Chapter 137
Lily turned. A cold light flashed in her eyes. A needle slipped out of her sleeve and new toward the man.
Suddenly, the jarring sound of the needle meeting the bullet in mid–air sounded. The bullet fell to the ground.
Lily took a step forward and grabbed the man by his cellar. Her voice was cold. “Where did you get the gun?”
The man gritted his teeth. “You’re dead meat! My boss won’t let you off so easily. The Maynards answer to Reese!
The man was Luke Gainsworth, Anthony Maynard’s right–hand man. He knew Anthony well after fighting by his side for so many years
At first, Anthony wanted to beat Lily up to vent his anger. But now, Lily had to die for what she’d done. It was one of Anthony’s rules–these were obeyed by the underground forces as well.
Lily tightened her hold on his neck. Coldness exuded from her “Send me all your men. All of them!”
Luke hadn’t expected her to be so bold. “You asked for it.”
Without delay, be called Anthony. Very soon, a whole fleet of cars arrived on the scene. There were vans and cars alike. They made a grand entrance,
The car at the front stopped. The door opened, and a man got our
In his smart suit, he looked quite handsome. If one could ignore the aggressive hostility practically watting off of him, it wouldn’t be too far–fetched to mistake him for successful businessman.
The other men surrounded Lily in an impenetrable ring
“Reese has ordered the death of anyone who disrupts the peace of Lagersfield City!” The man in the suitstalked slowly toward Lily, parting the crowd as he did so. “Who is this…”
When he got a good look at Lily, he faltered. His eyes widened in shock and he fell to his knees, trembling. “Re”
Lily gave him a pointed look. The man shuddered and corrected himself immediately. “Ms. Brooks,”
His actions shocked everyone. Even Daniel was taken aback. He stared at Lily, deep in thought.
If he remembered correctly, the man before them was Clinton Xanders, the deputy head of Vertdrago. He worked under Reese,
Reese was a legendary figure amongst the underground forces of Lagersfield City Rumor had it that, before he came to Lagersfield City, he had ruled the underground world of
Arsson
They said that he had strange ideals. Unlike other rulers of the underground forces, he advocated for peace.
When he was in charge of Aeston, one of his rules was that no one was allowed to disrupt the peace of the city. No fighting was allowed without reason, and homicide was ruled illegal.
Apart from the authorities and the higher–ranking officials of the underground forces, no one was allowed to own or use guns as well.
At first, the other rulers scored his rules. Some of them even schemed to take over Aeston, but none of them succeeded. They were never heard of again. After that, no one dared to challenge Reese
Aeston became a forbidden paradise, one that lived in peace and harmony.
A month ago, Reese suddenly appeared in Lagersfield City. In just a few days, he had managed to become the ruler of Lagersfield City’s underworld.
Because of this, Reese’s right–hand men were highly revered in Lagersfield City, Clinton was one of them. But why would he be so respectful toward Lily?
Daniel stared at Clinton thoughtfully.
“He has a gun,” Lily said, putting her hands back in her pocket. Her posture was straight, her gaze piercing
Clinton stiffened. Jolting back to his senses, he got up and kicked Luke. “Fuck! Where did you get that gun?!
“But, Mr. Xanders, aren’t you here to help me? I thought Mr. Maynard called you here!” Lake did not know why Clinton was hitting him all of a sudden. He was confused “I’m not fucking helping you!” Clinton punched him. “Answer me now, or I’ll rip your limbs off! Fuck!”