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Chapter 199
The two individuals had already carried the man and were heading for the back door, ready to leave.
Violet’s eyes widened as she suddenly
recognized the face of the man being carried, and it was, to her surprise, Gabriel with his eyes closed.
Violet’s face changed drastically, and in a hurry, she turned and pushed open the nearby private room
door. Inside was the man Gabriel had joked with when she first entered the bar tonight. He was
Gabriel’s friend. Violet. did not have time for much thought. She immediately called out, “Gabriel is in
trouble!”
After her shout, she rushed toward the back door. Gabriel’s friend quickly followed, and the people in
the private room also ran out. Violet chased after the two men just now, and in the alley behind the bar,
they were carrying Gabriel toward a nearby van.
Violet grabbed a mop near the back door and quickly rushed over as fast as she could, thrusting the
mop into one of the individuals, smearing his face. The person was pained by the attack and stinked by
the bad smell, instinctively reaching to cover his face
Meanwhile, Gabriel’s feet were sprawled on the ground, and the other person, now aware of the
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsituation, pulled out a knife from his pocket and lunged toward Violet. She quickly stepped back and
instinctively thrust. the mop toward the person’s knife.
All of Gabriel’s friends arrived in the nick of time. Seeing the unfavorable situation, the two assailants
retreated and rushed towards the van, ignoring Gabriel. Gabriel’s friends chased after them, and the
two assailants had already made it to the van, driving away.
Gabriel lay on the ground, his eyes half-open, appearing dazed. He was not completely unconscious
but had a heavy, numbing sensation in his brain, possibly due to an injection from the assailants.
However, this did not stop him from witnessing Violet’s heroic actions. She held a mop to buy time,
allowing his friends to arrive and scare off the assailants. Gabriel was completely feeble, and he weakly
called out, “Violet…”
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Violet quickly dropped the mop and bent down to check on him. Gabriel’s friends helped him up and
rushed him back into the bar. On the first day of the bar’s opening, Gabriel had to deal with this kind of
incident. The bar manager attended to the customers, and Gabriel, who seemed to have been injected
with something, was swiftly taken to the hospital.
Megan was still drunk, slumped over at the bar. Violet had no choice but to ask Gabriel’s friends to let
her know about his condition once it had
stabilized.
After taking Megan back home, Violet received a call from Gabriel’s friend, who said that Gabriel was
okay. He had regained consciousness for a moment, and Gabriel wanted to speak with her about the
details. tomorrow in person. The friend even teased that she was a real hero. tonight.
Violet looked after Megan as she slept, and then she took a taxi back to Hersey Court. At this point,
Violet was unaware that her heroic act of saving Gabriel had already spread through their social circle.
Despite her intention to keep it low-key, Gabriel’s friends had gone to great lengths to publicize her
bravery. Everyone praised her for being friend who was both beautiful and brave, captivating on
ordinary days, and willing to stand up in times of need.
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When Violet returned to Hersey Court, it was already past eleven o’clock. at night, and she was feeling
quite exhausted. Upon entering the place, she found the living room shrouded in darkness and filled
with the scent of smoke as if it had been set on fire. She could not help but cough and took. a step
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Suddenly, Violet saw sparks flickering in the direction of the sofa. She pressed the switch at once, and
the living room was instantly illuminated.
Violet spotted Patrick, who was leaning against the sofa. He was still in his shirt with a loosened tie and
held a lit cigarette. He squinted his eyes, gazing intently toward the entrance, exuding a suffocating
aura of suppressed anger.
Violet then realized that the coffee table was littered with countless
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cigarette butts, which explained the smoky atmosphere.
Violet pursed her lips slightly and then her voice came out dry. “Mr. Hersey, I thought you quit smoking.”
Patrick, cold and indifferent, stared at her without saying a word. Violet frowned, unsure who had upset
him again. She spoke, “After you finish. your cigarette, go upstairs and sleep. I’ll go up first.” Violet
finished speaking and changed into slippers, heading toward the staircase.
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