After Aaron returned from the Barnes Group, he secretly hid their whereabouts in Breton City from Josephine, and extra manpower was assigned to protect his residence and company in London.
However, it turned out he was still wrong about Reginald.
He and Josephine had just driven from the underground parking lot when a rush of footsteps sounded all around them and several columns of bodyguards in bulletproof suits rushed out from all direction of the parking lot and circled their sedan.
Josephine sat in the car and was stunned by what was in front of her, and she only saw a way out of the surrounding crowd. A tall blond man walked out, his skin had the unique whiteness of Europeans. The witching features make him very handsome, with a feminine aura.
He stood in front of their car, the corners of his mouth curled slightly in a flirtatious arc, and said in English to Aaron, “My younger brother, it’s been a long time.”
For a moment, Josephine thought she had a hallucination. She was about to turn around to ask Aaron when she saw a serious expression on his warm face, staring deadly at the man outside the car.
When the man didn’t hear a response, he looked coldly at Josephine and gave a whistle, “Is this the Chinese woman who made you entranced?
Aaron, Alice has been waiting for you until now.”
Josephine’s heart thumped as she looked at Aaron and asked him in an urgent tone, “What the hell is going on here?”
Aaron suddenly held Josephine’s hand tightly, and his voice was still gentle but with a touch of stubbornness, “Eily, there are a lot of things I’ve hidden from you, and I’ll explain all to you when I have the chance later. Now I just need a word from you. Will you come with me?”
Josephine’s arch eyebrows knitted together, “What the hell are you talking about?
Don’t scare me.”
“Eily, I’m sorry. I want nothing but you.”
Having finished that sentence, Aaron suddenly started the car straight towards the person who was blocking in front of him. The man ceased his sinister smile and took a step back, raising his hand to command those bodyguards to aim the weapons in their hands at the car window and ready to press the trigger.
Josephine was so frightened that her face turned deadly white, but Aaron remained unmoved, “Eily, don’t worry. I will not let anything happen to you even if I die.”
He stomped on the accelerator, and rushed out, BANG, BANG, BANG
The sound of gunfire continued to explode past their ears. Aaron pressed Josephine’s head down hard, but there were still pieces of debris scratching her face. Blood slowly dripped down along with the pain, and her ears began to tinkle because of the loud noise…
Aaron rushed the car out of the circle and continued forward without hesitation. Josephine looked up in shock, only to find that his upper body was entirely red with blood and his face was pale.
How? He was so badly wounded!
Josephine was so anxious that tears were coming out of her eyes, but he kept stepping on the accelerator and drove forward quickly, only to see a long column of convoys parked not far ahead. Countless bodyguards stood there with weapons in hand, waiting for them to fall into a snare.
The markings on those cars clearly belonged to the Barnes Group.
The car braked to a halt in time not far from them, and the bodyguards quickly swarmed up to them.
Aaron slumped in his seat and once again clutched Josephine’s hand tightly, smiling at her, “Eily, I love you.”
Josephine was completely frozen.
“I’ve kept something from you. In fact, I am the illegitimate son of the E. G Group in Europe. You have been in London so long that the name of this consortium should be familiar to you.”
He said while covering his chest and coughing heavily, with blood all over his teeth, “I didn’t mean to hide it from you. After I escaped from that home five years ago, I never thought of going back. But this time, I lost to Reginald.”
He looked out of the car window, and found a tall figure standing in front of the convoy. He stared at them with red eyes and the wind ruffled his short hair.
“They are here to take me back. Don’t worry, I won’t die. But before I leave, I want to tell you something. Do you remember a year ago I gave you an anonymous design assignment, to design an office for a Chinese CEO?”
“That person is Reginald.”
Josephine’s eyes widened again and again, and tears just fell down suddenly.
A group of bodyguards suddenly rushed up from behind, and they quickly opened the doors and pulled them out separately. Aaron was lifted onto a cart and an accompanying physician examined him, saying that he was shot in the chest and arm.
With a trembling hand, he reached out to Josephine, who cried to break free from the bodyguard’s hold, rushed to him and held his hand.
“When… When I come back, I’ll marry you. You come with me, and we’ll go to a place where no one can find us. I, I’ll protect you…”
Josephine’s face was filled with tears, unable to say a single word, but she only nodded desperately, again and again.
Aaron was stunned, a touch of surprise came out of his dizzy eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a satisfied smile. He braced his strength to wrap his arms around Josephine’s face and gave a kiss to her lips.
Time seemed to stand still.
Everyone was watching them kissing, including Reginald, who watched the scene with eyes wide open. His hands hanging at his side clenched into fists, veins standing out.
All of Josephine’s tears dripped onto his face, and Aaron’s hand, which was cupped on her face, slowly dropped down.
The sound of an ambulance came from far away, and someone came up and separated them abruptly. Aaron lay on a stretcher, eyes tightly closed. Finally, he was wheeled away, wearing an respirator.
Josephine collapsed to the ground, hands covering her face, crying bitterly…