“You’re Ian?” he asked the underling in a deep tone.

Ian jumped and stared at him dumbly.

“Help me drag your boss back if you don’t want anything to happen to him. I know a way that won’t attract attention!”

The police and crowd gradually dispersed from the hallway, and everything went back to peace.

Cordelia was still worried when a thud sounded at the door before the sound of the keycard accessing it was heard.

She was alarmed but quickly pulled the safety latch open, knowing that it was her husband. However, the scene that greeted her nearly made her scream!

Zephyr carried Nicholas in and put him on the bed swiftly. He then tore the sheets to bandage him so the bleeding could be stopped for the time being.

Cordelia’s limbs went weak as beads of cold sweat drenched her. She shook and could not make a word.

“Honey…”

“I can’t explain too much now,” Zephyr said barely above a whisper. “He’s severely injured. He needs to go to the hospital!”

“But how are we sending him there?” Cordelia recalled the hotel manager mentioning some gangs just now and could more or less guess it connecting the dots to Nicholas’ identity.

“Darling, we can’t call an ambulance, but if we want to get him out… It’s not quite peaceful out there, is it?”

with her and nodded

stunned as well and could not

say softly, “The police’s outside

people in the hallway. Not only were there

to be careful. She checked the lock carefully

familiar with the hotel’s interior. He easily avoided the crowd and went to the rooftop through a quiet passage. As expected, he saw bloodstains on the staircase with the dim

slowed his pace and kept his guard up

suddenly heard soft cries

it?” Zephyr

and was surprised to discover Nicholas lying there in blood. He had a man with him who

man’s wrist and hit his dagger

back!”

to him, keeping his distance. His gaze was deep and cold

“What happened?”

licked his lips while he bled from his

about it. “I’ll send you to the hospital

it right away. “There’s police in the hotel, and those men must be lurking

men?” Zephyr’s gaze

from the old gang’s

asked N to come here today for a negotiation last night, but they didn’t keep their word. We got tricked the moment we came! Those

the floor. His face was growing pale from how much blood he was

to target Marcus—not him. Books Chapters Are

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