Aiden reacted in an instant. The moment the windshield shattered, he snatched up the stun baton from the car and swung it straight at the guys outside. In seconds, the men smashing the glass were on the ground, yelling in pain. Aiden barely paused. He shoved open his door and launched a kick that knocked two more thugs off their feet.
“Who sent you?” he barked, pinning one of the men to the ground with his foot.
Connor stepped out next, his expression ice-cold as he stared down the panicked group. “Whose idiots are these?” he asked, his voice totally flat.
Aiden had already taken out half the gang, and the rest, realizing they were in over their heads, kept their distance. The leader froze when he saw Connor coming out of the car. His face drained of color, fear written all over it.
“Con… Con…” He stammered, brain short-circuiting. This was supposed to be just a regular Mercedes. They’d seen that girl, Lydia, get in. How was it that the guy stepping out was Connor—the last person anyone wanted to mess with? Where had they gone so wrong?
Everything had changed in less than two minutes. Before the men in black could even gather their wits, a fleet of sleek black cars pulled up out of nowhere, boxing everyone in. The head of security rushed over to Connor, visibly anxious. “Sorry, boss. We’re late.”
Connor just waved him off. He’d told them to keep their distance tonight, just to keep things low-key while picking up Lydia from school.
Aiden turned to the security chief. “Take them all away. Don’t let a single one slip. Find out who’s behind this.”
The road was wide and pretty deserted, but sticking around any longer would definitely attract attention. The lead thug was called Leopard. He looked like he’d seen a ghost. He never imagined he’d just trashed Connor’s car. If he’d known Connor was inside, he wouldn’t have do this.
“Mr. Jefferson, please, this is a huge misunderstanding!” Leopard begged, panic in his voice.
A new voice broke the silence, cool and clear. “Me?”
Leopard looked over. Lydia strode over, utterly unfazed, stopping at Connor’s side. Connor casually slipped his arm around her shoulders, his eyes never leaving Leopard.
“You want to come for me, fine. But if you lay a hand on her, you must really hate yourself,” Connor said, his voice like ice.
Leopard’s fear was plain. “No, no, that’s not it, Mr. Jefferson! We’d never hurt her. We wouldn’t dare!”
He was a complete mess now. Wasn’t Connor’s fiancée supposed to be the heiress of the Norwood family, the richest family around?

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Olha a história bem boa só algumas coisas são chatas ( nesse tipo de história sempre troca as filhas pela a da empregada ou então pegam uma menina pra criar) pelo menos eles tratam a filha bem só enche o saco que até agora a Lucinda tá lá enchendo ! Fora isso tá bom Connor é um fofo a família dela a ama muito só Lucinda pra abaixar o nível do livro já era pra ter resolvido isso e fazer ela pagar mais tudo bem li um livro chinês que era parecido só algumas coisas diferentes ,ais mesma coisa tipo ela salvou o Connor no início lá ela salvava o avô dele , no chinês ela não tinha um irmão mais novo com os pais adotivos , a mãe dela tinha 2 irmãos e todos os avós estavam vivos mais história quase igual e tem coisas tipo o triângulo que lá TB tinha até a Lucinda que no chines TB ficou o livro todo aprontando só no final a família descobria e se livrava dela aí ela ia morar com o cara que ela usa pra disfarçar que não gosta do Connor aí depois ainda quase matava a irmã dele e a mãe dele que ele via como ela era...
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