Chapter 501 I Wouldn’t Have Hurt if You’d Died

Soon after they left, the venue returned to order. In this race against time to get rich, the audience preferred to ignore the incident in favor of devoting themselves to the cause.

When she noticed Kenneth’s hand inadvertently holding his wound, Elise said before she could think too much about it, “Thank you.”

In response, he only looked at her affectionately without saying anything.

What she didn’t know was that he was absolutely entranced with the way she used his power to take Ziggy down a peg.

Surely it wouldn’t take long before she completely got used to it and relied on this identity of his.

The pain of Kenneth’s wound was nothing in comparison to the feeling of being relied upon by her.

It wasn’t until Elise realized something was strange and looked up at him that he quickly averted his gaze. Clearing his throat, he changed the topic and asked, “How did you know I came to exterminate the Eagle Gang?”

Stunned, she pulled back.

No… She’d only been blathering nonsense. It couldn’t be true.

“You really exterminated the entire gang?” Elise murmured tentatively.

Hearing that, Kenneth frowned.

From her question, it seemed she hadn’t known about this matter, and yet…

Seeing through his thoughts, she offered up an explanation. “I only said all of that to scare Ziggy and to let him know that there were others better than him and not to be so brazen. I didn’t know Eagle Gang was truly gone… Is this why you got so badly injured yesterday?”

Kenneth hummed in response. Having already let things slip, he had no choice but to confirm her suspicions.

After a moment of thought, she continued, “Did you do it single-handedly?”

“How else?”

you came to Dukethorn? Did Smith Co. and the Eagle

immediately replying, he

truth, she herself didn’t know why she was suddenly so interested in his business, either, but with no way to take back what she just said, she could

worth her time to get to the bottom

it was only because he happened to be Kenneth Bailey and not because

and loyal hound as he spoke slowly and softly. “You were attacked by the people from that gang. I was afraid someone would come after you if I didn’t take

Thud thud thud…

that, Elise felt her

she stared at his earnest expression, she suddenly found that she had lost all ability to speak or express herself. There wasn’t anything she could

to calm down. Her tone icy, she muttered, “Don’t humor yourself by doing these things. I already have people I would give up

she spun on her

far, Kenneth followed

electrocuted, and she shrugged him

no ill intentions. I only wanted to say that your bet with Ziggy

you implying?” Her breathing

the Carnegie Family has no crutch to lean on. They can’t cause any fuss and they

when she caught

deeply and readjusting her state of mind could she say as calmly as possible. “You

“I’m worried—”

 

worry about me. Moreover, I

“I don’t need that.”

or not!” she snapped forcefully. “It’s the only thing I

accept having feelings for someone

sentence, she left the lounge and went

now, Tom had chosen two pieces of stone. After getting them registered, the duo left

a minute, Miss Sinclair…” She came up to Elise right as the latter stopped in

smile became somewhat unnatural, and her hand that was clutching the strap of her purse subconsciously tightened

murmured, “We can find a quiet restaurant with relatively few people in

to the host station to get a table number with Tom and Elise

remind him, “You’re old acquaintances. Be

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