It was the sharp sound of a bullet piercing through the air. Emma was stunned for a second before she heard Archie anxiously shouting at her. Then, his tall body also rushed towards her.
Emma reacted quickly and squatted down. When she saw Archie running towards her without caring about anything, she immediately shouted, “Archie, don’t come over. I’m fine!”
Archie did not listen to her shout at all. He ran over and pulled her petite body into his arms, hiding behind the table next to him.
Another few gunshots rang out. Bullets mercilessly nailed into the chairs and walls on the balcony.
“Damn it!” Archie cursed in a low voice. Then he looked at the chair next to him and pulled it over. He said to Emma, “I’ll cover you. Quickly hide in the room.”
“Is it safe like this? What if the bullet hits you?” Emma’s frightened voice changed and became somewhat hoarse.
She had grown up in a peaceful era. She had only seen such a gunfight in movies. She had never thought that it would happen in real life, so she was very confused.
Luckily, Archie was by her side to protect her, so she was not shocked by this kind of terrifying scene.
“The opponent’s shooting range is too far. The accuracy is not good enough!” In this kind of dangerous moment, Archie’s voice was surprisingly calm and steady.
Emma was relieved by his words. She was not sure if she could hide in her room, but here, both of them were very dangerous.
After the sound of bullets, Uncle Suan suddenly rushed over with his bodyguards. He immediately turned off the light on the balcony, and then.
The surroundings fell into darkness. Emma’s heart was beating like a drum. She felt that the other party seemed to have lost their target for a moment, so the gunshots stopped.
At this moment, Archie held a chair to block her body and pushed her forward.
Emma’s movements were very stiff, but she still did her best to cooperate with Archie’s actions.
“Young master, I’ll cover you!” Uncle Suan’s voice suddenly rang out. He just stood in front of Archie, blocking all the dangers for him.
Archie safely sent Emma back to her bedroom, and Uncle Suan followed her in. “It seems that someone has broken through our defense line and entered our defensive range.”
“Uncle Suan, bring some men over immediately. It’s best if we can capture them alive!” Archie’s voice was cold and carried a hint of anger.
Uncle Suan nodded. After leaving dozens of bodyguards behind, he went downstairs and brought dozens of men and horses to the small hill not far away to investigate the situation.
“Emma, are you alright?” At this moment, the bedroom was also dark. Archie used his hand to touch Emma’s face, head, shoulders, and then all the way down. He had to make sure that this little girl was not hurt at all before he could feel at ease.
Emma was already shocked until the temperature of the man’s palm spread over her stiff body before she suddenly woke up.
Then, she whispered, “I’m fine. How about you? Are you hurt?”
“No!” When Archie heard her say she was fine, he stopped checking and replied in a deep voice.
“It’s too scary. Why would someone shoot?” Emma still felt cold all over her body. She was terrified.
Archie reached out and held her in his arms. He comforted her in a low voice. “It’s fine now.”
Emma did not calm down. She was really frightened just now. Only now did she realize that the world she was in was not as peaceful as she had imagined.
“Archie, do you know who wanted to harm you?” Emma lay motionlessly in his arms. Suddenly, she thought of something and asked.
“I don’t know, but I am sure that the other party took advantage of me to come here.” Archie did not want to tell Emma that this matter was related to her father. He was afraid that she would let her imagination run wild again, so he said that he did not know.
“Then you must investigate thoroughly. I’m afraid that this kind of thing will happen again.” Emma heard this and felt a chill run down her spine. If Archie didn’t know who the other party was, it would be too terrifying.
“I will investigate. Don’t worry!”
Suddenly, the sound of a gun fight came from afar. It was very fierce. Emma’s whole body was tense. She hid in Archie’s arms and trembled.
Although she could not see the situation of the crossfire in the distance, hearing the fierce gunshots, she felt that it was extremely terrifying.
After more than ten minutes, the sounds of gunshots suddenly became one, as if the war had ended, but there were still more people fleeing and hunting. The sound of gunshots followed closely, making people panic.
Manor House once again returned to the dead silence.
Without the sound of gunfire and the lights, Emma’s heart almost jumped out of her throat.
She stiffly hid in Archie’s arms, gasping for breath, feeling very uneasy.
Half an hour later, Uncle Suan came back with a man covered in blood.
“Young master, I caught a living one.” Uncle Suan looked up at the man who was walking down the stairs and said.
Emma’s two small hands tightly grabbed Archie’s clothes. Although he was hugging Archie’s waist tightly, she still could not bear to look at the bloody scene that she had never seen before.
