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    “Who do you deem as qualified?” one of the men snapped.


    “The Boyd family of Silverdale, or the CEO of the Globe Group.”


    “How could you possibly know people we’ve never even met? It’sughable. If you do, I’ll dly relinquish my head for you to kick.”


    Barney smirked. “You’d better hope you’re familiar with them, or you’ll vanish from Silverdale by tomorrow.”


    When he was done here, he would arrange for someone to escort the woman to his vi. He had never failed to acquire the women he desired.


    Norah wasn’t pursued further. Their objective tonight wasn’t to target a woman, but to secure cooperation—a far more pressing concern.


    Barney’s n to abduct Norah would take a more discreet approachter.


    Regaining herposure, Norah sank back onto the bench. “Evolution clearly bypassed you lot,” she quipped. “Still clinging to single-celled thinking.”


    A ripple of suppressedughter ran through those who understood the biting sarcasm.


    “Enough with the dramatics,” said one of the men still standing. “Do you want us to rough you up or not? Because frankly,dy, I don’t believe you alone can overpower a dozen of us.”


    The men still lying on the ground shared the same thought: they were indeed outmatched.


    But at their leader’smand, they rose to their feet, wincing from their injuries.


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    Except for Barney, who observed the scene from the side, all the men tried to make a move on Norah.


    “Hold it.”


    The shout cut through the tension, drawing everyone’s attention. A young man, barely out of his twenties, jogged towards them, cing himself protectively in front of Norah.


    “Shame on all of you, forcing a woman!”


    Barney recognized him instantly. “Mr. Lee,” he greeted with forced respect. “A pleasure.”


    “Thisdy,” Barney continued, attempting to downy the situation, “is simply waiting for someone. We mistook her for… someone more receptive to… ourpany.”


    Norah, arms crossed, scoffed at his tant distortion of the truth. How dare he!


    ncing at her unexpected defender, she noticed Barney’s respectful address—Mr. Lee. There was no recognition on her part.


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