Chapter 5
The crowd of onlookers immediately turned their attention to me and Jason, whispering and pointing fingers.
I hadn’t expected things to spiral like this. Instead, I ended up dragging Jason into the mess.
Anger surged through me and I clenched my fists so tightly that my nails tore the skin, yet! didn’t even notice.
Jason gently stroked the top of my head and said softly, “Eliza, don’t be afraid. Leave it to me.”
He took a step forward and, without hesitation, punched Edward right in the face.
Caught off guard, Edward staggered back several steps before regaining his footing.
Jason didn’t give him a moment to breathe. He took two quick steps forward and pinned Edward to the ground, his fists raining down relentlessly.
Soon, Edward’s face was bleeding from the blows.
Olive screamed, “Edward! Are you okay?”
Seeing Jason’s fierce attack, Edward finally snapped out of it, rolled over and began wrestling
back with Jason.
She stood aside, watching the two struggle, wanting to step in to separate them but afraid to get
hurt herself.
With tears streaming down her face, Olive looked at me and cried, “Eliza, are you really just going to stand there and watch Edward get beaten? Eliza, you just got called out a few words, how could you tell that guy to hit him? Eliza, I finally see your true colors! You really are heartless and
venomous!”
Screams erupted and chaos broke out. More people gathered around, eager to watch the fight
between the two men.
Jason delivered a fierce kick to Edward, sending him tumbling aside.
Behind Edward, a whole rack of wedding dress samples toppled over, covering him completely.
“Edward, you better control your dear sister! If I hear her badmouth Eliza one more time, get ready for a lawyer’s letter!”
Jason straightened his clothes and said, “Oh, by the way, the Hall Family is currently bidding on that piece of land in West City. The Clark Family will increase the offer by 50% to take it over The Clark Family will fight for this land to the end. And from now on, the Clark Family will participate in all projects the Hall Family is involved in.”
Edward stood up from under the pile of wedding dresses, wiped the blood from his mouth, his face full of disbelief.
“Jason, are you crazy? What good will this do for your Clark Family? Don’t forget, my Hall Family is your Clark Family’s equal in strength! If you do this, it will only be a fight to the death!”
Jason sneered. “Is that so, Edward? Maybe you should think carefully again.”
With that, Jason stopped looking at him, took my hand and walked straight out of the bridal shop.
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4:39 pm D D
The whole farce finally came to an end.
Jason held my hand as we crossed two streets and only stopped when we reached the parking
lot.
Once I got into his Rolls–Royce Phantom, my heart finally settled completely.
I pressed down on his hand just as he was about to start the car. “Jason, let me take a good look at you.”
Hearing that, Jason leaned his head closer to me with a playful smile. “Alright, Eliza, take a good look. I specially styled my hair this way today when I went out. What do you think? Do you like
it?”
“Cut it out. I’m checking to see if you got hurt.”
Just now, when he was wrestling with Edward, I clearly saw Edward’s fists land on him. Jason didn’t have any visible injuries on his face, but who knew about other places.
I began examining him carefully. After a long while, Jason just let me fuss over him silently. He was indeed injured, his arm was still bleeding steadily. “Jason, why didn’t you tell me you were hurt?”
I couldn’t help but get a little angry. “Don’t be so impulsive next time. What if you couldn’t beat him?”
“Eliza, are you caring about me now?”
“Jason, I’m talking serious here! Why are you like this?”
Jason reached out and gently pinched my cheek. “It’s not a big deal, I’ll just have my aunt
bandage it up. Eliza, you caring about me like this is really nice.”
