It was past eleven o'clock, but Emmanuel was not home yet. Mackenzie could no longer remain calm and unaffected. "That man is truly hateful! Didn't I tell him that he's to be home by eleven
o'clock?"
Gritting her teeth, she decided to seek him out and see what exactly he
was doing that he had not turned on his phone after such a long time.
Emmanuel had no idea that Mackenzie would seek him out. He was still
hugging Xylie with an arm.
"T-Thank you!" Xylie thanked Emmanuel after he wiped the floor with the
ruffians, her gaze trained on his arm around her.
In a flash, Emmanuel dropped his hold on her and urged, "It's difficult to
remain untouched when you're working in a bar. Be careful next time.
Others may not respect your wishes when you turn their advances down."
"All right…"
Xylie nodded, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the man.
Never had she imagined that such a trope of a knight in shining armor
saving the damsel in distress would happen to her.
Not only was the man before her tall and handsome, but he also radiated
maturity. Coincidentally, he happened to be her cup of tea.
"What is this? What happened here?"
At that precise moment, Samuel arrived with a group of men.
Seeing that, all the patrons in the bar started taking off.
Even the manager was scared witless.
Oh God, what should I do if they fight in the bar when there are so many of
them?
However, Samuel stopped short when he had drawn close to the scene.
What on earth is happening here? The man on the ground is my sworn
brother, Rat. Meanwhile, the person who defeated them turned out to be
Emmanuel! He's the ruthless man who wiped the floor with us alone at The
Paradise that night!
"You're here just in time, Mr. Webber! I'm never going to rest until I've
ripped this brat to shreds today!"
Fury blazed in Rat's eyes, and he struggled to his feet in excitement upon
seeing that his backup was here.
Such a scene frightened Xylie so much that she trembled incessantly. She
voluntarily leaned against Emmanuel, only to discover that he was still as
calm as ever.
Whoa! What a real man!
"What are you planning to do if you're never going to rest?" Emmanuel
retorted with a sneer, shielding Xylie.
"Damn it! You're never going to realize your mistake until you've seen what
I'm capable of!"
With rage staining his features, Rat snagged a beer bottle to smash it at
the man.
"Stop it!"
"
Never in his wildest dreams had he ever imagined that Samuel would
personally stop him.
Everyone present was stunned to the core.
"What are you doing, Mr. Webber? Quick, help me kill this brat!" Rat roared.
Unexpectedly, Samuel snatched the beer bottle away from his hand.
Rat bellowed, "What are you doing, Mr. Webber? If you tarry any longer, I'll
sever my relationship with you!"
A conflicted expression manifested on Samuel's face.
How can I possibly allow him to make a move against Emmanuel? That's
impossible! Putting aside the fact that I'm acquainted with the latter, even
if there are no ties between us both, we might not be his match if we were
to attack him together! I'm helping Rat out of the kindness of my heart, yet
this idiot has no idea and even threatens to sever his relationship with me!
"Quick, return the beer bottle to me! Otherwise, I'm going to beat you up!
Make it fast! Damn it!"
Enraged, Rat started pushing at Samuel.
That scene stumped the onlookers around them.
"F*ck you! How dare you make a move against me!"
Even more surprising was the fact that Samuel snapped. In his towering
rage, he smashed the beer bottle on Rat's head.
Crash!
Following that, the entire bar plunged into an uproar.
Everyone had thought that Samuel had rushed over to back Rat up, never
having expected the man to teach the latter a lesson instead.
Bewilderment was written all over Rat's face. His finger trembled violently
as he pointed at his sworn brother. "Y-You actually hit me?"
"I'm going to kill you if you continue running your mouth!" Fed up with that
idiotic man, Samuel hastily added furiously, "He's Emmanuel Lowe, the
skilled fighter who defeated thirteen of my men that night!"
"What?" Rat exclaimed in surprise as clarity washed over him. No wonder he's so skilled at fighting. I can't believe I just messed with someone out of my league. Damn you Mr. Webber for not informing me earlier. I even gave
you a beer bottle.
"Manny, I'm sorry. It was just a friendly fire. I apologize to you on behalf of
Rat." Samuel bowed slightly, regarding Emmanuel with the utmost
respect.
"Apologize to her if that's what you want to do." Emmanuel pointed at
Xylie. "Forgive my bluntness, but all of you are only capable of bullying
women. You're not up to the mark to lay even a finger on me."
The crowd around them gasped in surprise.
Those words weren't particularly hurtful, but they were extremely
–humiliating, and yet Rat and his party didn't dare to utter a word.
Samuel even bowed and laughed. "You're right. Thank you for showing
mercy, Manny."
Taking in that scene, Xylie admired Emmanuel even more. This man is so
formidable!
"Come. Since we're all here, let's have a few more drinks tonight. Out of
blows, our friendship grows. Haha!" Samuel pulled Emmanuel to sit down
and enjoy alcohol together.
"
Emmanuel was a man who valued loyalty. Since Samuel had shown him
respect earlier, he had to reciprocate.
After a few drinks, Samuel learned the entire story. It turned out Emmanuel
and Rat had a big fight over a bargirl.
"Haha! Manny, you have good taste!" Samuel immediately pushed Xylie
next to Emmanuel, causing her tender body to press tightly against him.
"Serve Manny well, and I'll reward you with ten thousand!"
"I-" Xylie hesitated and didn't refuse at once.
"Mr. Webber, you've misunderstood. I-" Emmanuel wanted to decline, but
Samuel and the other men started clamoring.
"Misunderstood? Don't tell me you're not satisfied with just one girl? Haha!
In that case, let's have two girls to accompany him! Manager, make the
arrangement!"
Worried they would complicate things, Emmanuel quickly waved his hand
and stood up.
As he got to his feet, Xylie subconsciously followed suit.
The manager was also a competent and tactful person. If it hadn't been
for Emmanuel, their bar would have surely been thrashed.
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Moreover, seeing how Emmanuel was able to be on such good terms with
Samuel at such a young age, the manager figured Emmanuel must be
influential and needed to be treated well.
"Mr. Lowe, the private room is ready for you." The manager swiftly
approached Emmanuel and Xylie.
Xylie kept her head down, blushing but not refusing.
Milani, standing at one side, mocked Yoel, "Ha! Your goddess is gone. How
should I describe this? It's like sending the girl you like to a lion's den!"
Yoel was brokenhearted and deeply upset.
Nevertheless, he wasn't someone as foolish as Milani. He could tell
Emmanuel wasn't a lecher.
Besides, since Xylie didn't rebuff Emmanuel, that implied she felt safer with
Emmanuel. That was certainly better than her being bullied by those
ruffians.
"Haha!" Samuel hurriedly shoved Emmanuel and Xylie into the private
room. "Manny, enjoy yourself tonight! Consider this a return of the favor for
the time you helped me earn three million!"
"Hey-" Emmanuel still wanted to resist, but Samuel closed the door and
locked it from outside.
Click!
The door was shut, leaving Emmanuel and Xylie alone inside the room.
The atmosphere instantly turned ambiguous.
Xylie instinctively clutched her chest as her clothes had been torn earlier.
"Are you all right?" Although Emmanuel had a lot of alcohol, he was
actually more composed than Xylie because he had never harbored any
improper thoughts toward women.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for saving me!" she replied shyly.
"I'm glad to hear that." Emmanuel smiled. "Let me introduce a friend to
you. In fact, he's the one who asked me to help you…"
He took out his phone as he spoke, wanting to contact Yoel to come in.
However, when he looked at the screen, Emmanuel realized his phone had
run out of battery.