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Click. The door creaked open, flooding the small space with light. I instinctively shielded my eyes, but before I could adjust, a familiar warmth enveloped me.
“Are you okay?”
Norman’s voice was a low, urgent whisper, his arms wrapping around me as his gaze bore into mine. His heart pounded against my chest, a rhythm that echoed his panic.
I raised my hand and gently tapped his nose, offering a soft smile as I shook my head.
“I’m fine.”
Behind me, Mathias suddenly moved forward.
“Norman?”
Upon seeing the man, Mathias was visibly shocked.
期
Norman’s name was known throughout the industry as a legend in his own right. But when Mathias saw Norman’s hand resting possessively on my waist, all the polished business etiquette he once held vanished in an instant.
“You’re not allowed to touch my Irene!”
With that, he lunged forward, his hand reaching out to grab me.
Norman stepped in front of me, blocking him with a cold fury in his eyes. Without hesitation, he swatted Mathias’s hand away, his voice sharp, filled with ice.
“Mathias, I told you. Irene is with me now How many times do I need to repeat that for you to understand?” The words hit Mathias like a thunderclap, and in a flash, he remembered that phone call, the one that had haunted him.
“The man from that night… Was it you?”
“You were the one who touched Irene? Damn you!”
Before Mathias could close the gap, he was struck in the stomach by the bodyguards who rushed in. He
collapsed to the floor as if the strength had drained from him entirely.
Norman stood tall, his voice seething as he grabbed Mathias by the collar.
“This punch is for Irene.”
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And then another punch landed with brutal force, shaking the air.
“This punch is for daring to lay a hand on my wife ”
Norman’s power was unmatched, his anger fueling the force behind each blow
Soon, Mathias spat out a mouthful of blood, the crimson stain stark against his pale face. Before he could wipe it away, his frantic eyes locked onto mine.
air.
“What wife?”
my wife!”
“Irene, what is he talking about? You’re clearly my
“We had an engagement ceremony!”
“But you ran off halfway through, playing the hero.”
I cut him off, my voice sharp and unyielding.
“I have nothing to do with you. Please stop calling me your wife. My husband won’t be happy about that.”
As the words left my mouth, Mathias’s face turned ashen, the color draining from him like a stray dog gasping for
“It’s impossible. It can’t be! How could this happen? You clearly love me. I was so close to marrying you…..”
I couldn’t find the energy to respond anymore. Instead, I linked my arm with Norman and began walking away
But behind us, Mathias’s voice trembled with a guttural growl,
“If I hadn’t been tricked by Nathalia into leaving the engagement that day… would things have turned out
differently?”
“As a man, you failed to take responsibility for your actions, choosing instead to push the blame onto others.”
“At this point, not only are you scum, you’re downright pathetic”
Unexpectedly, Norman spoke up. Without another word, he scooped me into his arms and strode toward the
door.
Outside, the sky was painted with the golden hues of a setting sun, casting a warm glow over Norman’s figure as
a
if the world itself crowned him with light
“It seems the bodyguards aren’t doing their job,” he muttered.
“From now on, you’re staying on a tight leash, 24/7.”
Later, I learned that the moment the bodyguards noticed I was missing, they had contacted Norman immediately.
Without hesitation, he cut his meeting short and rushed to the mall, turning the place upside down in search of me. In no time at all, he found me, his worry and determination evident in every step.
