bChapter /bb563 /b

Josephine’s beyes /blit up with desperate hopeb. /bShe started bstruggling /bwildly bagain/bb, /bbscreaming /bbat /bthe top of bher /blungsb, /bb“/bbHelp /bme! Please, help meb!/bb” /bbAt /bthis moment, it bwas /bball /bshe could bdo/b.

b“/bBree, bstep /bback,” bBowen /bordered bas /bhis bexpression /bturned grim.

He and Aubree had thought things between Josephine and Samuel bwere /bjust like the rumors said, but bnow /bbit /bwas bclear /bthis was a whole different story.

Originally, Aubree and bBowen /bhad nned to bscare /bJosephine as they squeezed some useful information bor /bckmail material out of her about the bvige /bchief’s family.

But they never could’ve imagined that the truth was theplete opposite bof /bwhat they thought.

Bowen told Aubree to step backb, /bthen kicked the door open with a loud crash.

As the door burst open, Samuel was caught red–handed. His pants tangled around his legs bas /bhe tried to force himself on Josephine. She bresisted /bhim with all her strength, and Samuel looked like a pervert who’d die for a taste of tulipsb, /bshameless ito /ithe bvery /bend.

Dust rained down from the doorframe as Bowen grabbed Samuel by the cor before throwing him bacross /bthe room like a ragdoll.

Aubree immediately grabbed the nket from the bed and threw it bover /bJosephine to bcover /bher.

Samuel, who bwas /ban ountant and a typical bookworm, wasn’t tall. He was just a bit over 5’7” and pretty scrawny in bsize/b. Bowen flung him blike /bba /brag doll, sending him flying in a perfect arc before hended with a bone–jarring thud on the concrete floor; the sound of him hitting the ground made everyone’s teeth ache.

“Who are you people? Do you even know who I am?” Samuel blustered, trying to sound tough.

Seeing two strangers, Samuel actually felt a bit more at easeb. /b

His gaze swept over the pair before it locked onto Aubreeb–/ba woman bso /bgorgeous it made him pause. He was sure he’d never seen her before.

While they bwere /bplete strangers, it bwas /bobvious what these two were here for.

Samuel instantly realized these two were the fruit merchants from out of town.

Mattias stood off to the side, his eyes wide open in shock, and he was shaken by everything happening before him.

He suddenly threw himself into Josephine’s arms, crying out, “Mom, what’s wrong?b” /b

Josephine clutched the nket Aubree had draped over her, holding her son close as silent tears fell. Sheforted, “Mom’s okay, Mattias. Don’t be scared.”

Once Samuel realized who Aubree and Bowen were, his confidence came rushing back, and he started behaving all cocky again.

While sizing them up, he said, “You’re the three outsiders staying at David’s houseb, /baren’t you?

“Just so you know, I’m the vige chief’s son. If you cross me, you won’t have it easy in this vige.”

Aubree nced at the mother and son, huddled together and trembling in fear. She then turned her gaze to Samuel, who was acting arrogantly and shamelessly eyeing her up and down with a disgusting look. Her expression darkened instantly.

Even if it meant exposing her identity and getting kicked out of the vige, she would never let Samuel keep acting so arrogant.

Samuel still didn’t realize just how serious the situation was.

He put on a fake friendly grin and said to Bowen, “Hey, man, I know you probably don’t get what’s going on hereb, /bso I’ll just let this whole thing slide.”

Then, ncing at Aubree with a sleazy smirk, he added, “I’ve heard about her. She’s your secretary. Secretaries handle whatever needs doing, and when there’s nothing to do… Well, you know how it goes. She’s just some tramp everyone’s had a turn with. You get me, brother? We’re both men here.

Those words really crossed the line.

Josephine realized it, too. She thought, These two were outsiders who were here for business. It seems like they’re the fruit merchants from out of town, and they could leave at any time.

‘Perhaps they had just happened to bpass /bby my house, heard themotion, and came in to take ba /blook.

After everything Samuel just saidb, /bwould they even bother bto /bstick out for me?‘

bBowen’s /bbface /bbgave /bnothing baway/b, but then he curled his blips /bbinto /bba /bsudden smile, b“/bbYeah/b, bI /bbget /bit”

The next second, he drove his foot straight binto /bSamuel’s chest without holding back at all.

bSamuel /bwas sent flying bacross /bthe broom/bb, /bcrashing into the edge of the cab.

His bface /bbwent /bashen bas /bhe clutched his chest, wheezing for breath, looking like he was about t