Chapter 145

Garner was utterly flabbergasted.

His frail boss, who could nearly faint from sunbathing due to low blood sugar, surprisingly delivered a roundhouse kick any martial arts master would be proud of.

Adrienne was pinned against the wall, her head having smacked into it with a thud that left her seeing stars.

It took her a moment to gather her wits, her eyes wide with shock as she locked gazes with Melissa.

How dare Melissa kick her?

“You… you kicked me?” Adrienne asked in disbelief.

“How did my kid get those bruises on his face?” Melissa grabbed a fistful of Adrienne’s hair, glaring menacingly at the dumbstruck bodyguards. “Get out of here, all of you! This is a hospital!”

The bodyguards exchanged glances, still reeling from the surprise when Melissa’s entourage. cleared the area.

Adrienne’s protectors were mostly security guards, there for show rather than skill. Melissa’s ex–husband was a big shot in the underworld and her guards were practically mercenaries.

Kristin stood trembling, unsure of the unfolding situation.

Rhett covered Kristin’s mouth before she could speak, signaling her to stay silent. Someone was already giving Adrienne a lesson, so there was no need to interrupt.

Truth be told, Rhett had planned on giving Adrienne a lesson of his own that evening. However, his methods were more commercial in nature. En route, he had already warned the Haywood family to end all business ties, extending beyond mere contracts to any industry they had their fingers in.

And now, as Adrienne’s father bombarded Rhett with calls he ignored, the Haywood family must

be scrambling to the scene.

But this trick was outshone by Melissa’s physical approach.

“You crazy bitch.” Adrienne wailed in pain, as Melissa dragged her by the hair towards a hospital bed.

With a resounding crash, Melissa slammed Adrienne’s head against the metal frame.

Summer shivered, his wide eyes fixed on Melissa, thinking how cool she looked.

“Boy, did Adrienne do this to you?” Melissa asked.

Summer nodded, then shook his head. “The glass broke, and I got cut by the shards.”

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was an honest child.

was in tears, unaccustomed to such rough treatment. She’d always been the bully, never the bullied.

only to be silenced by

to defend her?” Melissa squinted threateningly at

the Haywood family. I don’t want

family? I have no idea.” Melissa turned to Connor. “What’s their

Bryce family of Crescendo Town, is her fiancé,” Connor replied casually as he stitched Summer’s wound. “Oh, her sister is Hertha who has been trending lately

Melissa raised her voice. “I can get over James, but Rhett?

peered over her shoulder at the “blind”

this fierce woman.

a picture of indifference. “I’m not

to see Rhett at the door,

by Summer, where he called her

bleeding,

was impassive, as if he didn’t know the

to Kristin protectively. “Didn’t

shook her head. “It’s my mess. I need to

bed, her eyes full of concern for

sight of Kristin, covering his

Summer’s cut, frowning. “Take care

hugging Summer

teary eyes fell on Rhett and he

forward to take Summer

clung to Rhett, resting his head on Rhett’s shoulder. “It doesn’t hurt.”

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his eyes as he turned to Adrienne. “Do you have a death wish?”

there to rescue Adrienne, but now, it seemed the tables had turned.

she shattered on the floor. Picking up a sharp shard, she pressed it against

use. In a fit of desperation, Adrienne cried out for Kristin.

to the spot, her knuckles white as she clenched her hands, and her eyes brimming with unshed tears.

cornered Kristin in an alley, ignoring her tears and pleas

child’s

Get yourself a pitbull for protection! Just your wait…” Adrienne dissolved her

weak.

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