Chapter 732

Aiden reacted in an instant. The moment the windshield shattered, he snatched up the stun baton from the car and swung it straight at the guys outside. In seconds, the men smashing the glass were on the ground, yelling in pain. Aiden barely paused. He shoved open his door and launched a kick that knocked two more thugs off their feet.
“Who sent you?” he barked, pinning one of the men to the ground with his foot.
Connor stepped out next, his expression ice-cold as he stared down the panicked group. “Whose idiots are these?” he asked, his voice totally flat.
Aiden had already taken out half the gang, and the rest, realizing they were in over their heads, kept their distance. The leader froze when he saw Connor coming out of the car. His face drained of color, fear written all over it.
“Con… Con He stammered, brain short-circuiting. This was supposed to be just a regular Mercedes. They’d seen that girl, Lydia, get in. How was it that the guy stepping out was Connor-the last person anyone wanted to mess with? Where had they gone so wrong?
Everything had changed in less than two minutes. Before the men in black could even gather their wits, a fleet of sleek black cars pulled up out of nowhere, boxing everyone in. The head of security rushed over to Connor, visibly anxious. “Sorry, boss. We’re late.”
Connor just waved him off. He’d told them to keep their distance tonight, just to keep things low-key while picking up Lydia from school.
Aiden turned to the security chief. “Take them all away. Don’t let a single one slip. Find out who’s behind this.”
The road was wide and pretty deserted, but sticking around any longer would definitely attract attention. The lead thug was called Leopard. He looked like he’d seen a ghost. He never imagined he’d just trashed Connor’s car. If he’d known Connor was inside, he wouldn’t have do this.
“Mr. Jefferson, please, this is a huge misunderstanding!” Leopard begged, panic in his voice. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn.net
Aiden scoffed and kicked him hard. “You brainless or what? You smash our boss’ car and call it a misunderstanding? Try again.”
Leopard knew Connor’s reputation. If they got dragged off, they might not even survive. “Mr. Jefferson, I swear, we didn’t know! If we’d realized it was you in the car, we never would’ve done it. Please, I’m begging you let my brothers ggjust go this once.” Desperate, he pressed his forehead to the ground.
Connor’s eyes narrowed. “Then who did you think was in the car?”
Leopard answered before he could think. “We thought it was He stopped suddenly, his eyes going wide as he looked up at Connor, stunned. Could it be… Lydia and Connor were
Connor’s gaze turned even colder. “Who?”
Leopard froze, terrified to answer, knowing one wrong word could ruin him.
A new voice broke the silence, cool and clear. “Me?”
Leopard looked over. Lydia strode over, utterly unfazed, stopping at Connor’s side. Connor casually slipped his arm around her
shoulders, his eyes never leaving Leopard
“You want to come for me, fine. But if you lay a hand on her, you must really hate yourself,” Connor said, his voice like ice.
Leopard’s fear was plain. “No, no, that’s not it, Mr. Jefferson! We’d never hurt her. We wouldn’t dare!”
He was a complete mess now. Wasn’t Connor’s fiancée supposed to be the heiress of the Norwood family, the richest family around?