A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 127

Shocked by the loud noise, Cloris was delighted to see it was Arthur who broke into the room.

At this very moment, the appearance of him was like a mighty God who could save the world. In a panic, the sleazy man drew back his neck as if trying to make himself invisible.

Arthur's face was contorted with anger and he rushed to punch the man in the face. The man had no time to think and was quickly knocked down to the ground. He looked at Arthur as he coughed blood out from his mouth, trailing down to his jaw.

Instead of punching Arthur back, he lay there defenseless as Arthur kicked his torso.

The next moment, Arthur grabbed Cloris and pulled her into his arms, squeezing her tightly that it became difficult for her to breathe.

Arthur's strong and tight embrace immediately made Cloris feel better and calm. She let the tears fall finally.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you alone," Arthur said, apologizing while stroking her hair.

His voice was trembling, and he sounded quite miserable.

"Arthur, I was so scared! I thought I would die!" Cloris whimpered in his arms.

Her tears kept falling down like broken strands of pearls, disappearing whenever they landed on his shirt.

"I'm sorry, babe. I'm here, I'm right here. I'm sorry. I will never leave you alone again," Arthur apologized once again, embracing her tighter.

He patted Cloris's back to comfort her and glared furiously at the man on the floor. The man squirmed underneath his gaze and quickly crawled to the door.

Arthur didn't let him leave, however, he kick the man down to the floor again. He whipped his phone out from his jacket pocket and called the police.

"Yes, Room 8708. Please hurry," Arthur spoke.

As the man struggled to get up once again, Arthur stomped his foot directly against his spine and held him there.

"Don't even try to fucking move or I swear to god I'll murder you right here before the police arrive," he hissed.

It only took a few moments before the police arrived at the scene and arrested the man.

"Captain, my girlfriend is still in trauma and I don't think it's wise for her to be going to the police station at the moment. I hope you could understand," he said to the lead policeman.

It seemed that they knew each other before, as he also patted the captain on his shoulders.

"Okay then. Mr Zhuang. Please wait until we've investigated everything," the policeman replied.

Afterward, he turned to wave at his fellows and left the room.

"Okay, let's take him back!" he commanded.

When there were only the two of them in the room, Arthur picked Cloris up from the ground and carried her to bed. He whispered loving words to her in order to keep her calm.

Cloris hadn't properly recovered yet from fright. She held onto Arthur tightly, afraid that he would disappear.

"Arthur, the man was sent here by an employer. This was planned, and I'm their target," Cloris said assertively as soon as she was calm enough.

She clutched onto his shirt and looked at him, eyes still in panic.

"I know. Just relax, okay? The police captain is a friend of mine and he'll look into it. Stop thinking about it and get some rest. I won't leave you, I promise." Arthur replied.

He patted her on the back slightly to sleep. Cloris was tired after such a night, and it was already two in the morning.

With Arthur around, Cloris felt much secure and fell into a deep sleep shortly afterward.

Hearing her long and stable breath, Arthur slowly and carefully pulled her hands away from him, got out of bed, and slipped out of the room quietly.

Outside the hotel, a group of men in police uniforms were standing across the road, together with the man who took advantage of Cloris.

"You dumb fuck. How could you get caught? You promised me that you could get it done, and now you've screwed it! I paid you for your shitty fucking service, you son of a bitch!" Arthur yelled at him.

He was so angry that he couldn't help but hurl a torrent of abusive words at the man.

"It was an accident, Mr. Zhuang! I'm sorry! I didn't expect that the little bitch would notice! But I made sure to mislead her so that she wouldn't ever suspect you, I swear!" The man pleaded.

The man was pale with fear and the sweat rolled down along his face. He bowed and begged Arthur eagerly for forgiveness.

"Listen up, all of you! Do not speak a single word about this. Nobody should know what happened just now. Burn the uniforms. Get your acts together!" Arthur shouted.

His face was contorted, eyes cruel and hooded.

All of his henchmen nodded to him and quickly removed their uniforms before leaving in a vehicle.