Chapter 988

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

At this time, Lucas had already rushed to the Hale residence. After entrusting Amelia and Grace to Bruce and requesting that the Hales protect Amelia, Lucas drove away.

Lucas was now rushing to the Brilliance Corporation, where Cheyenne was.

William and Charlotte both had mishaps one after another. Although Cheyenne was protected by a powerhouse like Stanley, Lucas still couldn’t help worrying.

The best solution was actually to bring Cheyenne to the Hales residence too so that he could concentrate all the protection and avoid letting Jace’s subordinates get their way.

But while Lucas was still on his way to the Brilliance Corporation, someone suddenly knocked on the door of the general manager’s office where Cheyenne was. Then a woman clad in the staff uniform of the Brilliance Corporation entered with her head lowered and a document in hand.

Cheyenne was still working at her desk and didn’t pay much attention to the young woman, thinking that it was just an employee coming to deliver documents.

But Cheyenne was startled when she looked up and saw the woman approaching.

Although the woman had lowered her head so that her face wasn’t clearly visible, Cheyenne was sitting on a chair, so she could see the woman’s face as soon as she looked up.

“Who are you? I’ve never seen you in the company before!” Cheyenne suddenly asked with a frown.

Suddenly, the woman pulled out a dagger from a spot blocked by the documents and leaped toward Cheyenne!

Cheyenne was horrified. The woman in front of her wasn’t an employee of the company but an assassin who came to harm her!

At this critical juncture, a black shadow suddenly darted out from an inconspicuous corner of the office and charged toward the assassin!

The female assassin was shocked. She originally thought that she only needed to deal with a helpless woman, but she didn’t expect there to be a powerful expert hidden in the general manager’s office!

Based on the expert in black’s incredible speed, the female assassin quickly made a judgment that she was no match for him!

Whoosh!

In a moment of panic, she flicked the dagger in her hand at Cheyenne, which would either kill or seriously wound her if it hit her. Then her mission would be considered complete!

Clang!

Stanley was an expert with daggers, so he obviously wouldn’t stand by and watch Cheyenne, whom Lucas had ordered him to protect at all cost, get injured in front of him.

Stanley raised his hand and flicked a dagger. It traveled at lightning speed and knocked away the female assassin’s dagger just as it was less than 20 centimeters away from Cheyenne’s neck with a loud clang!

Thud!

Thud!

With two loud noises, the daggers were both nailed to the wall.

The female assassin’s desperate attack didn’t work. Knowing that she wouldn’t be able to take down Cheyenne with the presence of a top expert like Stanley, she directly turned around and fled.

Stanley hesitated and didn’t chase after the female assassin. He turned to look at Cheyenne and asked, “Ms. Carter, are you injured?”

The female assassin’s skills were actually mediocre. If Stanley had taken chase, he definitely wouldn’t have let her off. But his mission was to protect Cheyenne. Had he gone after the assassin, there wouldn’t be anyone to protect Cheyenne, which could put her in a threatening situation.

So Stanley chose to stay here rather than chase after the assassin.

Cheyenne’s face was deathly pale.

She had hardly ever encountered such a dangerous assassination before. When she saw the dagger flying toward her just now, she had frozen in horror, unable to even react or dodge.

If Stanley hadn’t saved her, she would have probably been seriously injured, if not dead.

At this moment, Cheyenne was still in shock, and her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

After taking a few deep breaths, Cheyenne finally managed to recover from the tension. She shook her head and said, “I’m alright. Thank you for saving me!”

Stanley said, “This is my duty. Lucas will be here soon.”

“What exactly is going on here? Why did someone suddenly try to assassinate me?” Cheyenne asked with confusion.

Stanley shook his head. “I don’t know either. I’m just following Lucas’s instructions to keep you safe.”

At this moment, a familiar figure appeared at the door of the general manager’s office. It was Lucas, who had hurried over.

As soon as he stepped into Cheyenne’s office, he saw the traces of the fight. There were still two daggers stuck in the wall!

“Cheyenne, are you okay?!” Panicked and horrified, Lucas ran over to Cheyenne and checked to see if she had gotten hurt.

Cheyenne hugged the anxious Lucas and said gently, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I’m not injured. It’s thanks to Stanley for saving me!”

After he made sure that Cheyenne was really safe and sound, his heart, which was beating crazily just now, slowly fell back into his chest.

After seeing the aftermath of the fight in the office, what he feared most was that Cheyenne would be injured. But fortunately, Stanley was present. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

“Lucas, what’s going on here? Why was I suddenly assassinated? You must know something, don’t you?” Cheyenne asked worriedly, her face still pale.

Although Lucas didn’t want Cheyenne to be frightened because of this, it would be pointless to hide it from her since an assassin had already appeared in front of her.

But there were some things Lucas really couldn’t say to Cheyenne.

For example, he couldn’t tell her that William and Charlotte had been abducted by his half-brother, Jace.

Lucas simply couldn’t bring himself to tell her it, afraid that she wouldn’t be able to take it.

Thus, he said to her sincerely, “Something did happen, and they’re actually after me. But you got implicated, so I’ll get Stanley to send you to the Hales’ immediately. Amelia and Grace are there too. With the Hales to protect you, you’ll be much safer.

“Don’t worry. I will handle this matter soon. Once it’s resolved, I’ll go to the Hales’ to pick you up!”