“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?”

eyes with

stunned as well and could not help doing a double take at the

side to say softly, “The police’s

Not only were there the police, but the men he had asked Robert to send and protect Cordelia

checked the lock carefully after

and went to the rooftop through a quiet passage. As expected, he saw bloodstains on the

so he slowed his pace and kept his guard up on the surrounding area as his hand crept

soft cries

is it?” Zephyr

after it and was surprised to discover Nicholas lying there in blood. He had a man with him who was slightly injured. His underling was ready to risk

man’s wrist and hit

come back!” growled

distance. His gaze was deep and cold with a tinge of

“What happened?”

while he

about it. “I’ll send you to the

named Ian rejected it right away. “There’s police in the hotel, and those men must be lurking outside the hotel! Going out now is akin to

men?” Zephyr’s gaze

Ian panted. “Those guys from the old gang’s boss. They want to kill

but they didn’t keep their word.

brink of death on the floor. His face was growing pale from how much blood he was

some beef with Nicholas, the latter used to target Marcus—not

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