Chapter 1 Do Not Move

It was annoyingly hot in Horington by the time June arrived.

After the self-study session ended at night, Sophie Tanner waited till the other students filed out before she got on her bicycle. She took the road to a quiet alley to head home. It might be deserted, but she could shorten her journey by over ten minutes.

Before she could cycle out of the alley, she caught a whiff of blood with her keen nose.

Sophie was pretty familiar with the scent of blood. Other girls would’ve fled the scene if they were in her shoes.

However, Sophie was no ordinary young woman. She continued riding on her bicycle as though nothing had happened.

Indeed, five minutes later, she saw a fight happening in this desolate alley.

One of Sophie’s feet was on the ground, and the other was on the pedal. She stuck one hand into her pocket and held her bicycle with the other as she whistled loudly to catch the others’ attention.

There were over a dozen tall men beating a man up. As there were no lights in the alley, she peered at the man who was surrounded by the rest under the moonlight.

Looks like he’s the one who got hurt.

Hearing Sophie’s whistle, everyone present turned to look at her.

“Scram!”

As she was tall, skinny, and clad in her school uniform, the leader of the attackers barked at her furiously.

Sophie’s brow knitted together impatiently.

“You’re blocking my way.”

“You have a death wish!” the leader snarled testily. They had gone to great lengths before getting the opportunity to take action against Tristan Lombard.

Anyone who stopped them from doing that would have to die.

It only took one look from him to get two men to march toward Sophie.

Glancing at her watch, Sophie realized it was already half past ten at night.

Before they could lay a hand on her, Sophie placed her other foot on the pedal and cycled toward the men in black swiftly.

she managed to hit one man with her bicycle, who stumbled to the ground in a miserable

Sophie whipped around and kicked another man

leader belatedly realized he had overestimated Sophie’s

They didn’t have much time left. If Tristan’s men arrived, they wouldn’t be

barely alive when he heard the leader’s order.

leave after teaching

of him. Suddenly, her bicycle halted to a stop even though she had successfully escaped

mind. I’m going to do a kind act today.

next moment, she turned her bicycle around and

Sophie didn’t have any weapons, she

her bicycle as leverage, she started

expressions grew grim when they realized how vicious and

the leader

to

“You’re still alive?”

not going

didn’t have a chance to continue their conversation, for the men began charging toward

enough to defeat them all easily. Her actions were cool yet

a pulp, Sophie kicked the person who was blocking her path

didn’t want to continue poking her nose into

her bicycle nimbly. It was almost eleven,

the spot even after she

Tristan

with fury, for it was late at

else do

“Thank you.”

said, he fainted and

looked as dignified as ever. In the end, she helped him up and used up all her might to place him on the rear seat of her bicycle. After doing that, she gritted her teeth and rode out of

Tristan was shot, Sophie dared not bring him

wound was too sensitive. She was pretty satisfied with her current life and didn’t want

gunshot wound wasn’t dealt with, he would

University. She walked in

on the dissection table that the medical students

of the cabinets, she pulled out a surgical gown and put it

He had fainted, so she assumed he could

grabbed a pair of scissors and cut Tristan’s bloodied shirt into

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