The woman scoffed. “Well, I’d like to see just how true that is. If he doesn’t even care to rescue his wife, it’ll prove how fake he is!”
The woman seemed unsatisfied and continued, “Two women should step up and take off these two’s clothes, too!”
“Don’t you dare!”
When she heard this, Bethan immediately took out her phone, dialed the emergency number, and glared at the people around her. “This is against the law! I–”
Before she could even finish, the leader lunged forward and swiped her phone out of her hand.
She brought Bethan’s phone up to her ear and said into the receiver, “Nothing, I misdialed.”
with that, she was about to toss the phone away but, upon noticing how expensive Bethan’s phone looked, tucked it into her pocket instead. Finally, she shot Bethan a triumphant glance and said, “How are you supposed to call the police now?”
“Don’t worry.”
Gwen immediately turned around and shielded Bethan behind her. She lifted her head to stare at the crowd before her. “I was the one who had said the stuff about Thomas, so if anything, you should target me instead, but no matter how mad you are, I won’t change my mind!
“Thomas is just a suspect, and no one has yet found any evidence to convict him of murder. It should be up to the judiciary system to decide whether he’s guilty of murder or not, not any of you.
“Besides, even if he truly murdered his father, it’s not up to either of you to demand him to hand over his shares!”
The look in her eyes was so cold that the men surrounding them immediately shrunk backward out of fear.
The crowd fell silent.
Finally, murmurs spread throughout the crowd.
“She’s right; the police haven’t even said anything about Thomas Howard’s capture yet…” “I heard that Senior Howard was admitted to the hospital after Thomas shot him yesterday, and he passed away at midnight… Who else could it be if not Thomas?” “But we can’t possibly protest anything if there’s no concrete evidence yet…”
The leader of the party overheard this and immediately flew into a rage. “Do you honestly believe everything she says? If we don’t chase Brettley Morrison out and demand Thomas Howard to hand over his shares, are we supposed to wait until they’ve evacuated the money and nothing is left?
“Have you forgotten what Mrs. Howard said? She promised us that she’d split one–third of Howard Group’s shares among us if we successfully chased Brettley Morrison out! Do you know just how much that is? That’s tens of thousands of dollars! Are you going to give up on that money just because of what this woman said?”
The people immediately changed their minds upon hearing this.
They surrounded Bethan and Gwen again, tugging at their shirts while pointing their cameras at them.
They wanted to get their hands on the money Tina promised.
Gwen narrowed her eyes when she heard this. It turned out that Tina was the one who had sent these people over. No wonder these people were acting like maniacs–they had been brainwashed by Tina!
Tina must have known that Brettley would never hand over Howard Group’s shares despite the people’s protests. Otherwise, she would not have made such an outrageous promise.
She was using the false promise of money to lure these people into doing her dirty work and preventing Brettley from investigating Senior Howard’s death. The truth was, these people would not get anything out of this at all.
However, they would not think of blaming Tina at all. Instead, they would direct their blame on Brettley.
Tina was a cruel but cunning woman.
All of a sudden, someone grabbed hold of Gwen’s parka.
Rip–! The sound of a blade slicing through fabric, and the next moment, down feathers poured out of the jacket.
However, this was not the end. Without her jacket, the people easily caught hold of Gwen’s shirt, and as they tugged with all their might, her buttons were about to pop off
“Stop!”
Even Steven was surprised by how agile and strong he suddenly became. He did not feel like himself anymore.
He had never been an advocate of violence before, but for some reason, he could not help feeling pleasure while in combat.
He was surprisingly enjoying this feeling The thought of being able to protect Gwen, and the thought of these people bullying Gwen… Every punch of his landed at the right spot, and he easily tackled every person that came his way.
After he had tackled the burly men in front, neither of the protestors dared to approach him, not even a single step. Even the leader of the group seemed surprised by this. Who would have thought this gentle, scholarly–looking man would turn out to be such a good fighter? “Steven.”
Gwen lunged forward to grab hold of his arm. “Are you okay?” “I’m okay.”
Steven turned around and gently pinched Gwen’s nose.
