Chapter 560:
One of Keith’sckeys quickly interjected, “Thesedies have crossed Mr. Martin. Since you know them, does that mean you’re siding with them against Mr. Martin?”
“What?” Darren eximed, clearly taken aback. “There’s been some mistake. I wouldn’t dare oppose Mr. Martin! Elena, please, make your apologies to Mr. Martin.”
Elena didn’t pay Darren any attention.
Darren’s face stiffened slightly. He knew he couldn’t afford to offend Keith, yet he saw this as a chance to make an impression on Elena.
Thinking he could turn the situation to his advantage, possibly reigniting Elena’s feelings for him, Darren softly urged her, “Elena, it’s wise to recognize when to step…”
back. Just apologize and it’ll make everything smoother.” He saw himself as her savior. Elena couldnt help butugh at his words. “Darren, you shouldn’t meddle in my affairs.” With a look of mock affection and indulgence, Darren gazed at Elena with a resigned smile. Turning to Keith, he attempted to defuse the situation. “Mr. Martin, please forgive Elena. She is young and naive. Allow me to apologize on her behalf.” Keith frowned. “Who the hell do you think you are? Your words mean nothing. They both need to beg for my forgiveness today!” Darren gave a dry chuckle and bowed slightly to Keith. “Mr. Martin, it was Elena’s friend who offended you, not Elena. Perhaps her friend should apologize. Elena, please, dont be stubborn. Apologize now to Mr. Martin, or I might not be able to help you out.” Elena looked at Darren’s overly submissive behavior, struggling to hold back the impulse to snap at him. What was he thinking? Did he really consider himself dependable? Why was he lowering himself and turning his back on Lydia? “Darren, just get lost and stop spouting nonsense,” Elena said coolly. Darren’s face darkened, and his lips twisted into a frown. “I’m trying to protect you. Don’t be ungrateful. Mr. Martin’s parents hold powerful positions. The Harper familfs wealth wont protect you here. Apologize immediately, or you’ll regret it!” Darren’s anger was intense and unmistakable. If it weren’t for the fear that offending Keith might harm the Harper family’s business empire, he wouldn’t bother with her at all. He harbored dreams that marrying Elena would grant him ess to the Harper family’s fortune. Internally, Darren simmered with anger, convinced that Elena deserved whatever trouble Keith might bring her way. These days, he had often cursed the Harper family, especially Elena and Elyse. He found all of them utterly despicable. Keith looked over at Elena and Lydia with a smirk. “You two are quite the beauties. How about keeping mepany tonight?” Lydia’s fury boiled over. She grabbed a chair and hurled it at him, shouting, “Go to hell!”
The air was thick with chaos. Keith sported a deep gash on his forehead, from which blood cascaded down his face like a crimson river.
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Under the muted glow of dim lights, the music yed on unabated, creating a surreal backdrop as spectators dispersed in a panic, desperate to avoid bing embroiled in the ensuing violence.
Keith’sckeys advanced menacingly, brandishing their knives.
In the enveloping darkness, Lydia’s vision remained sharp. With a deft movement, she seized the wrist of one of theckeys, applying just enough pressure to make him relinquish his knife into her hand. Within moments, she had neutralized eight men, her actions swift and decisive.
Keith, frantic, made a call to summon the local police. “Arrest these two women! I’m going to make them pay!” He was utterly convinced of their guilt in the eyes of the police.
Lydia had her reservations. Her past as a former Shadow assassin was a closely guarded secret, one that could unravel disastrously if the police dug too deep.
As the police neared, handcuffs at the ready, theymanded Elena and Lydia, “Both of you, hands in the air!”
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