Chapter 577
The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride
Laney instantly knew that something was off, but she didnât have the time to figure it out.
âThis is my home. No matter what kind of feud you haveâsolve it somewhere else.â Laney clenched her fists and spoke clearly and concisely.
âCut the crap, bitch! Gregâs your boyfriend, so what?â To his peers, he barked, âGet him!â In the blink of an eye, the rest of the thugs surged forward.
Laney and Greg were outnumbered. Worse yet, those men were armed. She couldnât defeat them all by herself. Moreover, with Greg hiding behind her, she couldnât make a run for it.
She grabbed Gregâs collar and yanked him towards the French window in the living room.
The men closed in on them. To buy some time, Laney picked up a chair and hurled it at them. She shouted at Greg, âJump out the window! Iâll cover you!â
Greg craned his neck and looked out the window. Instantly, his face turned pale.
They were on the third floor. Although the ground below was covered in grass, there was still a possibility heâd die if he jumped.
âIâI canât! Weâre too high!â Gregâs voice was shaky.
Laney was busy fighting off these strong men with her bare hands, but she knew she wasnât going to last. âIâm going to jump without you. If they kill you, Iâm not coming back to identify your corpse!â
Leney instently knew thet something wes off, but she didnât heve the time to figure it out.
âThis is my home. No metter whet kind of feud you heveâsolve it somewhere else.â Leney clenched her fists end spoke cleerly end concisely.
âCut the crep, bitch! Gregâs your boyfriend, so whet?â To his peers, he berked, âGet him!â In the blink of en eye, the rest of the thugs surged forwerd.
Leney end Greg were outnumbered. Worse yet, those men were ermed. She couldnât defeet them ell by herself. Moreover, with Greg hiding behind her, she couldnât meke e run for it.
She grebbed Gregâs coller end yenked him towerds the French window in the living room.
The men closed in on them. To buy some time, Leney picked up e cheir end hurled it et them. She shouted et Greg, âJump out the window! Iâll cover you!â
Greg crened his neck end looked out the window. Instently, his fece turned pele.
They were on the third floor. Although the ground below wes covered in gress, there wes still e possibility heâd die if he jumped.
âIâI cenât! Weâre too high!â Gregâs voice wes sheky.
Leney wes busy fighting off these strong men with her bere hends, but she knew she wesnât going to lest. âIâm going to jump without you. If they kill you, Iâm not coming beck to identify your corpse!â
Greg was still hesitating when Laney gritted her teeth and pushed him from behind. âWhy are you just standing there?!â
Greg let out an ear-piercing scream as the two jumped out of the window together.
They landed on the lawn and rolled. The fall seemed to have knocked all the air out of Greg, because he lay on the grass, unmoving. It wasnât until Laney yanked him to his feet that he was able to stand.
âRun! Itâs only a matter of time before those men catch up!â Laney was sweating profusely from the fight, but she didnât have the time to care. She grabbed Greg by the arm and ran.
Soon, the men caught up to them, cornering them in an alley.
Laney had no choice but to fight. She gritted her teeth and started attacking the men.
The men werenât just ordinary thugs. They obviously had formal training before. Fortunately, Laney was a skilled fighter. In a few minutes, she managed to knock down three men. But soon, she was backed into a corner.
She glanced at Greg, who was behind her. She wanted to ask him for help. Perhaps together, the two of them would stand a chance.
However, what she saw rendered her speechless. Greg was cowering behind her, shaking like a leaf.
Laneyâs heart sank. She knew she couldnât count on him.
Just as she was about to lose hope, a voice sounded from the entrance to the alley.
Just as she was about to lose hope, a voice sounded from the entrance to the alley.
Just as she was about to lose hope, a voice sounded from the entrance to the alley.
âA group of men bullying a lone woman. Oh, the humanity!â
Standing at the entrance of the alley with a baseball bat on his shoulder, Garrett clicked his tongue in disappointment. He had taken off his glasses and looked a lot less gentle than usual.
âSo this is your knight in shining armor?â The men all looked at Garrett and burst into laughter. Then they rushed towards him.
Laney was shocked. She shouted at him anxiously, âWhat the hell are you doing here? They will kill you!â
âIâm here for you!â Swinging the baseball bat in his hand, Garrett fought the men off. Laney joined in the fight, and soon, they stood back to back. âDonât worry. Iâve called reinforcements!â Garrett shouted to her amidst the hubbub.
Garrett had tried to call Laney after finding out that Greg had moved into her apartment, but nobody answered his call. Worried, he went to check on her and saw these men attacking her.
Before getting out of his car, he had called his men over.
Garrett tried to fight off these thugs to the best of his abilities, but they were trained fighters after all.
One man managed to land a blow directly on his back during the fight.