After walking out of the Majestic Hotel, Andrew immediately went after Henry. Soon, in a hidden alley, he finally spotted him, but there was someone else standing there too.
It was Eric!
Eric was blocking Henry’s path, and the two men stood face to face, no more than five meters apart.
Andrew could not help but laugh. He leaned against the wall, coughed twice, and settled in to enjoy the drama. These two ex–lovers had run into each other again, and he wondered what kind of sparks would
fly.
“Eric, you’re back in Goldridge. Why didn’t you come see me first?” Henry asked, his face dark with anger.
Eric’s face remained unreadable as he stayed silent.
Henry barked, “Answer me! You have no idea how hard I’ve been trying to find a way to save you.”
Finally, Eric spoke. “Save it. Mr. Fischer, put that person down and walk away.”
Henry was stunned. “What did you just call me? Mr. Fischer? Eric, you never used to call me that.”
Andrew could clearly see Eric’s face flush with both shame and embarrassment.
“Enough, Mr. Fischer. The past is behind us, and I don’t want to talk about it anymore. Right now, hand the person over,” Eric demanded.
Henry glanced back at Andrew, who was still leaning against the wall. Then, he turned back to Eric, his expression growing increasingly furious. “I get it now… So that’s what this is about. Eric, you’ve betrayed me, didn’t you? You’ve fallen for Andrew, haven’t you?”
By the end, he was practically roaring. His wild gestures made him look exactly like a victim of cheating.
Andrew sighed in disbelief. “Hey, hey, leave me out of your little lovers‘ quarrel, will you? Just for the record, Mr. Fischer, I never swooped in to steal your guy. I’ve already got a few ladies of my own, so your
sweetheart means nothing to me.”
The muscles in Henry’s jaw twitched as he raged, “Eric, I’m asking you one more time. Have you fallen for
Andrew?”
Eric gritted his teeth. “What the hell is wrong with you? Are you going to put her down or not?”
Henry sneered. “I knew it. There’s no such thing as loyalty in this world. Since you’ve already thrown yourself into his arms, then the first thing I’m going to do is kill him!”
With an angry roar, he turned around and lunged at Andrew.
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Yet, at that moment, the person in his arms suddenly woke up, eyes gleaming with mockery and coldness.
The next second, Henry let out a pained howl and dropped the person like a hot potato, clutching his chest desperately. If he had not instinctively sensed the deadly danger and reacted in time, the stab would have been right through his heart.
It would have been a fatal blow!
The sudden attack caught everyone off guard, leaving both Andrew and Eric frozen in shock.
Henry clutched his bleeding chest and demanded angrily, “You bitch, who are you?”
The woman who had been unconscious moments before now stood gracefully in the middle of the alley. She had rare blue eyes and slightly tanned skin, yet her delicate features and vibrant expression made her strikingly beautiful. Her lips, always parted ever so slightly, carried an air of irresistible allure.
Just looking at her made one want to kiss her and hold her close.
“My name is Cordelia Bourne, Mr. Fischer. What a shame I couldn’t end your life just now!” she said sweetly, though her words dripped with venom.
Henry’s eyes burned with fury. “You bitch, you’re dead!”
With energy swirling in his palm, he lashed out at Cordelia with a strike.
Andrew flashed forward and intercepted Henry’s attack from the side. At the same time, his Inferno
Strike erupted, hammering toward Henry repeatedly. After taking just one hit, Henry felt like his chest
was on fire and about to explode.
