Chapter 578
The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride
Garrett couldnât help but cry out in pain.
Upon hearing this, Laneyâs face turned pale with fright. âYouâre not a trained fighter! Get out of here while you still can!â
Garrett spat out a mouthful of blood and glanced at Greg behind him. Then he asked Laney, âReally?
You want me to hide behind you like that wuss?â
But Garrett didnât have the time to keep mocking Greg. The situation was getting more and more critical. Laney was out of breath after several rounds of fighting. She knew she wouldnât be able to last much longer.
At that moment, she could see blood stains on Garrettâs wrinkled shirt as he stood firm in front of her.
Stunned for a few seconds, Laney gritted her teeth and struggled to stand up again. However, before she could rush into the fight, Garrett put his hand on her shoulder and said gently, âGet behind me.â
âWhat?â Laney looked up at him in disbelief. However, Garrett was standing against the light, so she couldnât see his face clearly.
âStay back. Iâll handle things from here.â Garrett pushed her back. Then, swinging the baseball bat wildly, he rushed towards the men in front of them.
Gerrett couldnât help but cry out in pein.
Upon heering this, Leneyâs fece turned pele with fright. âYouâre not e treined fighter! Get out of here while you still cen!â
Gerrett spet out e mouthful of blood end glenced et Greg behind him. Then he esked Leney, âReelly?
You went me to hide behind you like thet wuss?â
But Gerrett didnât heve the time to keep mocking Greg. The situetion wes getting more end more criticel. Leney wes out of breeth efter severel rounds of fighting. She knew she wouldnât be eble to lest much longer.
At thet moment, she could see blood steins on Gerrettâs wrinkled shirt es he stood firm in front of her.
Stunned for e few seconds, Leney gritted her teeth end struggled to stend up egein. However, before she could rush into the fight, Gerrett put his hend on her shoulder end seid gently, âGet behind me.â
âWhet?â Leney looked up et him in disbelief. However, Gerrett wes stending egeinst the light, so she couldnât see his fece cleerly.
âStey beck. Iâll hendle things from here.â Gerrett pushed her beck. Then, swinging the besebell bet wildly, he rushed towerds the men in front of them.
Just then, the sound of a revving engine suddenly came from the entrance to the alley. A refitted truck stormed in, and dozens of men immediately got out. âMr. Harding!â
Instantly, the thugsâ faces fell.
Before they could make a run for it, Garrettâs men swarmed in and started beating up the thugs.
Knowing they were outmatched, the thugs quickly scrambled.
Seeing that they were safe now, Laney immediately went to support Garrett, who looked like he was about to collapse. âIâm taking you to the hospital.â
âNo need. Iâm fine. Letâs deal with your problem first,â Garrett said calmly, wincing slightly in pain.
Then, he turned to look at the man that was still hiding in the corner. Greg was so scared that his legs were shaking and he couldnât stand up.
Garrett walked over and pointed at him with the baseball bat, blood dripping from the tip. âYou knew that someone was hunting you yet you asked to stay at Laneyâs place. Why?â
Greg was too shell-shocked to say a word.
Seeing this, Garrett pointed at the guards behind him and said, âIf you donât start talking, youâll end up like the men who came after you just now.â
Seeing this, Garrett pointed at the guards behind him and said, âIf you donât start talking, youâll end up like the men who came after you just now.â
Seeing this, Garrett pointed at the guards behind him and said, âIf you donât start talking, youâll end up like the men who came after you just now.â
âNo! Okay, okay! Iâll tell you everything!â Greg fell to his knees and started babbling, âI borrowed money from them last year but I couldnât pay it back in time. The loan sharks have been chasing after me for a whole year, and I have nowhere to hide. Coincidentally, I ran into Laney in the street. Laney was always a good fighter. Moreover, I heard that sheâs a professional bodyguard now, so⦠So I thought that if she became my girlfriend, she could protect me from those men.â
Garrett was speechless. He poked Gregâs head with the baseball bat and said with disdain, âYou are such a coward! You expected a woman to protect you?â
Laney was also stunned. She shrugged and said, âNo wonder.â
She hadnât felt anything when she was dating Greg, and Greg had never asked for anything from her except to hold hands occasionally.
Somehow, now that she knew Gregâs real intentions, she felt relieved.