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After that, Joe punched the man and killed him directly.
Loreen was shocked after hearing what the man had just said. Her cousin wanted her dead?
What exactly happened at home? Why did he want her dead in Aurous Hill? Why was he so cruel towards her?
At this time, Zachary slowly crawled out from under the car and he noticed the white stone that Loreen had dropped on the ground.
He picked it up and he was about to hand it back to her when he realized what he was holding in his hand.
“Miss, isn’t this the peace and wealth pebble? Why do you have it?”
Loreen was shocked and she asked Zachary in surprise, “You know what it is?”
Zachary scratched his head before she smiled and said, “Of course! I sold this pebble to Mr. Smith. After that, he didn’t know where he lost it. He even came to me to ask me if I had another similar pebble like this. Unfortunately, this is the only peace and wealth pebble in the world. That’s why I could not find a similar one for Mr. Smith…”
Loreen could not believe her ears and she felt as though someone was ripping her chest apart at this time as Zachary’s words continued echoing in her ears.
Loreen murmured, “Are you sure that this is the only peace and wealth pebble in the world?”
“Yes, the one and only!” Zachary replied affirmatively. “There would never be two exact same leaves in this world, nor would there ever be two of the exact same pebbles in this world! I recognize the shape of this stone. This is definitely the peace and wealth pebble!”
After that, Zachary sighed as he said, “It’s really a pity I’ve not been able to find a similar pebble for Mr. Smith ever since he lost this.”
“Mr. Smith?”
“He kept it from me for such a long time…”
The savior that she had been longing for, the dream lover that she had secretly been in love with, turned out to be…him!
She was actually in love with her best friend’s husband, Joe!
Loreen felt so desperate at this time and she felt as though she was going to burst into tears.
She wanted to scream and she wanted to ask what could possibly be more ironic than this in this world?
At this time, Loreen felt as though she had just been struck by lightning!
She stared at Joe and she felt as though she had just been placed in a really unexpected situation.
Joe did not know that Loreen had recognized that he was her savior.
Joe simply sneered after getting rid of the Butcher Brothers.
The Butcher Brothers? Even though their names sounded extremely cool, they were nothing more than a pair of wild dogs!
Zachary had a terrified expression in his eyes.
The Butcher Brothers had already gone on a rampage and killed countless people for so many years. Moreover, they had never lost any battles in their lives.
Everyone in the southern region was afraid of them.
Who would have expected the Butcher Brothers to actually die in Joe’s hands today? Zachary felt that this was really unbelievable.
Was Mr. Smith really that impressive?
At this time, Joe glanced at the two bodies that had already turned cold on the ground before he turned around and looked at Loreen, who was in a state of trance. He gently reminded her, “Loreen, since your cousin has already hired the Butcher Brothers to kill you, I believe he’ll definitely try to do it again. You should pay more attention to your safety these few days and it would be best if you can hire a bodyguard to protect yourself.”
Loreen looked at Joe with an extremely complicated expression on her face. After calming herself down and adjusting her breathing, Loreen bit her lips gently before she whispered, “How am I supposed to find a suitable bodyguard at such short notice…”
Loreen was struggling with the conflicts in her heart.
First, someone in her family, her own cousin, was trying to kill her. Secondly, the mysterious man that she had fallen in love with turned out to be her best friend’s husband.
Loreen felt very tortured by the truth and she felt very miserable and helpless.
Moreover, Claire did not know that her best friend was actually in love with her husband.
Therefore, Claire stepped forward and hugged Loreen before she patted her on her shoulder as she comforted her. “Loreen, don’t worry too much. Since Joe can fight so well that he even defeated the Butcher Brothers, you could always ask him to protect you in the future. You can simply pay more attention to your own surroundings and whenever you don’t feel at ease, you can always call him to protect you!”
Claire was just thinking that it was only natural for Joe to help her to protect her best friend since he could fight so well.
She did not know that her best friend was in love with her husband.
Loreen initially felt very disappointed. However, as soon as she heard Claire’s words, she felt her heart beating erratically and she was immediately filled with joy.
She did not feel depressed that the man that she was secretly in love with was Joe, nor did she lose the feelings that she had for him.
On the contrary, she thought of Joe as a superhero because he had saved her life again today. If not for Joe, she would not have been able to escape calamity twice!
This was also the reason why her feelings for Joe increased tremendously. She felt a lot more affection for Joe now that she knew of his identity compared to when he was just a mysterious person to her.
Loreen knew that it was immoral and not right for her to be in love with her best friend’s husband.
However, she also knew that Joe and Claire were only husband and wife because Claire’s grandfather had insisted on their marriage. Both of them did not have any feelings for each other.
When Loreen was chatting with Claire a few days ago, Claire even told her that they were both still sleeping separately despite being married. Claire would sleep on the bed while Joe slept on the floor.
So, did this mean that she would not be letting her best friend down even if she was in love with Joe?
Perhaps her best friend would even be relieved if she got together with Joe in the end!
As she thought about this, Loreen hurriedly said to Joe, “Then let me thank you for the trouble in advance, Joe!”
Joe smiled at Loreen before he replied, “No, it’s no trouble at all.”
His smile made Loreen’s heart beat even quicker at this time.
Even though reason told her there was no hope for her since Joe was her best friend’s husband, she could not help but to have all sorts of weird thoughts running through her head due to the emotional impulse she was feeling.
Joe did not know of what was going through Loreen’s mind at this time. Therefore, he gave Loreen his phone number without any hesitation.