"Yes, I did notice their presence a while ago, but I didn't think it was time to mess around with me. Otherwise, you would reveal my presence. And you know that is not a good idea," Ricky said with a little embarrassment upon hearing Queenie's question.
After all, he hadn't intervened even though she could have gotten seriously hurt. He just stood by and let her be taken off guard.
"All right. Well, at least you're not lying to me. But you have to get that Glazed Fruit for me, or you know what will happen to you," said Queenie, her eyes flashing threateningly.
It didn't matter to her if she got hurt along the way. As long as she could take the Glazed Fruit from Tony and Sawyer, she would sacrifice everything. The Glazed Fruit was worth that much.
"Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. I can do this," Ricky proposed with a hint of annoyance because she kept on doubting and threatening him.
He had no choice but to go along with her, though, so he just nodded and focused on his task.
Since Kurt had been severely injured, he was, of course, no match for Sawyer.
After Sawyer killed him, Kurt's storage spiritual weapon naturally fell into Sawyer's hands. Then, Sawyer and Tony came closer to Queenie's side.
"Miss Queenie, your beauty is truly exquisite!" Sawyer praised her with a cloying, sweet smile that made Queenie's mood plummet to icy depths.
"Humph! I don't care for your flattery, so you can stop it already. What do you want?" she asked straightforwardly. "But, Miss Queenie, I just saved your life.
Shouldn't you be thanking me?" Sawyer pouted like he was hurt—as if he helped her out of the goodness of his heart.
"Technically, it was my sword strike that ended the battle. You should thank me for that," Tony chimed in with a smile.
It was evident that the two men were vying for her attention.
After all, Queenie looked so beautiful and elegant; and any man could fall in love with her at a single glance.
Her charm made this moment worse because injured as she was, she looked like a pitiful bird who needed the care of strong, manly men. Queenie aroused the two men's primitive side and their desire to protect her. "You two sneakily attacked people. How dare you still behave so arrogantly? I could have killed him instead! And I won't allow any chance for you to poke your nose in the Glazed Fruit!"
Queenie questioned coldly. "Ha-ha, don't worry. The Glazed Fruit is not the only thing we want to poke our noses into. We are very interested in you!"
Queenie's hackles went up when Tony and Sawyer laughed at that statement. The obscene look on Tony's face told Queenie everything he was trying to imply, and it made her feel sick. "You? You are not even qualified to approach me! You are just a dirty swine!" exclaimed Queenie in disgust.
She felt sick just at the sight of Tony.
"What did you say? You bitch! How dare you talk like that to me? You could have changed our mind, but now, you've made my mind up for me. I just decided that you are going to die right now!" Tony appeared increasingly worked up by Queenie's words, and soon, a sullen expression darkened his face. He looked like he was thinking of thousands of ways to torture Queenie.
However, he didn't have a chance to put them into practice, as Sawyer quickly moved to stop him.
"Tony, you can do whatever you like to any woman, but Miss Queenie should be an exception, for she is my girl," Sawyer said to Tony in a warning tone.
Tony had no choice but to give up upon hearing this warning.
"It seems that Sawyer still has a little conscience," the Dragon Intent Grass presumed when it observed this development. Ricky nodded in agreement even though he didn't look happy.
"Perhaps...I'll remember this then. And when the time comes, I might even let him keep his life,"
declared Ricky.
"Miss Queenie, what do you think about my proposal to you?" Sawyer asked again.
"I think you need to get your head out of the clouds," Queenie replied as killing intent started oozing out of her body, although most of it seemed to target Tony specifically.
"Ha-ha, I don't think so. Anyway, it doesn't matter if you disagree. Everything will be okay as long as your father agrees," Sawyer replied dismissively.
He seemed to have no care for her opinions, and he was too confident that Queenie's father would cooperate, so Queenie was immediately suspicious. "What have you done to my clan?" Queenie asked coldly.
"I believe you know better than me what could happen," Sawyer said in a bright tone. "I will never force any woman to be with me. So, please don't be in such a hurry to refuse me. You can tell me your answer when you have thought about it carefully."
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