Sitting in the driver’s seat, Derrick started the car. Since his left hand was injured, he could only control the steering wheel with his right hand.
The cut in his left palm was so deep, and blood kept flowing from it. Feeling irritable, he put on his Bluetooth headset and dialed a number. Soon, he got through, and an old voice came from the other end of the line, “What’s up?”
Derrick’s gentle smile disappeared, and he said with his eyes full of resentment, “Mr. Lopez, Estelle said that she hadn’t reconciled with Cristofer.”
“Huh! She’s a shrewd liar. She promised me that as long as I helped her find a suitable liver donor for her daughter, she would leave Cristofer forever! But she broke her promise!” Nelson said angrily.
“But judging from her tone, I don’t think she is lying. She may really have nothing to do with Mr. Hans.”
“But it doesn’t mean they won’t reconcile in the future! Right now, she’s seeing Cristofer as a substitute for Mr. Mysterious. Since she adores Mr. Mysterious so much, I’ll arrange for someone who resembles Mr. Mysterious more than Cristofer does to get close to her. This way, she might leave Cristofer and stop causing me problems. You keep in touch with her and keep pursuing her, alright?” Nelson explained.
Hearing this, Derrick furrowed his brow and asked, “Do you really think I’m more like Mr. Mysterious than Cristofer?”
“Even if you don’t resemble Mr. Mysterious in looks as much as Cristofer does, you can try to mimic Mr. Mysterious’ personality, tone, and demeanor to become more like him. When Estelle fell for Mr. Mysterious, she had never seen his face. It means looks don’t matter much; what she loves is Mr. Mysterious’ character and personality. You should put in more effort,” Nelson suggested.
“But Estelle has no romantic interest in me. She’s willing to stay in touch because she wants advice about her daughter’s liver transplant. I doubt our relationship will progress further,” Derrick explained helplessly.
“Where there’s a will, there’s a way. If she doesn’t have feelings for you now, it means you haven’t resembled Mr. Mysterious enough in her eyes. Enough talk; just follow my instructions. I’ll compensate you generously,” Nelson insisted.
“What if Estelle is still unwilling to accept me no matter what I do?” Derrick asked.
“Then think of a way and do whatever you can to make her leave Cristofer,” Nelson said coldly.
With an evil smile, Derrick narrowed his eyes and said, “Okay. I know what to do.”
“Be careful, and don’t let Estelle find out about our relationship. Were you with her just now?” Nelson asked.
“Earlier, yes. But now, I’m on my way to the hospital. My hand was cut by a knife. I need to treat it as soon as possible.”
Hearing this, Nelson suddenly asked, “Left hand or right hand?”
“Left hand,” Derrick answered.
“What a coincidence.”
“What?” Derrick was confused.
“Nothing. Don’t ask anything you shouldn’t ask about.”
****
After paying the bill, Estelle left the restaurant with Christina, intending to take a taxi home. However, as the restaurant was remotely situated in the suburbs, it took a lot of work for her to hire a taxi. She stood at the roadside for a long time, and no taxi passed by.
“Hi, Miss Hudson.”
Hearing someone suddenly call her name, Estelle became vigilant and held Christina in her arms tightly. Then she saw two men looking like ruffians come up to her. Looking at their faces, she felt they looked familiar but couldn’t remember when she had ever seen them before.
“Miss Hudson, have you forgotten us? We met when you went to the clinic to visit your uncle. And we happened to see the romantic scene when the helmet man saved you,” Jerry casually said.
‘You are Jimmy’s men?!’ Estelle immediately realized who they were.
“Did you two follow me? What do you want to do?” she asked warily.
“Miss Hudson, Mr. Klein said that the helmet man has seriously injured him twice. If he doesn’t teach that man a lesson, he won’t be able to sleep well every night. But unfortunately, we don’t know what the helmet man looks like and can’t find him, so we can only follow you. Miss Hudson, tell us where your lover is.”
As Jerry and Carl approached Estelle, she kept stepping back to keep away from them. “What do you want to do?!” she asked in panic.
“Mr. Klein wants to take revenge on the helmet man. Since then, we have to find that man for him first. Miss Hudson, call your lover and ask him to come here now!” Carl said in a loud voice.
Biting her lower lip, Estelle glared at them and held Christina more tightly to protect her. Jerry handed his phone to her, but she didn’t take it.
“You don’t want to call him?” Jerry asked with an obscene smile, “It’s okay if you won’t call him. Mr. Klein said that we should either take your lover back and break his leg or either take you back and let you stay with him for a night. Well, since your child is with you, he may let your daughter watch you two have sex…”
“Shut up!” Estelle snapped, “Is that all Mr. Klein can do? Is he someone who will only vent his anger by bullying a woman and a child?”
Hearing this, Jerry laughed and said shamelessly, “Mr. Klein has bullied countless women and children. You are not the first one and won’t be the last one. Miss Hudson, now choose between calling your lover over or going back with us to meet Mr. Klein.”
As soon as Jerry finished his words, Carl shot out his hand to grab Christina. Seeing this, Estelle dodged nimbly. Since she was holding Christina in her arms, it was inconvenient for her to run away.
Carl then grabbed her arm and tried to drag her into the car, shouting, “Stop struggling if you don’t want to suffer!”
“Mom! Let go of my Mom!” Christina shouted and hit his hand hard. But since she was only three years old and didn’t have much strength, what she did was in vain.
“Shut up!” Feeling annoyed, Carl raised his other hand, wanting to slap Christina’s little face.
Seeing this, Estelle immediately clasped Christina to her and turned her back to Carl, protecting her daughter with her own body. Closing her eyes, she could imagine how painful it would be if Carl gave her a heavy blow on the back.
Bang!
She heard a muffled sound of fists and skin colliding but felt no pain. Suddenly, someone grabbed her wrist and said, “Quick, go with me.”