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Sharp and agonizing pain in her leg sent shocking waves throughout Loreen’s body. She was extremely desperate and in despair, tears kept streaming down her cheeks.
The young man grinned slyly as he looked at her tearful yet beautiful face. He cleared his throat and shouted, “Get her in the car!”
Someone’s voice echoed from the side, “Mr. Westbrook, when will you let us get a taste of the sweet lady?”
The young man said coldly, “When I’m done with her, you can do whatever you like!”
Then, he extended his arm and wanted to grab her into the car when there was an abrupt scream coming from behind the men!
“Argh!”
Suddenly, loud and painful screams violently resonated.
The young man turned around angrily and shouted, “What’s wrong?”
But when he lifted his head, he felt a sudden strong wind coming his way! Before he could dodge, he felt a sharp pain in his face, blood sprayed right in front of his eyes, his nose bridge snapped with a loud ‘crack’, and blood oozed out from his nose in an instant.
As if his face was hit by a sledgehammer, he screamed in excruciating pain, his body swayed and fell backward.
When he fell down on the floor, he saw his men lying on the ground lifelessly like a group of dead dogs.
Loreen raised her head in horror—her large sparkly eyes widened in shock.
She saw a man in a black mask standing in front of her, his eyes as cold as a pair of daggers.
Loreen was surprised and happy at the same time. ‘Who is he? Is he here to save me? Yes, it must be it, he must be here to save me!’
The young man was lying on the floor with blood covering his face.
The man in the mask was moving so fast that he subdued four guys in a blink of an eye. The rest of the men were in a daze due to the sudden attack. Finally, they regained their composure and rushed at him while roaring at their pals.
“Who… Who are you?” Sitting on the floor, Loreen looked up at the man like she was admiring a superhero.
The man didn’t answer her, instead, he picked her up quickly and ran deep into the alley.
Loreen panted, trying to catch her breath. Her heart was thumping profusely as she was still in shock.
Behind them, the stern shout of the brawny men and the roar of motorcycles echoed across the air, they were pursuing them by all means apparently.
The whistling night breeze blew past her face as the man was running away from the gang. She had lost too much blood on her legs coupled with the panic from the incident, she could only hold onto the man weakly.
For some reason, she vaguely felt that the breath radiating from the man seemed somehow familiar.
However, she didn’t know that the mysterious man who was carrying her was actually her good friend’s husband, Joe.
When Joe drove past the area, he saw Loreen being surrounded by a group of thugs. He was afraid that Loreen might be in some kind of trouble, so he quickly wore a mask and came to rescue her.
After the transformation and enhancement by the Reiki from the white stone, Joe’s skills improved by several folds, even his stamina and speed was much faster than before.
He ran zig-zag and crossed the multiple alleys in the area until he had lost sight of the pursuing men.
With Loreen in tow, Joe ran a great mile before stopping deep in a park.
It was getting darker and the park was surrounded by dense plants and bushes which would be a great hiding spot if they caught up to them.
He put Loreen on the floor and frowned when he saw that her pants had been stained red with blood.
Despite losing so much blood, Loreen desperately tried to stay conscious. Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper as she said gratefully, “Thank you for rescuing me, may I ask… who… who are you?”
Joe glanced at Loreen silently and thought, ‘You’ve always looked down on me, what’s the point of revealing myself? It will only give more trouble to both of us.’
So, he decided best to keep it a secret.
Likewise, he rescued her for the sake of his dear wife Claire, it’s not that he had a special treatment for her anyway.
Seeing that the man didn’t say a word, Loreen understood that he didn’t want to reveal his identity, so she stopped her curious question.
However, she was a woman with a masculine personality that refused to cling to men in any circumstances. She felt awkward and uncomfortable for not being able to express her gratitude after his help.
When she wanted to ask again, a hoarse and cold voice echoed in her ears.
“Take off your pants.”
Loreen looked up in bewilderment. She suddenly felt ashamed and agitated when she saw the masked man was eyeing her from head to toe.
She thought that she had escaped the tiger’s lair, but she fell right into the wolf den!
Glancing at her surroundings, she was in the middle of nowhere, the man was so skilled and strong, no one would hear her even if she shouted at the top of her lungs.
Desperate, Loreen gritted her teeth in despair and warned sternly, “Don’t you dare touch me! I won’t be abused by anyone! I would rather die before you can do anything to me!”
Joe was stunned by her sudden repulsion. Again, he lowered his voice and said while pointing at her leg, “The stab wound on your hamstring is very close to the aorta, if it is not treated in time, your leg will be damaged. If I take you to the hospital first before stopping the bleeding, you’ll lose too much blood and it will be too late. What do you think I should do?”
Loreen stared at him in astonishment, her cheeks were blushing red-hot suddenly.
She thought that the man was trying to jump on her, but…
Joe sighed quietly as he looked at Loreen who looked back at him, dumbfounded.
Loreen cleared her throat and asked timidly, “Can… can you help me stop the bleeding?”
Joe nodded and said, “Yes, I’ve studied traditional Chinese medicine and can use acupuncture techniques to stop the bleeding and minimize the injury. Then, you’ll have enough time to go to the hospital for follow-up treatment.”
“Th… thank you,” Loreen mumbled quietly, her face as red as a cherry tomato.
She looked at her wound and felt contradictory and embarrassed.
The stab wound was inconveniently on the upper thigh, she had to take off her pants before he could treat her wound.
But wouldn’t it mean the man would see her bare legs if she did as he had told?
Loreen underwent a strict upbringing from the Thomas family. Loreen kept her distance with other men physically in the usual days, she wouldn’t let any men have physical contact with her either.
Besides, the family doctor of the Thomas family was a renowned doctor abroad, she doubted that simple acupuncture could stop the bleeding and treat her injuries.
Loreen pondered the circumstances and finally said, “Thank you for your help, but please take me to the hospital, I think I can make it.”
Joe frowned in exasperation, knowing full well what she was thinking about.
Loreen must have thought that her injury was not serious that going to the hospital was the better option, but she didn’t know that the reason why she felt alright now was that he secretly interjected a trace of Reiki into her body when he was carrying her.
Otherwise, how else could she have survived until now? She would have died from losing too much blood!
Truth be told, Loreen really thought that the injury she sustained was not serious, so she wanted to stand up. However, as soon as she moved, the wound tore open and a burst of hot blood spurted out of the wound.
Stars and blackness suddenly overtook her sight. Her legs went jelly and she collapsed on the floor, her face as pale as snow.