Collin was covered in blood. He didn’t know if the blood on his body was his or someone else’s.
He looked very cold, as if he had crawled out of hell from Hades. It looked like a gloomy and frighteningly cold aura enveloped him.
At that moment, he was protecting Phoebe. He led her through the bodyguards to make a path and barged right into Stanford’s side.
As soon as they got closer to Stanford, Phoebe immediately rushed forward and threw herself into Stanford’s arms.
“Mr. Fraser, we…”
Stanford almost reflexively opened his arms and held Phoebe in his embrace.
His arms stiffened, and his voice was hoarse.
“Are you… are you hurt?”
The Stanford’s gaze now turned extremely fierce and intimidating compared to the look in his eyes when he was being chased and cornered before.
As he watched Phoebe’s body covered in blood, he felt a surge of fury in his chest. He felt so angry that he wanted to kill all the people who had hurt her.
Phoebe held Stanford tightly. Her arms were trembling slightly. She was really terrified.
The people she met along the way were those who really wanted to kill her. If Collin hadn’t tried so hard to protect her, she would have been killed by now. During her escape, she was concerned about Stanford’s situation.
Collin told her that the main target was Stanford, and the others were just being hunt down on the way. So, Collin was able to save her after killing those people.
However, since Stanford was the target of the attack, Phoebe was anxious that she would not make it to see Stanford, and she feared that by the time she arrived, Stanford would be dead.
But fortunately, she made it.
Stanford was now just a little disheveled, and he had some blood on him, but he looked fine.
Phoebe’s eyes filled with tears as she looked at Stanford. In a firm voice she said, “Mr. Fraser, Collin and I are here. We’ll fight with you!”
Her expression was extremely serious, and she looked fearless.
Stanford’s brow furrowed, and he looked straight at Phoebe and asked in a low voice, “You got hurt?”
Phoebe was slightly stunned. This was the second time he had asked her about this.
She could clearly see the worry in his eyes.
At that moment, she felt happy. Phoebe tilted her head and kissed Stanford.
“I only suffered a minor injury. This is someone else’s blood.”
Phoebe had a mischievous smile on her face. “Mr. Fraser, you care so much about me, and I can even feel your love.”
Love?
Stanford felt as if he had been electrified. He somehow felt butterflies in his stomach.
Did she just feel his love? Was he already in love with Phoebe? He was confused.
“Hello, people? You two are better than fine. Stop being worried about each other. Does anyone care about me, the one who’s really hurt?”
Collin limped over. Then he rolled his pant up, revealing a hideous gash on his calf.
Phoebe looked at it and gasped.
All along the way, Collin was very protective of her. And he was a martial master. He brought down whoever came near him. As a result, hardly anyone could get him.
And most of the blood on his body was also from others.
However, he didn’t expect that he had such a big wound on his leg somehow.
And he didn’t even notice it at all.
“When did you become so fragile? Your wound is so small, so why are you complaining about it?”
Stanford chided coldly. After saying that, he threw a bottle at Collin.
Collin caught the bottle with his hand, and it was emergency medicine to stop the bleeding.
Stanford had been with him for so many years that he could tell right away what he needed. Because he was in a hurry to get out, he didn’t have the medicine with him.
When he complained, Stanford tossed him a bottle of medicine.
However, he did mean the harsh words he said because Stanford really did resent Collin for being fragile and whining about his injury.
After all, they had been on the edge of death many times over the years, and they had suffered injuries much more serious than this.
Although Collin did not care about his wound, he only said it on purpose to tease Stanford.
“There’s no need to use the medicine. Anyway, you’ll have more injuries later. Why don’t you just go to hell with those people?”
A group of bodyguards arrived, and they made way for someone approaching— the Fourth and the Fifth Elder.
They looked at Stanford and Collin with icy gaze, as if they were looking at someone who was about to die.
“Since you’re all here, we can save the trouble of dealing with you one by one.”
“Well, just by you guys?”
Collin sneered, his eyes full of contempt.
Then, he half squatted down, opened the bottle, and rubbed the liquid medicine on the wound on his leg.
His muscles tensed up. And he was ready to get up and kill.
It seemed that they were bound to have a big fight.
As long as he was fighting side by side with Stanford, he had nothing to fear.
“Hahaha. You two are good fighters. And you both killed all your way out of the dark world.”
The Fourth Elder said with a faint smile. His gaze fell coldly on Phoebe.
“However, for the two of you, although we are outnumbered and really aren’t 100% sure that we can kill you yet, we have her.”
Phoebe looked into the Fourth Elder’s eyes. At once, she felt as if she was being stared at by a viper and felt a chill all over her body.
She held back the fear she felt and said loudly, “I’m not a pushover. I’ve learned taekwondo since I was a kid, so I can defend myself! If you want me to be a burden to Mr. Fraser, forget it!”
Phoebe said as she pulled the dagger out of her body and made a fighting stance .
She would not be a burden to Stanford but would fight alongside him.
When he looked at Phoebe’s petite but firm figure, Stanford appreciated her more.
He took a step forward. His tall body stood in front of her, showing a gesture of protection.
He whispered, “As long as I’m here, you’ll be fine.”
He would protect her.
Even if there were more enemies in front, he would not let her get hurt.
When seeing this scene, the Fifth Elder laughed sarcastically, “I really admire your guts, to be honest. However, I’m afraid that there is no way for Miss Jenkins to protect herself, and you can’t protect her either.”
He then lifted his wrist and looked at his watch, “Well. The time is almost up.”
What time?
Stanford frowned at once.
Phoebe was puzzled. Before she could think about it, she suddenly felt a painful sensation in her stomach. Her face turned pale instantly, and her forehead was sweating.
Phoebe bent down and covered her stomach, “It hurts…”
Stanford rushed to hold her, “What’s wrong?”
He said anxiously, “Collin, check on Phoebe.”
“No need to check. We added a little something into her breakfast. She won’t die, but may have to suffer for a while.”
The Fifth Elder smiled triumphantly with malice in his eyes.
If Phoebe was healthy and able to run with them, it would at least take a little burden off Stanford and Collin; but if Phoebe fell ill, then it was gonna be troublesome.
If Stanford wanted to protect her, then he would carry her as a burden.
In this case, if Stanford wanted to break free and escape, it seemed impossible.