not help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

A single punch was too light a punishment for someone who dared to bully her! Instead, he should have been tortured mercilessly!

“Mr. Freeman, I heard you already have a new girlfriend, so why are you still bothering your ex -wife? Isn’t that inappropriate?” Howard chuckled lightly, reverting back to his usual gentlemanly demeanor as if he did not just punch someone.

Elijah looked straight at Howard, showing no signs of weakness despite the injury. “Even so, she was once my wife. Mr. Lawson, why are you so protective of her?”

He emphasized the words “my wife” like an arrogant lion facing an enemy that threatened its prey, asserting his dominance.

Howard’s sister, which was why he was so protective of

tightened her grip on his arm. Instead, he scoffed and replied, “Mr. Freeman, Sheena is an independent person, and she

engaged in a battle of wills. Tension ran high, and neither side was willing

atmosphere. She had worked all day, and she just wanted this

and tomorrow is

about to leave and stepped forward to

Elijah with a threatening look in his

company’s territory, and he could not act as he wished. Hence, he smiled and turned to Sheena, “You must be hungry. How about having dinner together tonight and we

not hungry. I’m not eating, nor talking with you!”

expression instantly turned sour. Meanwhile, Howard could not help

little princess had always been straightforward

eyes with Elijah, but his words

around and witnessed the intense gaze between the

sighed inwardly, ‘Here they go again.‘

the heavens would just take both of them away and give her some

let out a tired sigh, then said, “No need for that. I’ll familiarize myself with

quickly got into her

men in the car park continued their

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