“Who sent you!” Archie asked angrily. He spoke in English because the man looked like a foreigner.
The man covered in blood let out a cold laugh, but he gritted his teeth and did not say a word.
Uncle Suan’s spear hit the man’s leg. The man’s face turned ferocious, and he let out a low roar before he died.
“I’ll ask you one more time. Who ordered you to kill me?” Archie had already walked in front of him. He let go of Emma’s slim waist and stomped on the man’s injured leg. “You don’t want to tell me?”
“Ah!” The man screamed. It was extremely painful.
Suddenly, he bit the root of his teeth hard.
“Not good, there’s poison in his teeth!” Uncle Suan suddenly screamed, but it was too late.
The foreigner let out a scornful laugh and blood started to flow out of his eyes, nose, and mouth.
Emma saw the blood seeping out from the man’s facial features and cried out in shock.
A tall figure instantly blocked it and a large palm gently pressed her head into his arms. A man’s soft voice sounded beside her ear, “Don’t look if you are afraid!”
Emma really did not want to look anymore. Her heart could not bear it anymore.
When Uncle Suan dealt with that person, Emma’s body was still trembling slightly.
Archie knew that tonight’s gun station really scared her. He blamed himself.
“It’s all my fault. I scared you!” Archie looked at her with eyes full of guilt. If he could not be so selfish and want to bring her back to him, she could totally stay away from this war.
Emma stared blankly at the man’s self-reproachful black eyes. She bit her lower lip and shook her head lightly. “Archie, I am afraid, It’s not because of the gunfight just now. I’m worried about you. Will it be so dangerous in the future?”
Archie really didn’t want her clear eyes to be contaminated by darkness. However, his life was destined to be bleak.
“Yes! If you want to continue being with me, you have to be mentally prepared.” Archie replied gently. His thin lips lightly kissed her forehead. “If you are afraid, leave now. I will send you to a place without danger. Wait for me there!”
Emma was so scared that her face turned pale. She immediately rushed over and hugged his waist tightly. She pressed against his chest and shook her head with all her strength. “No, I don’t want to leave you. I don’t want to go to a safe place. As long as you are by my side, I am not afraid of anything. Archie, don’t send me away, okay?”
Archie gently supported her back, his sexy chin pressed against her little head, and said self-deprecatingly: “To be honest, I can’t bear to let you leave, not even a single step!”
“Then I won’t leave. I will stay in this house and wait for you to come back every day!” Emma said anxiously, like a little dog that was afraid of being sent away. She was obedient and lovable, making people’s hearts ache.
Archie was very satisfied in his heart. With such a woman accompanying him to bear all the pressure, he really felt that no matter how difficult it was, he was not afraid at all.
“Emma, thank you for accompanying me!” Archie was actually afraid of being alone. In the past, when he was alone, he would occasionally enjoy the feeling of being alone, but ever since he met the woman in his arms, he was afraid of being alone. He always felt that it was torture.
Emma shook her head and her voice was a little choked. “No, I want to thank you for loving me and protecting me. Archie, I really like the feeling of being protected by you. I feel very at ease.”
Archie chuckled and hugged her petite body even more lovingly. “Okay, I will protect you for the rest of your life.”
“En, you can’t go back on your word!” Emma replied softly.
“No!” Archie said firmly.
Yoseph sat in his office. It was late at night, but he did not want to go home.
Looking at the red lights in the city, he poured out a cigarette in annoyance. He lit it up and took a deep breath.
The call just now was that not a single person was left alive.
They were all dead. The 50 million commission he paid was also gone without a return.
“Damn it!” Yoseph punched the glass window hard with a defeated look on his face.
In fact, this time, he was only going to test Archie’s Manor House. Was it like the legends said, an unbreakable fortress?
Now, it seemed like the rumors were true.
A new phone suddenly rang. Yoseph turned around and picked it up.
“Young Master Yoseph, the video of the gun fight has been sent to your encrypted email. I accept the commission. I hope there is still a chance to cooperate!” A man spoke in English and his tone was somewhat arrogant. After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Yoseph went back to his office chair and sat down. He used his fingers to operate the panel. He opened an encrypted email and clicked on a video.
The drawing was a little blurry, but he could still see a slender figure standing under the enlarged camera.
Yoseph was so shocked that his fingers went stiff and cold sweat broke out.
“Damn b*stard, who told you to target her?” Yoseph growled angrily.