To the Love of My Life

Chapter 767: Fearlessly Blocking the Blade (17)

Chapter 767: Chapter 767: Fearlessly Blocking the Blade (17)

Despite this, Steve Burton showed no sign of stopping, like a violent thug, sitting on top of the man that just happened to be lying on Ruby Gregory when he appeared, swinging his fists furiously.

Russell Henris saw that everyone had fallen down and retreated to the side. After such a fight, he looked normal and breathed steadily, just calmly taking out his cell phone and dialing to report the incident to the police.

Howard Coleman had also stopped his attack and was standing at a distance, his eyes glued to the flashlight shining in the corner of the dead-end alley, his expression slightly tense.

Maybe it was because of the fight, but Edward Woods seemed a bit excited: “That was really fucking lame, these guys are so weak!”

Russell Henris hung up the call, ignoring Edward Woods’ comments, and instead stared at Steve Burton who was still tirelessly throwing punches. After admiring him for a moment, he decided it was enough and walked up to him, reached out and pulled Steve Burton’s arm. “Alright, stop before someone actually dies, it won’t end well. The police are coming.”

Steve Burton’s eyes were filled with a destructive low spirit. He silently stood up, took two steps back under Russell Henris’ pull, and still felt a suffocating anger in his chest, so he rushed forward and gave the man a hard kick in the chest.

A deafening scream was heard, and blood oozed out of the man’s mouth.

Steve Burton barely glanced at the bloody scene, turning around to face Ruby Gregory, who was huddled, disheveled, sitting on the ground. His eyes flared with another layer of fiery anger. Irritated, he pulled off his suit jacket, walked up to her with a steely face, and draped it directly over Ruby, wrapping her tightly. Then, he picked her up in both arms and held her protectively against his chest.

Madeleine was still sitting on the ground, looking pitiful.

If it were before, both Russell Henris and Edward Woods would have rushed to pick Madeleine up in an instant. But now, Madeleine is Howard Coleman’s wife, so both men were somewhat hesitant.

Edward Woods saw Howard Coleman standing on the side, not showing any intention of walking towards Madeleine. Remembering his distraction during the Mahjong game, Edward Woods thought there was a rift between Howard and Madeleine so he didn’t want to be the first to speak. Unable to bear it, Edward Woods reached out and gave Howard Coleman a push in Madeleine’s direction. “Howard, you’re a man. No matter the conflict, when something like this happens, you need to be the first to lower your head.”

Howard Coleman moved about half a meter forward under Edward Woods’ push, then stopped abruptly, showing no intention of walking over to Madeleine.

Madeleine knew that Howard Coleman would not come to her. If it hadn’t been for her and Ruby getting into trouble together today, perhaps Howard wouldn’t have come to rescue her at all.

Though she wished that Howard Coleman would protect her, like Steve Burton did for Ruby, she knew it was just her wild imagination. Fearing that Edward Woods would continue to urge Howard Coleman, making him irritated, she forced herself up on her slightly shaky legs.

Not far from Madeleine’s feet was the man who suggested playing the game with Ruby. His eyes probably bloodied from the beating, he saw Madeleine standing alone, not thinking, he pulled out the knife he carried, charged at Madeleine’s chest.

“Madeleine, watch out!”, Russell Henris and Edward Woods shouted almost simultaneously.

Along with their cries, Howard Coleman suddenly leapt forward without hesitation, placing himself in front of Madeleine.

Howard Coleman hadn’t even steadied himself before he felt the sound of the knife tearing into his flesh.

PS: Chapter Eight is done! It’s already the last day of the year! Happy New Year’s Eve to everyone! There will still be updates tonight!