Chapter 23
Evelyn realized she hadn’t seen Theodore for several days. She thought he might have died outside. She didn’t have time to deal with Theodore, as she was busy with her own business.
The girl rescued from the alley that day has become Evelyn’s best friend here.
Evelyn helped her move past the psychological shadow. However, the past events still remained a thorn in the girl’s heart..
Her experience was very similar to Josie’s. This made Evelyn determined to help her. If she could help the girl bring the person who hurt her to justice. Facing those things with Josie, Evelyn could also have more confidence.
Fortunately, it is not too difficult to collect evidence now. And with Marques‘ help, everything went smoothly.
That day, Evelyn walked out of the girl’s house. She ran into a grim–faced man head–on. The man clenched his teeth and blocked Evelyn’s way. Then he took out some money and threw it insultingly at Evelyn’s face, “How much do you want, name your price.”
“Miss, I admit that I have no grievances with you. Why do you have to be against me?”
“I and that woman knew each other, we were a couple, I was pursuing her before, and everyone in the small town knew about it.”
Evelyn expressionlessly tore up the banknotes, watching the man’s panicked look, feeling somewhat amused for no reason.
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Chapter 23
“Do you know fear now? What about when you were doing bad things?”
“If you are truly guiltless, why worry about me getting involved in this matter?”
“I am a lawyer, not a police officer. I cannot directly convict you.”
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The man was provoked by Evelyn, his facial expression became somewhat fierce. He suddenly pulled out a sharp fruit knife and pointed it at Evelyn.
“Okay, it’s your turn to drink the toast. If you don’t drink, you’ll have to take a penalty shot.”
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“If you insist on going against me, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
Looking into the man’s crimson eyes, Evelyn felt a bit scared. She had just called the emergency contact. But there was still no response.
Evelyn had originally intended to delay the time. Unexpectedly, the man rushed over and grabbed her. Evelyn kept resisting.
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She learned some self–defense moves from Marques. However, she was only a novice at it. Not to mention the significant difference in physical strength between men and women. Evelyn was quickly overpowered by the man and pinned to the ground.
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Looking at the blade that was close at hand, Evelyn was also filled with fear and trembling. At this moment, the man even laughed with a malicious sense of humor. He kept gesturing towards Evelyn’s face.
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“I thought your face looked pretty good.”
“In this way, if you take off your clothes in front of me right now, I will let you go.”
“Otherwise, you won’t be able to keep your fair and tender face.”
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Evelyn was nauseated, her stomach churning with acid. She spoke slowly, one word at a time, with only one sentence.
“You were dreaming.”
The man gave a cold smile and said, “Then don’t blame me.”
Evelyn watched as the man raised his hand high, closing her eyes in despair. But the imagined pain did not come. Instead, she felt warm liquid dripping onto her face.
Evelyn couldn’t believe her eyes as she opened them. What she saw was Theodore, who she hadn’t seen for several days, with a pale face and holding a man’s knife in his hand.
He seemed to feel no pain at all. His eyes, as cold as ice, stared at the man intently.
The man was made to feel creepy all over by Theodore, and couldn’t help but burst out cursing, “Where did this tramp come from? I advise you to get out of here quickly and stop meddling.
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