Even before getting close, he had already heard cries of alarm.
Lewis Horton's frown deepened further, and he pressed the accelerator harder.
With a drift and a screech, the car stopped in front of old Mrs. Horton's courtyard gate.
Lewis Horton pushed open the car door anxiously, expecting to see a scene of the girl being bullied and shivering, but as soon as he got out of the car, he was stunned by the sight before him.
There stood Kiera Olsen, poised and with a sharp look in her eyes, exuding an aura of authority, with a group of security guards lying around her on the ground.
The housemaids stood trembling at a distance.
Jake Horton was also stunned, clearly not expecting Kiera to be so capable of fighting.
He gazed at Kiera, struck by how saintly and superior she appeared at that moment, making him feel for the first time that he couldn't catch up with her in college not because she didn't like him, but because… he might not be worthy of her.
His jaw was tight.
