His Wicked Obsession (Archer and Virginia) novel Chapter 86

"You have two choices. Number one: Issue a public apology. Confess that you tried to kill Chloe in a car accident because you were jealous, and beg for her forgiveness! Number two..."

He jabbed a finger aggressively toward the clinic's sign.

"We'll shut this place down! A psycho like you doesn't deserve a medical license!"

Virginia's face was completely ashen.

She bent down to retrieve her phone, but the moment her head dipped, her vision went black. A violent wave of dizziness hit her, buckling her knees.

Stumbling forward, she pitched straight toward the pavement.

"Holy shit! Don't try to fake an injury to frame us!"

A teenage girl in a school uniform shrieked, instantly jumping back as if terrified of being sued.

Just as Virginia was about to hit the concrete, the crowd was violently shoved apart. Valentin Hunter lunged forward, catching her firmly against his chest.

His tailored suit jacket lay abandoned on the ground. He had sprinted over so frantically to catch her that his crisp dress shirt was thoroughly wrinkled.

With a lethal glare, he swept his eyes over the mob, his sheer presence so intimidating that the young fans instinctively took half a step back.

"Get the hell out of here!"

Shielding Virginia with his body, he barked an icy command to his two trailing assistants. "Escort these people away. If they refuse to cooperate, call the cops!"

The assistants moved ruthlessly. With the help of the building's security guards, they quickly pushed back the most aggressive instigators.

Valentin ignored the ensuing chaos, carefully guiding Virginia into his waiting car before turning back to retrieve her shattered phone and handing it to her.

Virginia's fingertips were still trembling as she took the device.

She opened her mouth to thank him, but not a single word came out.

The heavy car doors slammed shut, immediately cutting off the deafening roar of the mob.

Valentin handed her a bottle of water.

He had rushed over the second he saw the viral post on the forums. While en route, he had already deployed his PR team to scrub the trending tags.

But he hadn't anticipated the situation escalating to this level of danger.

He couldn't believe those rabid fans actually dared to ambush and harass her in broad daylight.

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