The blood in her body ran cold, and her muscles immediately grew taut.
This was what Luke used to do to her every time.
Gwen lifted her head to stare at the man before her, unsure whether she was looking at Luke or Steven.
“What’s wrong?”
Steven curled his lips into a smile when he saw Gwen staring at him, then reached out to pinch her nose playfully once more. Finally, he turned to stare coldly at the people before him. “If you guys have anything against Brettley, you should take matters up tead of bullying innocent women like this.”
With that, he grabbed hold of Gwen’s arm and turned to glance at Bethan. “Come on.”
Bethan was so shocked that she could not utter a single word.
The way he had threatened the people…
Was this not Luke?
“Bethan,”
Gwen’s voice rang out.
Bethan immediately broke out of her stupor and chased after them.
This time, with Steven escorting them, no one dared to touch Bethan and Gwen again.
The three of them entered the lobby. Lucas, who had been waiting at the entrance, let out a sigh of relief when he saw them. He patted his chest and said, “Ma’am, Ms. Larson, thank god you’ve finally come. Sir was just about to brave the crowd to save you. Thankfully, I managed to stop him before he could do so.
Then he circled Bethan, giving her a once–over, and sighed in relief after making sure she was unscathed. “Thank God.”
Bethan knew that Lucas was worried about her safety because of Brettley. She curled her lips into a smile and said, “Don’t worry, I’m fine, but…”
She glanced in the direction of the elevator. “How’s Brettley doing now? And what about Howard Group…” “Don’t bring that up.”
Lucas sighed. “Now that Thomas has been arrested as a murder suspect, and Senior Howard didn’t set up a will in time before his death… Tina and Dan are at work trying to convince the investors to split Thomas’ shares while taking Senior Howard’s inheritance for themselves.”
Lucas appeared visibly outraged when he said this. “The reason we followed Mr. Thomas here to Saigen City was to help him take back what was rightfully his, but none of us saw this coming. Senior Howard’s death has set everything back to square one!”
Steven Daused when he heard this. “Perhaps that’s the reason Senior Howard died so suddenly
Lucas, Bethan, and Gwen froze when they heard this.
A split second later, Bethan furrowed her brow.”Are you saying that…”
“Don’t you think it’s too much of a coincidence?”
Steven narrowed his eyes. “Just as Thomas and Brettley are about to succeed, Senior Howard dies out of the blue. If Thomas succeeded in his conquest, the people who’d suffer the most dramatic losses are not Senior Howard at all but Tina and her son, Dan.
“Besides, they’re the only people who were anywhere near Senior Howard last night. If Senior Howard dies, not only will it let Thomas and Brettley’s efforts go to waste, but Thomas will even be accused as a murderer who shot his father…”
“You’re right,” a clear voice interrupted him.
Brettley stepped out of the elevator, staring at Steven with an impressed look. “The people who would benefit the most from Senior Howard’s death are Tina and Dan. Not only that, but the timeline matches too. Most importantly, however –“
He handed Steven a folder and said, “Look at these people outside.”
Steven furrowed his brow, took the folder from Brettley, and flipped through it. His eyes widened in shock. “The people outside have nothing to do with Howard Group at all?”
If so, why did they claim to be employees and investors of Howard Group?
“That’s because someone bribed them.”
Brettley narrowed his eyes and stared out at the crowd outside the window. “Tina’s true intentions aren’t to force me to give up my share in Howard Group. All she wants is for me to be stuck here so that I won’t be able to investigate Senior Howard’s death myself and bail Thomas out of jail.”
He curled his lips into a smirk. “Even though she’s kept me here, I still have ways of investigating this through the internet. Of course, it doesn’t make things any easier.
“Not only that, but if I don’t show up in person to bail Thomas out of jail, people will think it doesn’t matter that much to me at all, and I’ll eventually run into many obstacles.”
Bethan frowned when she heard this. “Do you need me to help you?”
“No, you shouldn’t.”
Brettley reached out to stroke Bethan’s hair lovingly. “You’re not from here, and not many people here in Saigen City know that you’re my wife, so sending you in my place won’t help much at all.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.