After the boss said that, Luden stopped moving momentarily.
Meanwhile, Phoebeâs heart lit up with hope. Suddenly, she realized that the voice of the man outside
sounded familiar. She felt as if she had heard it somewhere before⦠Right after that, she suddenly
remembered. Didnât that voice belong to that jerk, Alex Rockefeller?
Why was the jerk here?
In the end, after yelling at them, Alex ran off.
The boss sighed in relief.
Luden couldnât hold back any longer and said, âBoss, thatâs the b*tchy man. I must teach him a lesson.â
As a result, when Luden rushed outside the van, he realized Alex had already disappeared.
âWhat do we do, boss? The van is broken!â Luden came back while cursing. They could not go
anywhere without a working vehicle.
âF*ck!â
The boss looked at Phoebe. âLetâs drive her car. Check her purse and see if thereâs a key inside.â
âThereâs a key. In fact, itâs a BMW,â another man soon said.
It was Cheryl Coneyâs BMW.
âLetâs get down and change to the new car!â
The group of men didnât have a choice but to leave their dilapidated van behind and look for Phoebeâs
BMW. However, right then, a person sneakily appeared behind the boss.
âHey!â The person slapped on the crown of the bossâ head.
The boss jerked his head around. When he saw that the person was Alex from earlier, he suddenly felt
goosebumps all over his body. Subconsciously, he reached for Phoebeâs neck. However, as soon as be
extended his hands, Alex grabbed them. With a loud crack, the bossâs wrist was broken, and bits of his
bones fell off.
âOuchâ¦!â
The boss cried out painfully. He nearly passed out.
Although Phoebe didnât know what was happening, she could feel someone forcibly grabbing her by
her waist. Her body uncontrollably fell into this personâs arms.
Phoebe seemed to be able to smell the jerkâs scent. He smelled inexplicably nice, unlike other people.
Immediately after that, a crackling sound was heard. The scene became quiet. She could only hear
several men wailing in pain.
In the next moment, Phoebe could see light again.
Alex had removed the cloth over her head. Then, he untied the rope around her hand and asked, âAre
you alright, Miss Larsen?â
It wouldâve been better if Alex didnât ask the question. As soon as he did, Phoebe started crying. She
suddenly pounced onto his body and circled her arms tightly around his neck. âYou jerk! I was terrified.
I thought Iâd be done for. Thankfully, you appeared in time.â
Alex was shocked. âWhat did you call me?â
âAhhh!â
Only then did Phoebe realize that she had accidentally called Alexâs nickname given by her. Previously,
when she spoke to Cheryl, she had gotten used to calling him a jerk. âDid I call you? I donât know. I feel
a little disoriented right now. I donât know if I called you earlier either.â
Alex was speechless.
He pulled her away from his body before pointing at the four men on the ground.
âDo you know these people?â Alex asked.