The following day.
In the morning, Robin overheard someone snapping at Elise on the phone. “Elise, Lucas Corporation called our Houry family. Mr. Lucas suffered from alcohol intoxication. The hospital rescued him for a whole night before he could wake up. I let you negotiate with them about cooperation instead of intoxicating him. You’ve gone too far!”
Robin could tell it was Gordon’s angry shout.
“Grandpa, I…”
Before Elise finished speaking, Gordon continued, “Stop calling me Grandpa. The Robin-Sophia Group’s opening ceremony will be held tomorrow. If you fail to gain the project, you should know the consequences. Good luck.”
“Bang!”
Elise dropped her phone helplessly.
Robin walked up and embraced her. “I’m with you. Don’t worry.”
“Robin, I’m also his granddaughter. Why he treats David and me so differently? Since childhood, David gained all the good stuff from him. Is it just because I’m a girl?”
Elise hugged him and almost burst into tears.
However, shortly after, she let go of Robin as she didn’t think it made sense to complain about it to him.
“I’m going to work now.”
Then Elise went to find Miranda. Undoubtedly, they failed. In the evening, Miranda suggested going to the bar to relax. After all, the ceremony would be held the following day, but they couldn’t do anything.
“No problem. I’ll call Robin first.” Elise hesitated.
“Why will you call him?”
Miranda was unhappy.
“I’ll ask him to pick me up later. After all, he’s my husband.”
“Gee,” Miranda snorted in disdain.
She looked down on Robin and always didn’t think he deserved Elise. However, she could tell Elise had started to accept him, which made her feel ridiculous.
When they were looking for a restaurant, several men followed them. Bob was in the lead. With a fierce look, he played with a dagger, which sparkled under the moonlight.
“Bob, those two girls are hot.”
One thin man drooled at the two women. They were all criminals wanted by the law. Usually, they wouldn’t show up in public. Therefore, they hadn’t slept with women for several years.
“Humph! Behave yourself. We may have fun with them later.”
Bob also became impatient.
After more than an hour, Elise and Miranda finished dinner and drinking. At the restaurant entrance, Elise noticed Miranda didn’t wear many clothes, so she draped her coat on Miranda’s shoulders. “Put it on. It’s cold at night.”
“They are out finally.”
Bob was delighted.
However, Robin walked over and glanced in his direction. Instantly, Bob was shocked and hid in the corner, wondering if he had been found.
Robin had indeed noticed them, but he wasn’t in the mood to deal with them.
“Let me send you home.”
Robin frowned at the two women full of alcohol smells.
“All right.”
Elise nodded her agreement.
Miranda was unwilling to see him, looking away.
When they parted at an intersection, Miranda walked in another direction. Robin also noticed the men following her, wondering if their target was Miranda.
For the sake of Elise, Robin darted at her blushed face and thought to himself, ‘Forget it. I’ll send my wife home first.”
Ten minutes later, Miranda arrived in a remote place, and Bob led his team to approach her. However, they found something wrong.
“Shit! She wore the white coat but not Elise Houry!” Bob cursed.
Earlier, they distanced themselves from the three because of Robin. Also, it was too dark, so they only targeted the white coat. However, they didn’t expect another woman had put on the coat.
“Will we still catch her, Bob?” the thin man asked.
“Of course. Elise Houry must have arrived home. We can’t catch her now. This girl isn’t bad. Let’s have fun with her first,” Bob said with an evil smile.
Then he rushed up while holding a white cloth. Covering it on Miranda’s nose, he muttered, “You are mine…”
Before finishing his words, a hand was propped on his shoulder. A man’s voice sounded, “Said who she was yours? She’s my wife’s bestie.”
“Argh!” Bot let out a cry after feeling the unbearable pain.
Subconsciously, he let go of Miranda.
When she almost fell to the ground, Robin rushed up to carry her on his shoulder. Before fainting, Miranda battled to widen her eyes and recognized the man. “Robin Bailey…”
Then she blacked out.
“You used the ether. Pretty professional.”
Robin sniffed the smell in the air. Right after sending Elise home, he returned. However, he was a bit later than planned, and Miranda fainted. His sharp gaze fell on the gangsters.
“You are too unlucky. I love my wife very much. She’s my wife’s bestie. How are you to harm her!”
While he spoke, the temperature around them dropped abruptly.
“Holy shit!”
Bob covered his arm, cold sweat oozing on his face. He felt the bones in his arm had been crushed, flinching in fear. “She’s not hurt. I have so many subordinates now. We’ve all killed people before. We’d better not fight and let go of each other.”
His men surrounded him while holding their daggers, gazing at Robin in bloodthirst. The thin man raised his dagger and echoed, “Exactly! Brat, honestly, we’re all wanted by the law. Death penalties are awaiting us. We can risk our lives doing anything. You’d better don’t push us. Let’s forget what happened.”
“Are you talking about conditions with me? Who do you think you are?” Robin sneered.
“You stubborn jerk. Look. You are carrying a hostage, but we have a big group, and we’re all armed. You’ll never win against us. Are you sure you are not willing to let go?”
“As I said, who do you think you are?”
“Shit! Hit him! I’m gonna skin him alive today,” Bob shouted fiercely.
A murderous look flashed through his eyes. His men rushed toward Robin quickly.
“Brat, don’t be so blind in your next life.”
A bruiser held a push dagger and punched Robin’s head with an evil smile. In the past, his fist smashed a man’s head.
However, he stiffened the next second.
Robin tilted his head to dodge and lifted a foot. The bruiser’s lower abdomen was kicked out. His face paled, and his body smashed to the ground far away.
“Bang!”
“You’ve overthought. I don’t even need to fight with you with my fists. Just lifting a foot, I can defeat you all,” Robin remarked, standing motionlessly.