When Essie heard this, she was left wide eyes and stunned. Before she could turn her head to see who spoke, Zac had already held her in his arms. He cast a cold glance at the three people in front of him. With eyes as sharp as a sword, it seemed like a single look from this man could break them to pieces. His powerful aura was like an erupting volcano, frightening everyone within a mile from him. Vulnerable from all the insults, Essie instinctively buried her head into his arms, as she had just found her savior. Her mind was completely blank, and there was nothing else she wanted to do but hide in his arms quietly.
The moment Sunny saw Zac's face, she immediately hid behind Hanson, like a shivering mouse.
After rounds of violent convulsion, Hanson could not take another second of it. All he longed for was to run to Essie and take her back. If only they knew how much he hated himself for losing her.
Florey was left stunned for a moment, and could not speak a single word. It took a while for her to regain her consciousness and stammered, "Who is this woman to you?"
"I have said it loud and clear to you just now. She is my girl. It seems like you are not only dizzy, but you seem to have developed a hearing problem, old lady," said Zac, with a bloodthirsty sneer on the corners of his mouth. He turned his head to stroke Essie's pale face and said, "There's nothing to worry about anymore. If anyone dares to insult you again, I will cut off their tongue and feed it to the dogs."
His statement instantly caused Sunny to shudder, paralyzed from terror. She knew in that moment that Zac was capable of doing such things. Florey saw the fear in Sunny's eyes and realized that an ordinary man would not cause her to be so afraid. So she responded in a tender voice, "Well, I just hope that she will not come close to my son again."
"You should tell your son instead that he will never deserve a woman like Essie," Zac taunted her, as he held Essie carefully and walked her outside.
As Hanson watched their figures recede and disappear, his anxiety caused him to fall to the ground in a matter of seconds.
The room broke into chaos and commotion.
Leila came out of the dressing room, completely shocked to find that so much had happened since she left.
However, what infuriated her the most was when she heard that Zac had brought Essie along with him, leaving her alone to herself.
On the drive home, Essie stared placidly outside the window. Her deep dark eyes were lost in thought, and her face was completely blank.
The view of Yang City during the night was beautiful. Neon lights flashed all night long. The city was always moving and busy, even late at night.
When she decided to move to this city, she had done so for the sake of Hanson. She sworn that she would do anything to become a woman worthy of him.
However, the cruel reality was that it was all wishful thinking and a stupid dream that she simply couldn't let go.
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