"Be quiet!"
Everyone held their breath under Harley's order and faced the front, bracing themselves to spring into action.
Both Fabian and Callum were already walking in the direction of those people not far away. Harley slowly raised his hand, about to signal for them to start their mission. Just then, the men who were on the lookout suddenly let out a soft cry of surprise.
"Isn't that Madam and Mr. Holt?"
Harley was stunned and saw that Eudora and Tyler were sitting on a bench not far from the men.
Tyler seemed to be in a good mood, oblivious to the danger that was approaching him.
Harley's face sank slightly as he gritted his teeth, "Why should I care about such a heartless person like her?"
Charlie quickly interjected, "Mr. Louis, if anything happened to her, President Granger would be sad!"
"Who are you referring to as Madam? They're already divorced!"
"That won't do either! I know President Granger, he'll be devastated!" Charlie paused before exclaiming.
In truth, Harley was only venting his anger. Although he looked quite solemn and serious, he still gave instructions to his men beside him immediately, "Don't make a move yet. Charlie, you go. Fabian has never met you, so you can ask them to leave!"
Charlie nodded and tidied up his clothes before he walked out.
His pace was brisk, but he still made an effort to look calm. Charlie could feel his heart beating with every step he took.
At this moment, he suddenly wished that Amos was here too!
President Granger was wise and brilliant, so he would definitely have a better solution to this.
Charlie took a deep breath as he approached them. Just then, Waldron Yeager, who was standing in the center of the targets, shouted suddenly when he saw Fabian.
"Run!"
With that, the group of people dispersed. Before Fabian had time to react, Callum had already taken out his gun and fired several shots towards the group of people who were fleeing.
The initially peaceful garden was now filled with sharp cries and screams.
Harley shot Callum in his shoulder amidst his efforts of protecting the public. Callum spat and cursed, "D*mn! Boss, it's an ambush!"
Fabian's face darkened and was quickly shoved forward by Callum, who said, "Hurry and leave, don't worry about me."
Fabian frowned. Charlie, who was taking advantage of the chaos, sped towards Eudora. The minute chaos erupted, Tyler protected Eudora by shielding her behind him.
"Eudora, don't be afraid. I am here."
Although Tyler had become weaker over the past few days due to his illness, he seemed somewhat awe- inspiring as a father while standing in front of his daughter to protect her.
Eudora was about to say, "Okay, Dad..." But before she could say those two words, she heard the sound of something splitting through the air.
A bullet had penetrated Tyler's body. Eudora could only watch in shock. A second seemed to last for an eternity before she rushed to hold Tyler.
Dad!"
Tyler lowered his head in disbelief and looked at the wound in his chest. Then, he covered the wound forcefully with his hands.
"What did you call me?"
"Dad! How are you feeling?" Eudora shouted desperately.
Tyler smiled gratifyingly to finally hear her call him dad. He comforted her in a low voice, "Eudora, don't be afraid. It's okay, Dad is fine!"
Fabian hoisted her up and said, "Be careful."
Eudora didn't manage to say anything and scrambled her way into the ward. Tyler had already gone through emergency treatment, and the wounds on his chest were bandaged. However, the bloodstains on his clothes remained, as if to remind her of the horrifying incident just now.
"Dad!" Eudora sobbed, her voice already a mess of emotions.
"My good daughter..." Tyler smiled at her quickly, "I'm sorry. I promised you at first that I would accompany you in the future, but I may not be able to do it anymore!"
"No..." Eudora shook her head and said, "You have to! Didn't you just say that you couldn't be with me when I was young? It was your greatest regret, and if you break your promise again, I won't forgive you. Do you hear me?"
Tyler chuckled, "Yes! I heard you!"
After a pause, he seemed to think of something and spoke again, "There are two gold pendants in the cabinet beside my bed. Remember to take them out because they are my gifts for my two grandchildren. I bought them a long time ago, but I didn't take them out at that time..."
Eudora's nose was already red and she was hysterical, "I won't take it. You should give it to them yourself."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Tyler sighed, "I admit my mistakes. I was too stubborn, but I had no one to teach me since I was young, and your mother left me a long time ago. I didn't know that a family's happiness came from understanding each other. After so many misunderstandings, I dragged you and Amos down to suffer together with me."
"When I'm gone, you can give the properties to Leslie. If you dislike Greene City, why not return to Rosaville City with Amos? Rosaville City was your mother's hometown, and I liked it there too..."
Eudora bit her lip tightly, "I won't, I like Greene City too. Also, Greene City is your hometown..."
Tyler's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He stared anxiously at Eudora and said, "By the way, you said that your mother hated me last time, is that true? Has she really never loved me?"
Tyler asked this question eagerly. He wanted to know the answer urgently.
Eudora shook her head and said, "No, I lied to you. Mom missed you very much all the time. She has always said that she wanted to go back to Greene City, and she always kept the necklace you gave her..."
Tyler nodded his head in satisfaction and heaved, "If that's the case, I can finally be rest assured. I can go find her now..."
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