Chapter 651
Lost in thought Halsey barely registered the two men in black pulling knives from their waists Without hesitation they lunged toward the masked man their blades flashing dangerously in the air
Theentiretime,the maskedmansaidnothing.Hemettheirattackhead–onwithswift,fluidmovements,radiatingafierce,almostterrifyingenergythatpulsedthroughhiseverystrike.
In no time both men collapsed to the ground defeated
Just then Wendy app eat ed rushing over with Bella into w Halsey what happened
It s okay I m fine Halsey replied still shaken
She glanced back at the masked man After dispatching the attackers he was already turning to leave
Wait who are you Halsey called out quickly
The man paused mid step but didn t look back
Watching histall,straightfigureretreat,sheaskedagain,”Whoareyou?Doweknoweachother?”
Stillnoanswer.
Thankyou for saving me she went on softly
Without a word the masked man disappeared into the crowd leaving only a cold shadow behind
Wendyhadalready dialedthepolice.ShesteppedclosertoHalseyandasked,”Doyouknowwhothatwas?”
Halsey shook her head I have no idea
Bella looked at Halsey with concern I m glad you re okay
Halsey reached down to gently ruffle Bella s hair
“Someonewilldealwiththis,”Wendysaidfirmly.”Thosetwomencametokill you–we’llfindoutwhohiredthem.Let’sheadbackfornow.”
But Halsey stopped in her tracks I have something s to take care of You can head back first
Wendy grabbed her arm Where are you going Are you going after that man
Halseystayedsilent.
That guy who saved you He looks a lot like Dwight Wendy said
Without another word Halsey took off running
BellatuggedatWendy’ssleeve.”Mommy,what’swrongwithHalsey?Sheseemsso upset.”
Wendy knew Dwight That man from earlier did look a little like him
Halseyhadsaid shewasoverit,thatsheandDwightwereinthepast.Butthemomentshesawsomeonewhoevenslightlyresembledhim,sheranoff.
These past three years Halsey hadn t truly let go of Dwight at all
Wendy knew that Bella was too young to understand things like these She carried Bella and replied She s going
tofindherfriend.”
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Bella s eyes sparkled Does she really like that friend of her s
Wendy smiled softly Yes she does
Meanwhile hidden in the shadows Sienna clenched her fists tightly infuriated
Those two men in black she had paid them toru in Halsey s beautiful delicate face
Shehadalmostsucceeded–justonestep awayfrom victory,untilthatmaskedmansuddenlyappearedandsavedHalsey,ruiningeverything.
Sienna was beyond angry
Halsey burst out of the restaurant and on to the busy street
People flowed around her like a rushing river as she pushed through the crowd scanning every face for that familiar figure
She couldn the lp but wonder whether the man earlier was truly Dwight
But in these a of strangers the faces he sought was nowhere to be found
Shewovethroughthecrowd,callingoutloudly,”Dwight? Dwight!”
Noanswer.
Then across the street she spotted him the familiar silhouette Without hesitation she darted across the road But just then a sharp honk pierced the air
A car came speeding toward her heading straight for her in a blur