Worse yet, those men were armed.She couldn‘t defeat them all by herself.
Moreover, with Greg hiding behind her, she couldn‘t make a run for it.She grabbed Greg‘s collar and yanked him towards the French window in the living room.
The men closed in on them.
To buy some time, Laney picked up a chair and hurled it at them.She shouted at Greg, “Jump out the window! I‘ll cover you!”
Greg craned his neck and looked out the window.
Instantly, his face turned pale.They were on the third floor.
Although the ground below was covered in grass, there was still a possibility he‘d die if he jumped.
“I–I can‘t! We‘re too high!”
Greg‘s voice was shaky.
Laney was busy fighting off these strong men with her bare hands, but she knew she wasn‘t going to last.
“I‘m going to jump without you.If they kill you, I‘m not coming back to identify your corpse!”
Greg was still hesitating when Laney gritted her teeth and pushed him from behind.
“Why are you just standing there?!”
Greg let out an ear–piercing scream as the two jumped out of the window together.They landed on the lawn and rolled.The fall seemed to have knocked all the air out of Greg, because he lay on the grass, unmoving.It wasn‘t until Laney yanked him to his feet that he was able to stand.
“Run! It‘s only a matter of time before those men catch up!”
Laney was sweating profusely from the fight, but she didn‘t have the time to care.She grabbed Greg by the arm and ran.
Soon, the men caught up to them, cornering them in an alley.
Laney had no choice but to fight.She gritted her teeth and started attacking the men.
The men weren‘t just ordinary thugs.
They obviously had formal training before.
Fortunately, Laney was a skilled fighter.
In a few minutes, she managed to knock down three men.
But soon, she was backed into a corner.She glanced at Greg, who was behind her.She wanted to ask him for help.
Perhaps together, the two of them would stand a chance.
However, what she saw rendered her speechless.
Greg was cowering behind her, shaking like a leaf.
Laney‘s heart sank.She knew she couldn‘t count on him.
Just as she was about to lose hope, a voice sounded from the entrance to the alley.
“A group of men bullying a lone woman.Oh, the humanity!”
Standing at the entrance of the alley with a baseball bat on his shoulder, Garrett clicked his tongue in disappointment.He had taken off his glasses and looked a lot less gentle than usual.
“So this is your knight in shining armor?”
The men all looked at Garrett and burst into laughter.Then they rushed towards him.
Laney was shocked.She shouted at him anxiously, “What the hell are you doing here? They will kill you!”
“I‘m here for you!”
Swinging the baseball bat in his hand, Garrett fought the men off.
Laney joined in the fight, and soon, they stood back to back.
“Don‘t worry.I‘ve called reinforcements!”
Garrett shouted to her amidst the hubbub.
Garrett had tried to call Laney after finding out that Greg had moved into her apartment, but nobody answered his call.
Worried, he went to check on her and saw these men attacking her.
Before getting out of his car, he had called his men over.
Garrett tried to fight off these thugs to the best of his abilities, but they were trained fighters after all.
One man managed to land a blow directly on his back during the fight.
Garrett couldn‘t help but cry out in pain.
Upon hearing this, Laney’s face turned pale with fright.
“You‘re not a trained fighter! Get out of here while you still can!”
Garrett spat out a mouthful of blood and glanced at Greg behind him.
Then he asked Laney, “Really? You want me to hide behind you like that wuss?”
But Garrett didn‘t have the time to keep mocking Greg.
The situation was getting more and more critical.
Laney was out of breath after several rounds of fighting.She knew she wouldn‘t be able to last much longer.
At that moment, she could see blood stains on Garrett‘s wrinkled shirt as he stood firm in front of her.
Stunned for a few seconds, Laney gritted her teeth and struggled to stand up again.
However, before she could rush into the fight, Garrett put his hand on her shoulder and said gently, “Get behind me.”
“What?”
Laney looked up at him in disbelief.However, Garrett was standing against the light, so she couldn‘t see his face clearly.
“Stay back.I‘ll handle things from here.”
Garrett pushed her back.
Then, swinging the baseball bat wildly, he rushed towards the men in front of them.
Just then, the sound of a revving engine suddenly came from the entrance to the alley.
A refitted truck stormed in, and dozens of men immediately got out.
“Mr.Harding!”
Instantly, the thugs‘ faces fell.Before they could make a run for it, Garrett‘s men swarmed in and started beating up the thugs.
Knowing they were outmatched, the thugs ‘quickly scrambled.
Seeing that they were safe now, Laney immediately went to support Garrett, who looked like he was about to collapse.
“I’m taking you to the hospital.”
“No need.I’m fine.Let‘s deal with your problem first,” Garrett said calmly, wincing slightly in pain.
Then, he turned to look at the man that was still hiding in the corner.
Greg was so scared that his legs were shaking and he couldn‘t stand up.
Garrett walked over and pointed at him with the baseball bat, blood dripping from the tip.
“You knew that someone was hunting you yet you asked to stay at Laney‘s place.Why?”
Greg was too shell–shocked to say a word.
Seeing this, Garrett pointed at the guards behind him and said, “If you don‘t start talking, you‘ll end up like the men who came after you just now.”
“No! Okay, okay! I‘ll tell you everything!”
Greg fell to his knees and started babbling, “I borrowed money from them last year but I couldn‘t pay it back in time.The loan sharks have been chasing after me for a whole year, and I have nowhere to hide.Coincidentally, I ran into Laney in the street.Laney was always a good fighter.Moreover, I heard that she‘s a professional bodyguard now, so…So I thought that if she became my girlfriend, she could protect me from those men.”
Garrett was speechless.He poked Greg‘s head with the baseball bat and said with disdain, “You are such a coward! You expected a woman to protect you?”
Laney was also stunned.She shrugged and said, “No wonder.”
She hadn‘t felt anything when she was dating Greg, and Greg had never asked for anything from her except to hold hands occasionally.
Somehow, now that she knew Greg‘s real intentions, she felt relieved.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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