chapter 32

Lucy finally burst into tears."Stay away from me! Hell-"The man pressed his hand on her mouth."Mmm!!""Hehe... Nobody will help you. Until somebody comes here, I would be already done eating you."Lucy paled. The lust on his face was so evident that it made her shudder."Mmpf...mm!"Tears kept rolling down her cheeks. She resisted hard but to no avail. He bumped her back against the wall and sneered.Lucy anxiously shook her head and shut her eyes.Suddenly, a sharp force pulled him behind. Lucy eyelashes trembled and she slowly opened her eyes. They widened to see Eric crushing the stalker's neck.Boss…She lost all the strength in her knees and collapsed.The most dreadful fear in her heart dissipated in an instant like vapor.He is here.Eric is here.With his bare arm alone, Eric lifted the man, tightly holding his neck.He sharply gasped in pain as he felt every bone in his neck cracking into two. And this whole time, Eric remained unaffected as if he was squashing a bug.His brows furrowed.It's that strange feeling again...What is it? I don't like it all. It is irritating.I don't like when I look at this man.I didn't like when I saw him touching Lucy.He tilted his head, thinking about these new sensations invading him while still maintaining the deadly crushing grip on his neck."Ugh... stop...hah...l-leave me. I cannot breathe…"Lucy snapped from her stupor. She tugged his shirt and quickly said, "B-Boss, he will die. Let the police handle him."Eric blinked his eyes."Police?"The Mafias' handled things in their own way. There was no question of involving any police.But he didn't want to tell her about his real identity."I see."Eric released his neck and threw him on the ground. The stalker fainted.Eric saw her shiver and to her shock, he held her cheek. The sudden gesture took her by surprise. He stepped closer to her until they could clearly hear each other's soft breaths."Are you cold?"Lucy felt the warmth of his palm radiating and the tears once plopped from her cheeks. Her heart raced with this negligible distance between them.She sniffled. "I am not cold.""But you are shivering.""It's because I am relieved that you came. I...I really thought I was done for. I ran and ran but he still caught me. I flung my bag at him but it didn't hurt him at all," she wiped her tears.It was evident that the incident had still shaken her up. But Eric had no clue how to console her.He said, "Wait a minute."He turned and typed out a message to his 'acquaintance'.'How to console a woman?''I think I made it clear that I am not your personal encyclopedia. Should I dissect your brain to check what's wrong with it?''I will transfer a hundred billion.'He got an immediate ping. 'Mafia people don't console anyone. Are you new to this world?''She is crying.'Eric saw his reply and nodded to himself. Lucy was curious about what he was doing on his phone.She saw him turn and she straightened up."Boss."What happened next completely short-circuited her brain.Without any warning, Eric pulled her face towards his and pressed his lips onto hers.That was what his acquaintance said.'Then shut her up with a kiss.'