CHAPTER 158: CHAPTER 158: WANTS TO TAKE REVENGE ON ME

Before Shannon Quinn could react or even have the chance to escape, two men grabbed her arms, and June Yardley took out an oral liquid bottle filled with a potion from a small tin box in her bag.

Realizing the danger of the situation, Shannon Quinn watched as June Yardley twisted open the bottle cap and walked towards her.

She struggled hard but couldn’t match the strength of the two burly men.

"Help!" she screamed, alarming the nearby customers and staff in the store.

However, June Yardley stepped forward, grabbed Shannon Quinn’s face, pried open her mouth, and attempted to pour the potion in...

Shannon Quinn struggled, tightly clamping her mouth shut, and kicked June Yardley in the body without much force, but it caused June to stagger a bit.

"You bitch! How dare you kick me?"

"Miss, are you okay? Can you tell us what’s happening? We can help resolve this for you."

June Yardley shoved away the staff member helping her and yelled, "Get lost! None of your business! Don’t you dare meddle!"

Seeing June Yardley fiercely approaching again, Shannon Quinn panicked and quickly bit down hard on the arm holding her.

The man grunted in pain, lifting his hand to push Shannon Quinn away.

The other man also released her, but not before landing a heavy slap on Shannon Quinn’s face, a forceful blow that knocked her to the ground, leaving her ears ringing and vision blurred. Still, she maintained a protective hand over her belly, trying to get up from the floor.

People who feared trouble kept their distance, some even hurriedly settled their bills and left the store, while others filmed with their phones but no one stepped forward to help.

Through her blurry vision, she saw June Yardley walking towards her, raising her foot aimed at Shannon Quinn’s stomach...

Shannon Quinn tried hard to dodge but found it difficult, and as she thought that kick was about to hit her, time seemed to stretch... one second, two seconds, three seconds...

The anticipated pain didn’t arrive, and she faintly heard Ronan Rhodes’s voice near her ear, then everything went black, and her consciousness faded...

When she awoke again, it was in a hospital bed.

"Awake?"

Looking at Silas Kerr who was changing her IV at the bedside, Shannon Quinn stared at the ceiling, recalling what happened, and quickly asked Silas, "What about my child?"

Silas glanced over the examination report in his hand and said, "The child is fine, but you’ll need to stay in the hospital for a while to nurture the pregnancy, or else there might be trouble."

"Sis..." unfinished, Ronan Rhodes caught himself and corrected, "Miss Quinn, you’re awake?"

Upon seeing Ronan Rhodes come into the ward after a phone call, Silas nodded at him, saying, "The situation is stable for now, but if you feel uncomfortable anywhere, call me."

After Silas left, Shannon Quinn looked at Ronan Rhodes.

Initially puzzled by Ronan’s appearance, she suddenly realized that Ronan was Landon Sutton’s confidant, and now that she knew Vincent Rhodes and Landon Sutton were the same person, it was no surprise that Sutton’s people would be around her.

"Where’s your boss?" Shannon Quinn directly asked Ronan.

Ronan was taken aback for a moment and hurriedly explained, "What boss? I just happened to be passing by and intervened when I saw the injustice, didn’t expect it to be Miss Quinn."

Shannon looked at Ronan with a smile, not exposing his lie: "Thank you, Mr. Thorne."

"You’re welcome, sis!"

"Sis?"

Ronan immediately smacked his own mouth, "Look at my mouth! Apologies, Mrs. Rhodes, didn’t mean any offense. It’s just that my boss is so infatuated with you, you’re the only woman he’s ever pursued, it just sort of slipped out..."

Shannon Quinn stared at Ronan for a few moments, guessing he might not yet know the secret between Vincent Rhodes and Landon Sutton.

She wasn’t certain what this secret meant, but after Simon Rhodes told her about it, knowing it felt like holding Vincent’s life in her hands, which was enough to show the importance of the matter, so she didn’t reveal anything casually.

"Anyway, thank you for saving me, Mr. Thorne."

Ronan grinned, saying, "Miss Quinn, if anything happened to you, Master Nate wouldn’t let me off the hook, so I guess I saved myself too."

If it had been earlier, Shannon might have found it strange that Landon Sutton cared so much about her, but now she understood why.

"Miss Quinn, are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"

Shannon shook her head, pondering for a few seconds, and asked, "What about Miss Yardley?"

"She’s probably still at the police station being questioned. I also informed the Rhodes Family, they must be on their way. Such a big deal, the Rhodes Family won’t let June Yardley off easily, she’s practically ruined herself."

Shannon Quinn looked down, feeling little sympathy for June Yardley, still shaken by the events at the café.

If Landon Sutton hadn’t had someone following her all the time, not only would the child in her belly be gone, but her life might have been endangered too.

"Hey, Boss Rhodes, we were just talking about you! You’re finally here!"

Simon Rhodes seemed to have rushed in from afar, looking somewhat travel-worn, anxiously approaching Shannon Quinn’s bed: "Shannon, what happened?"

Shannon glanced at Ronan Rhodes and politely said, "Thank you, Mr. Thorne, you may go about your business now."

Understanding Shannon’s intention to speak privately, Ronan nodded wisely, exchanged a few pleasantries, and left the ward.

After Ronan left, Shannon asked Simon Rhodes, "Brother, still no news from Vincent?"

Simon was silent for a moment, contemplating, then shook his head, "Not at the moment."

Given Shannon’s current condition, telling her about Vincent’s situation would only add to her worries.

"What happened?"

"June Yardley." Shannon didn’t hide it, "Probably about what happened last time, after the Yardley Family fell, she acted recklessly, wanting revenge on me."

Simon couldn’t believe June Yardley would cause trouble again, "I will handle this, for now, stay in the hospital and focus on your pregnancy."

"So is he avoiding the issue? Waiting until after the child is born to give me an answer? Or taking the child and then divorcing me?"

"Shannon, don’t think about Vincent like that, he cares about you more than anyone, afraid of losing you. It’s just that the current situation makes it impossible to reach him."

Shannon lowered her eyes, sighing softly, turning to look out the window.

"Don’t let your mind wander, Vincent will respond as soon as he gets the message."

"Okay, thanks, brother. There’s nothing much here, you can go ahead with your business."

"I’ll check with Silas, and have a nurse come to look after you."

Shannon remained silent as Simon, after hesitating to say more, turned and left the ward.