"Do you really think you’re some kind of prize on a plate?"
Darian froze for a moment. Then his face turned bright red.
In Seraphine’s company, his status was second only to hers. For me to call him a lapdog in public was the same as stepping on him and humiliating him.
As a man, especially in front of the woman he cared about, how could he possibly swallow that insult?
I saw him snatch a beer bottle from the table. With a vicious look on his face, he started walking toward me.
I was about to move the cheerful girl behind me. After all, this was between Darian and me. She was innocent and I didn’t want her to get hurt by accident.
But before I could do anything, the cheerful girl suddenly stepped forward and blocked me with her body.
"Hey! What do you think you’re doing? If you dare to hit my boyfriend, I’ll call a bunch of my buddies to deal with you!"
I stared blankly at the girl standing protectively in front of me. After all, when I said I’d be her boyfriend...
There was some spite to it.
But I didn’t expect her to be so brave. She showed no fear facing danger. Wasn’t that a lot better than Seraphine, who made me look like a clown?
Darian stopped.
He stared at me with cold eyes and gritted his teeth, "Cade, if you’re a man then step out and fight me one-on-one. What kind of man hides behind a little girl?"
I moved my mouth to say something.
The cheerful girl took another step forward and shouted at Darian, "If you want to hit my boyfriend, you’ll have to step over me first!"
After a moment, the cheerful girl turned and smiled at me. "Don’t be afraid. I’ll protect you. He won’t dare to hit you!"
I looked at her — for the first time I felt like someone was protecting me.
Then I smiled and nodded, "Okay, I’m counting on you."
Everyone in the private room stared at me in shock. They really had never seen me act so shameless — a grown man actually needed a little girl to protect him.
Darian squinted but ignored the cheerful girl. He sneered at me and said, "Cade, can you stop being such a coward?"
"How dare you insult my boyfriend! Just you wait!" The cheerful girl glared at Darian fiercely.
Then she took her phone out of her small bag and made a call. She said someone was about to hit me and even gave the private room number.
In less than half a minute, seven or eight energetic young men appeared in the hallway. Each one was tattooed, wearing skinny pants and sneakers.
"Elara, who’s trying to hit you?" The leader asked with a dark face.
"Him!" The cheerful girl pointed at Darian. Then she turned to me, "Let's go!"
In a flash, the group of energetic young men rushed forward without asking questions.
Darian was immediately pinned to the ground and beaten badly.
"Enough!" Seraphine shouted angrily.
But the energetic young men didn’t listen to her at all.
"Cade, tell them to stop! If anything happens to Darian, none of you will get away!"
I was also worried that these young men might be too rough, so I had the cheerful girl tell them to stop.
Seraphine helped the bruised and battered Darian to his feet.
Darian shouted at me, "Damn, you’re looking for trouble, huh? Just you wait!"
He was about to call for backup, but Seraphine stopped him.
"Let them leave. I have something to say to you," she said coldly.
After the young men left…
