Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 13

The middle-aged man panicked. "What do we have to do with you losing your purse? We're in a rush to get off the bus. Get out of the way already."

Most of the passengers had gotten off the bus. The rest were stuck behind Clara and the middle-aged man.

As soon as the man said that, the people behind them voiced out in annoyance, too, "That's right. Just talk it out after getting off the bus. You're wasting everyone's time by blocking the way." "Move aside already. You can take your argument outside the bus!"

Seeing the man's smug expression, Clara took a deep breath to calm herself. She knew she should not get into a fight with someone in an unfamiliar place.

However, she needed to get the purse back because most of her cash and cards were in it.

Pointing at the bus' surveillance camera, Clara warned, "There's a camera here. We'll find out if you're the one who did it once we check it. Return it, or we'll continue this conversation at the police station. The man only stole her purse because he thought he was a weak and naive woman who was new to the town. He never expected her to be so determined.

However, he was familiar with the process. They needed to go to the main bus station to check the footage.

lady. Show me your evidence or get out of the way. Don't make me

realized no one on the bus was willing to help her. Thus, she turned to Alexander, thinking he must

wondered if she should get Alexander involved. After all, it was her matter. He had already done

Clara decidedly, taking her phone out to make the call. When the middle-aged man saw she was being serious, he scowled and grabbed her wrist, wanting to slap her. Clara could not dodge the attack under the man's tight grip. Just as the man's hand was about to land on her face, Alexander finally

stepped forward and snatched the man's

a woman? Give it back to her!" Alexander growled, staring at

of Clara, he would not just

take it," the man

Alexander twisted the man's arm and pressed him down so hard, as if he wanted to dislocate the arm. The bus was filled with the man's screams of agony. Alexander had no intention

nothing was missing from the purse, Clara nodded.

man to the ground, stepping over him to get off the

dare you mess with me! Do

and scoffed, "Save your breath for

the police when they were in the midst of the argument. The police station was a few hundred miles away from the location. Hence, they rushed over as soon as they received the news. The man was stunned beyond words. Before he realized what had happened,