Chapter 16

“What the hell? Why did he bring so many people?” Chris gulped, feeling faint for
some reason. Weren’t they supposed to fight one-on-one? Edward had
disrespected the rules of a fair fight by involving a gang. Though Chris was
cursing in his heart, he had no choice but to face them head-on. No matter what,
he couldn’t lose face in front of Dahlia.

“That’s them. Surround them!” With a wave of his hand, the bodyguards led by
Edward dashed forward at once, surrounding Chris, Dahlia, and Lyra.

“What are you doing? I’m warning you, don’t you dare touch me. My father is
David Nolan, the president of Nolan Pharmaceuticals!” Sensing that he was at a
disadvantage, Chris hurriedly threatened them with his father’s status.

“So what?” one of the bodyguards yelled. “Do you know who you’ve messed
with? He is Sir Spanner’s son, the heir of Drey Group!”

His words caused an uproar among the crowd. 2

“Sir Spanner? Is he talking about Trevor Spanner, King of the Underworld from
East City?”

“It must be him!”

“Poor guy. I can’t believe he messed with Sir Spanner’s son. Looks like he’s
doomed.”

Everyone started whispering to one another, expressing their fear.

“You… you guys work for Sir Spanner?” Chris stammered out of intimidation.
Trevor, also known as Sir Spanner, was East City’s infamous King of the
Underworld, second only to the Mighty Three. He was a man of ruthlessness who
showed no mercy to those who wronged him. Under his command were
hundreds of subordinates specialized in blackmail and other types of crimes. In
simpler terms, Trevor would be the most feared villain in a story. Whoever
offended him would face consequences

worse than death.

“Fuck, I’ve made a huge blunder this time,” thought Chris in a cold sweat.
“What’s wrong? I thought you were confident. Are you scared now?” Edward
closed in on Chris, his eyes filled with viciousness.

“Um, this is a misunderstanding…” Chris forced a smile, sounding extremely
submissive.

“Misunderstanding, my ass!” Edward roared in fury, slapping Chris across the
face twice, leaving his face marked with red fingerprints. Suppressing his
exasperation, Chris bit the bullet and smiled apologetically.

“My father is acquainted with Sir Spanner. Could you let this slide for once? I’ll
make it

up to you.”

“Who the fuck do you think you are? You’re not in the position to ask me for that.”
Edward forcefully poked Chris on the forehead with his index finger. With each
poke, Chris was forced a step back. At this very moment, Chris had his tail
between his legs, not daring to make a sound.

Lyra couldn’t take it anymore and shouted, “Hey, you bunch of thugs! Do you
think it’s cool to bully others?”

“Why? Are you angry?” Pushing Chris aside, Edward headed in Dahlia and Lyra’s
direction with an evil smirk.

“This is the Harmon family’s territory. Don’t you dare cross the line!” Lyra warned
sternly. 2

“You think I’m afraid of the Harmon family?” Edward scoffed and said, “Besides,
you guys were the ones who started the fight. I’m only acting out of self-defense.
What is the Harmon family going to do about it?” 2

“What… what bullshit are you spouting?” Lyra started to become frantic.

“Hmph, looks like you’ve not understood the situation. Let my men knock some
sense into you if that’s the case!” Edward gestured for his bodyguards to make a
move, and two of them stood forward menacingly.

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“Stop right there!” Dahlia suddenly interrupted with a cold voice. “This has
nothing to do with her. Let her go.”

“Does that mean you will take the responsibility?” Edward let out a cruel chuckle.
Sure. I’ll let her off the hook, but in return, you have to sleep with me tonight. If
you manage to satisfy me, I’ll pretend that none of this happened.”

“You’re shameless!” Dahlia raised her hand to slap him, but Edward caught her
wrist just in time.

“Bitch, how dare you hit me again? Boys, tie her up!”

“Yes, sir!” Several bodyguards complied and immediately seized Dahlia.

“Let go of her, you thugs!” Just as Lyra was about to rescue Dahlia, Edward
ruthlessly

Chagh

kicked her to the ground.

“Mr. Nolan… Please save her!” Lyra cried out in pain, unable to get to her feed.
Helplessly, she could only beg Chris.

“Edward, let’s talk this out. Why involve the women?” Chris tried to persuade
Edward. For Dahlia’s sake, he had to resort to pleading for mercy.

“Fuck you. I’m not done with you yet, and you’re trying to save someone else?”
Edward

cussed.

“No, no! That’s not what I meant. There’s no need to get violent. We can settle
this peacefully,” Chris explained politely.

“Shut your trap!” Edward’s heavy slap sent Chris stumbling to the ground. “Say
one more word and I will kill you.” a

Chris shrank back and kept silent. Although he cared about Dahlia, he had to
save his skin first. After all, it was unreasonable to offend Sir Spanner over a
woman.

“Hmph. Turns out you’re just a coward!” Edward jeered, “I don’t understand why
these women would stick with you.”

Chris felt insulted, but he couldn’t do anything about it.

“You two, stop struggling already. Take them away. I’m going to have a blast
tonight.” Then, Edward ordered his men to tie Dahlia and Lyra up and bring them
away.

“Mr. Nolan! Please, help us!” Lyra screamed at the top of her lungs. However,
Chris didn’t react as he kept his head bowed. His cowardness made the people
around shake their heads. Obviously, Chris was too timid to do anything. Just
when everyone thought that Dahlia would inevitably be violated, a figure
suddenly appeared in front of Edward and blocked his path.

“You’re not allowed to touch her.”

“What the fuck? Are you trying to be the hero too?” Edward sneered.

“I advise you to let her go before things get out of hand,” Dustin stated coldly.
Edward chuckled with indifference.

“What if I refuse?”

“Then, go to hell!”