Chapter 28
The guy who got knocked down was panicking Inside, thinking, I’ve learned some skills in fighting. How the hell am I getting my ass handed to me like
this?‘
“You…” He was trembling, and then he shouted at his friends, “What the hell are you all standing around for? GET HER!”
Only then did the others snap out of it and scramble to rush at Shermaine.
One of them grabbed a baseball bat, while another came at her with bare fists. But no matter what weapon they used, they all ended up in the same place–flat on their backs, groaning in pain.
They barely even recognized the girl in the school uniform, but then one of the guys finally remembered who she was. His voice cracked as he stammered, “Y–You’re Shermaine, right?”
He suddenly realized she was the infamous daughter of the Jean family, the one who’d broken Ronnie’s leg.
Shermaine’s face remained impassive. “So what?”
The guys all felt a cold chill run through them, their legs turning to jelly.
Someone cursed, “Holy shit.”
“It’s actually you?” another guy exclaimed.
A man with silver hair shouted toward the shop, “Someone, get help here.”
The music inside the shop was still blasting, and people inside were completely unaware of what was going on outside. One man, wincing in pain, got to his feet and tried to run inside, wanting to get more backup.
Shermaine didn’t stop him. Instead, she casually followed him, her steps measured and slow. But before she could reach the door, a guy with yellow hair grabbed her ankle.
Shermaine looked down at him and ordered in a light tone, “Let go.”
The man shivered all over and instinctively let go of her leg.
Shermaine’s gaze was overwhelming. Despite wearing a school uniform, she seemed to exude the vibe of an empress, making everyone around her feel like they were at the mercy of her will.
The man had already made it inside, his face covered in blood, and that was when the others started to realize something was wrong. They cut off the loud music and asked, “What happened to you?”
Out of his breath, the man replied, “Shermaine’s here.”
The moment those words left his lips, Shermaine stepped inside, her movements smooth and graceful. Before anyone could react, she grabbed a baseball bat, swung it, and knocked the guy out cold. He collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
The rich kids in the shop froze, staring at Shermaine. They felt an odd, suffocating pressure, like a storm was coming. They had no idea why, but their hearts were racing.
Meanwhile, Ronnie, sitting on the boxing ring, glanced over. He froze for a few seconds, his face turning grim. “Shermaine, I still haven’t settled the score with you yet. How dare you stroll up in front of me like nothing’s wrong?
“This is my turf, you know? Joshua can’t save you this time.”
Shermaine’s gaze flicked toward him, and when she saw the scene in the ring, her eyes narrowed. She said in an ice–cold tone, “Sad, Amira’s not here, you know? No one can back you up now.”
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Ronnie scoffed, “Don’t make me laugh. Look around, I got enough guys here to deal with you.” He was confident that he didn’t need his mother & hals,
Just a bunch of useless trash,” Shermaine said with a sneer.
The others were itching to do something, yet they were frozen in place, terrified to make a move.
Shermaine warned them with a smile, “Listen, if you touch even a single hair on Lily, I’ll break your other leg.”
Lily had been keeping her head down, not expecting anyone to show up to rescue her, but when she heard her name mentioned, she trembled and looked up.
As soon as she saw who it was, her face lit up with disbelief, and tears of joy welled up in her eyes. She called out, “Sheary.”
She was overwhelmed, tears streaming down her face. She never expected Shermaine would come to save her.
With a grin, Ronnie thought, ‘So they know each other. This is perfect.‘
Ronnie didn’t take Shermaine’s threat seriously. He figured that with Lily as his hostage, he could do whatever he wanted.
He gave a malicious grin, yanked Lily’s hair, and growled, “I hate being threatened. If you want her to stay in one piece, you better play by my rules. Otherwise, she can’t walk the hell out of here.”
Shermaine’s gaze remained as cold as ever without a hint of fear in her eyes.
Lily’s face went pale, and she shouted, “Sheary, run out of here. These people are lawless bullies. Just run.” She felt like she was barely hanging on herself, and she couldn’t drag Shermaine into this mess.
