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Chapter 971 Taking the Gun for Him
Alivia stared at him with widened eyes, raising her hands to protect herself in front of her. Her face turned a
mixture of blue and red. She thought Bert had misunderstood or that he already held such a low opinion of her. His
words made her feel like she had been slapped across the face, leaving a burning sensation.
She calmed down and said in a serious tone, "You misunderstood, Mr. Harper. I didn't mean that."
Bert looked her up and down and asked sarcastically, "What else can you repay me for except for this body, huh?"
Alivia really wanted to refute it, but at this moment, she couldn't find any words.
"Consider the 400,000 dollars as your payment for accompanying me that night. If you show up in front of me
again, don't blame me for being impolite." With those words, Bert didn't even spare her a glance as he walked
straight out of the private room.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAlivia did not expect that her behavior today would provoke him. She vaguely felt that it must have something to do
with the woman who had just left. He might like that woman, so he expressed his thoughts to help her.
It was hard to imagine that such a ruthless-looking man would have such a soft side.
"Oh, my dear, why are you still standing here!" The manager pushed the door open and interrupted Alivia. He
looked at the messy glass on the table and felt a headache. "Did you offend the client?"
Alivia came to her senses and looked around the empty private room. She turned to grab the manager by the arm
and asked, "Where is he?"
"He just went downstairs... Hey! Where are you going?"
Before the manager could finish his words, Alivia had already picked up the IOU and rushed out. She ran to the
parking lot area on the first floor in one breath and saw the tall figure at a glance. He was walking toward the car,
surrounded by two bodyguards.
The parking area was not particularly well-lit, located on the side of the bar's main entrance. Just as Alivia was
about to chase after him, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a tiny glimmer shining on the man's white shirt at the
collar. It was so subtle that one would not notice it without careful observation.
Alivia knew very well what it was. She had seen that chilling glimmer countless times in movies.
She didn't even have time to think before she blurted out, "Be careful, Mr. Harper!"
The woman's scream pierced the quiet air as Bert's back stiffened, instinctively shifting to the left. With a light
"clack" sound, a smooth conical metal head embedded itself into the car door beside him, sending a chilling
sensation down his spine.
He dodged!
Alivia breathed a sigh of relief and looked down. She patted her chest and walked in front of Bert. "I was scared to
death. Fortunately, I saw..."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWith a "puff," the sound of something piercing through flesh and blood could be heard.
Alivia suddenly stopped. No, to be exact, she had to stop because of the intense burning pain. Her left shoulder was
pulled back by huge inertia. After a numb feeling, she felt the pain of tearing her flesh apart.
Alivia looked down at her left shoulder almost mechanically. There was a large amount of blood on her clothes, and
even her breath was full of a strong smell of blood, and all of this came from her shoulder...
Her body's strength was drained, along with the wound and intense pain. Her legs went limp, and she was about to
fall to the ground. Just as she closed her eyes and was about to face the rough cement, her body was suddenly
pulled into an equally hard embrace.
"Alivia?"
The man said this name in a low and urgent voice for the first time.
Alivia used almost all her strength to lift her eyelids. There was finally a different emotion in Bert's cold black eyes.
She fainted before she could distinguish it.
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