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

are you? Garner, get this psycho off me…” Adrienne was in tears, unaccustomed to such rough treatment. She’d always been the bully, never the

to be silenced by a sharp look from Melissa.

to defend her?” Melissa squinted threateningly at Garner.

a member of the Haywood

Melissa turned to

the social ladder through marriage. James, the Bryce family of Crescendo Town, is her fiancé,” Connor replied casually as he stitched Summer’s wound. “Oh, her sister

Rhett?” Melissa raised her voice. “I can get over James, but Rhett? I’ve only been abroad for

her shoulder at the “blind”

this fierce woman.

Rhett cleared his throat, a picture of indifference. “I’m not blind

at the door,

photos cherished by Summer, where he called her

save me!” Adrienne, her nose bruised and bleeding, her forehead swollen, cried out for Rhett’s help.

as if he didn’t know the woman before him.

Kristin protectively. “Didn’t I

“It’s my mess. I need to deal with

approached the bed, her eyes full of

at the sight of Kristin, covering his wound.

bandaging Summer’s cut, frowning. “Take

you, Dr. Lawrence,” Kristin said gratefully, hugging Summer close. “I’m sorry, I’m

and he

his pale and tear–streaked child, stepped forward to take Summer in his arms. “Does it hurt?” he

head

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turned to Adrienne. “Do you have a death

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

Adrienne’s hair, her patience snapping like the glass she shattered on the floor. Picking up a sharp shard, she pressed it against

Melissa’s iron grip, but it was no use. In a fit of desperation, Adrienne cried out for Kristin. “Kristin! Who

to the spot, her knuckles white as she clenched her hands, and her eyes brimming

in an alley, ignoring her tears and pleas

intimidation was child’s play in comparison.

protection! Just your wait…” Adrienne dissolved her threats into sobs, her bravado only

weak.

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