“Shut up. Did I allow you to talk?” Ronnie slapped her across the face.
Lily let out a piercing shriek, and her face instantly swelled up.
At the sight, Shermaine pursed her lips, clearly pissed off. She grabbed a dart from the dartboard hanging on the wall and aimed for Ronnie’s leg.
The dart embedded itself in his leg. A second later, Ronnie’s scream was even worse than Lily’s. He collapsed to the floor, covering his bleeding leg, his face twisted in pain and rage.
Shermaine started to walk toward him. “I told you, if you even touched a hair on her, I’d break your other leg.”
For the first time, Ronnie actually looked scared. He yelled to his guys, “What the hell are you waiting for? Get her, you idiots.”
The others snapped out of sheer shock and rushed at her. But their skills were pathetic, and they couldn’t even come close to Shermaine.
Though Shermaine was a girl, she was faster, stronger, and more skilled than any of them. Facing their attack, she stayed calm and effortlessly took them down one by one.
The fight went on for more than ten minutes. Some of them could’ve tried to get up and stop her, but they were terrified.
Shermaine was merciless, aiming for their weakest spots, and they couldn’t fight back.
Besides, they knew that messing with Shermaine would mean getting beaten half to death. They thought it wasn’t worth it to sacrifice themselves to help Ronnie.
Plus, no matter how much they talked down on her, Shermaine was Joshua’s fiancée, and deep down, they were all scared of her.
With the others out of the way, Shermaine effortlessly moved towards the boxing ring
Ronnie was too injured to move. With sweat dripping down his face, he threatened. “Look, if you do anything to me, my family will never be at peace with your family.”
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“Good,” Shermaine replied in a calm tone as she started untying Lily. She examined Lily’s wounds and found eight bruises, soft tissue injuries, and most seriously, internal injuries to her lungs and heart.
Lily needed proper care, or she’d end up weak and fragile, unable to fend for herself.
Shermaine wasn’t moved by Ronnie’s threats.
Ronnie tried to downplay the situation. “We’re even now, alright?”
“Even?” Shermaine stepped on his leg cast and asked, “Ronnie, are you still dreaming?”
Ronnie felt a chill down his spine. “What do you want?”
She replied, “Lily’s got eight soft tissue injuries. The worst are her internal injuries. Since you’re the boss here, you’ll pay for everything she’s been through.”
Ronnie snapped, “Are you kidding me?”
He thought to himself, ‘I didn’t even hit her at all. Yeah, I said I’d teach her a lesson, but I didn’t expect the guys to go that far.’
At this point, Shermaine felt that there was no need to argue further. She clenched her fists and was about to attack.
Just then, her sharp ears caught the sound of something flying toward her. She turned around just in time to catch the dart that had come from behind.
Sheila’s voice rang out. “Shermaine, my brother’s learned his lesson. You won’t get away with hurting him.”
Shermaine didn’t dodge but grabbed the dart with her bare hands.
Sheila stormed up and shouted, “If you have a problem, come at me.”
Ronnie thought he saw a glimmer of hope. He yelled, “Sheila, kick her ass.”
Sheila bit her lip but didn’t reply. She knew her brother was a troublemaker, always getting away with things because of their family’s influence. But she hadn’t expected him to sink this low and cause so much harm.
However, now that she saw it for herself, she couldn’t just ignore it. After all, he was her brother, and she couldn’t leave him to suffer.
Shermaine casually toyed with the dart in her hand and snapped, “say, are people in the Leeds family all unreasonable like you guys?”
Sheila felt a bit awkward, yet she still retorted, “So what if we are?”
“If you keep trying to stop me, I’ll beat you up too.” Shermaine was losing patience.
“Hmph, who ends up getting beat is yet to know,” Sheila sneered. She rolled her neck, the bones cracking loudly. “You’ve already beaten them to a pulo, and you’re still making a fuss? Guess the rumors were right–you’re as petty and vicious as they say.”
Shermaine let out a chuckle. “You’re not so impressive yourself.”
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