Julian's Stand in Wife novel Chapter 1486

These neighbors had lived next to each other for a long time, and they were always eager to help one another out when the situation called for it.

The moment they heard that burglars had entered Larry’s house, many retired old men and women brought their pots and pans and came hobbling over on their canes.

All of them surrounded the bodyguards.

No matter how skilled the bodyguards were, none of them dared to make a move on the innocent old folks.

Larry remained silent, not offering any explanation whatsoever. He simply stood at the side, watching to see what would happen next.

The bodyguards tried explaining themselves, but the neighbors wouldn’t have it.

The bodyguards had no choice but to retreat. They slowly exited the house.

To prevent them from charging into Larry’s house again, many of the old folks continued keeping watch over the bodyguards.

The bodyguards were helpless to do anything.

They could only call Noel.

The chief bodyguard briefly described the situation as he broke out in a cold sweat. “There was no other way, Mr. Carter. This is a residential area, and it’s filled with old folks. If anything were to happen to them…”

Things would become tricky to handle.

Noel understood. He pondered for a moment before instructing, “Retreat for the time being.”

He also asked them about the situation at Larry’s house. “Did you manage to see Cecilia?”

The bodyguards shook their heads. “No, but we did see a phone that looked like it belonged to a lady. There was a furry caterpillar accessory tied to it. It was placed atop a very tall cabinet, not somewhere one would usually place a phone.”

It was precisely because of the phone that they wanted to barge into the house.

“Oh, yes,” they went on, “There were signs of a struggle in the house. There were smashed shards of a ceramic vase on the floor and some flowers on the ground that looked like they had been stepped on, but no one bothered to clear them up.”

They concluded with their instincts.

“Ms. Jarvis…is probably in the house.”