Florence was startled by the scene as her heartbeat skipped at the moment.
Kieran was crazy as he dared to threaten Phoebe with a knife!
“Ernest, what should we do? We can’t let Phoebe get hurt!”
Florence said anxiously as she was in a panic.
Stanford narrowed his eyes but his expression was calm as usual.
He gently patted Florence’s head, “Don’t worry. She is your brother’s woman. Your brother will take good care of her.”
“But…”
Florence was still worried as the knife had already been pointed at Phoebe. Perhaps, Phoebe would get hurt easily if Kieran made a slight move.
Florence was extremely worried.
Kieran heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Stanford stop moving as if he had just gone through a narrow escape.
His bodyguards also stepped backwards hurriedly. They were highly alert and stared nervously at Stanford.
This guy was so terrifying that nobody could beat him.
However, the situation would be reversed instantly with a hostage under control.
Kieran looked at Stanford coldly. He raised his voice and said harshly.
“Stanford, step back immediately now and hand over Jensen to me.”
Was he mentioning Jensen?
Stanford showed a serious expression. He said in a stern voice without disguise.
“He should be dead by now.”
Stanford spoke in a contemptuous tone as if the dead person was just an ant on the roadside.
However, Kieran was completely dumbfounded.
Was Jensen dead already?
“What the hell are you talking about?!”
Kieran could not believe it as Jensen was the one who had managed everything in the family with his high status. Apart from the family head, he was considered the most important person.
He would bring a lot of bodyguards around him. How could he have died so easily?
However, there was even a chill in his heart when he gazed at Stanford’s expression. Although he was questioning Stanford, still he could not find any reason not to believe him by seeing him with such a despised look.
Stanford was so arrogant that he did not bother to lie to him anyway.
Phoebe could obviously feel Kieran’s body stiffening up while she was held by him. He seemed to be too shocked as he could hardly hold the knife in his hand steadily. The sharp blade was shifting back and forth around her neck.
It seemed that he might accidentally cut her any moment.
Phoebe was so nervous that she could hardly breathe. Indeed, she was afraid of death just like everybody did too.
However, she was in a dilemma when she saw the man not far away from her. She did not want to become his weakness nor to get him involved in this trouble.
She opened her mouth and spoke.
“Kieran, your intention is ruined. Jensen was poisoned and had a tragic death. You can’t exchange me with anybody even if you have caught me since I don’t have any use either.”
“Shut up!”
Kieran scolded in anger. He cut Phoebe accidentally as he had exerted some force.
His eyes turned red as he was extremely furious.
It was not because he had lost his loved one. Nevertheless, he would have lost the people who supported him if Jensen had died. He would suffer a great loss if he did not have any funds in this trade war.
Then, all his previous efforts were wasted.
Kieran was so mad that he had almost gone crazy.
Stanford narrowed his eyes instantly. He cast Kieran a sharp gaze as if a knife piercing through Kieran.
He was agitated as Phoebe’s neck was bleeding.
Kieran even dared to hurt Phoebe. He was indeed seeking death!
Stanford headed towards Kieran with rage.
The momentum portrayed by him was just like a life-threatening Asura coming from hell.
Kieran trembled with fear and yelled loudly.
“Hold on. Don’t come any closer! Otherwise, I will kill her immediately!”
Even though he liked Phoebe, still he would just simply sacrifice her for his personal safety.
Phoebe truly felt the threat of death.
Stanford did not stop his steps. He looked at Phoebe affectionately and spoke in a husky voice.
“Do you trust me?”
Phoebe looked at him in a daze. What did he mean by that to trust him? At this moment, he was gazing at her and this made her forget the fear of being threatened with a knife on her neck.
She said instinctively without hesitation, “I trust you.”
Stanford’s eyes gleamed as he grinned.
It was a smile with the pleasure of being trusted, but rather a disdainful smirk as if before Asura had killed somebody.
Phoebe was touched.
Kieran trembled with fear when he saw this scene.
He was so terrified that he screamed, “Stanford, do you really think I don’t dare to do so? If you dare to take another step forward, I will kill Phoebe immediately!”
That vicious threat did not stop Stanford at all.
He suddenly sprinted as an arrow struck towards the aim sharply. He was so fast that the bodyguards around Kieran could not even react and stop him.
In the next second, he appeared in front of Kieran.
“Snap!”
The sound of bones breaking was heard abruptly.
Stanford had already grasped the knife in Kieran’s hand in a blink of an eye. The knife was bent and distorted by him.
“Ouch!!”
Kieran screamed miserably in pain as he was extremely terrified.
Stanford was just like a devil! He was indeed a devil!
He had passed through so many bodyguards and appeared in front of Kieran suddenly. Then, he had hit and broken Kieran’s arm just with his hand.
It was afraid that Kieran had a severe fracture in his arm!
Kieran was stunned and could no longer afford to fight anymore. He endured the pain of his broken arm and reacted instinctively for survival.
He released Phoebe from his arm and let go of her.
Phoebe was about to fall onto the ground as she was unaware of it.
In the nick of time, Stanford stopped grasping Kieran’s hand and reached out to hold Phoebe instinctively.
Meanwhile, Kieran took this advantage to run away without hesitation.
He ordered while running away.
“I will go first. Cover me at the back!”
The bodyguards reacted immediately and surrounded Stanford.
Although none of them could deal with Stanford, still they could gain some time for Kieran to escape.
He had already given up the idea of teaching Stanford a lesson since nobody could fight against Stanford.
The most important thing now was to survive.
As for revenge…
Kieran held his broken arm with a gloomy and fierce look. He was overwhelmed with hatred as he wanted to take revenge.
He would return to the Harris family!
He would order all his family members to come back and defeat Stanford! He wanted to kill him and all of his opponents.
This was no longer something that could be resolved just by a trade war. He must take revenge brutally on Stanford for Jensen’s life and his broken arm.
Stanford did not even bother Kieran who was escaping. He put all his attention on Phoebe.
His anger was relieved at that instant as he hugged her.
He was so nervous when Phoebe was threatened by Kieran with a knife. He almost collapsed just now as he was so fearful of her safety.