"Are you trying to get help? Do you even know who you just hit? It's useless for you to call anyone!" The manager gripped Lara's hand tightly.
Lara wept helplessly. "I, I..."
Yes, she was in the Champ family's domain. If she called Chuck for help, she might get him into trouble instead. "I shouldn't do this," she thought in despair.
How could she have encountered such an unfortunate incident?
Whack!
The manager slapped her right across the face. The next second, her mouth was already full of blood.
Lara burst into tears once again.
"You better make sure that he'll be fine. Otherwise, you and your family will not get away from this!" the manager warned her coldly.
The man was from the Champ family!
The consequences of killing a Champ family member were unimaginable.
Not to mention she was still trying to call someone else over for help. Who in their right mind would dare to come over?
"I..." Lara was extremely hopeless.
"Hold her tight! How is Mr. Champ?" The manager walked over to the bleeding man. Lara had hit him so hard that his head was dented. He had lost too much blood!
If something had happened, he couldn't absolve himself from the blame!
"I'm afraid there's something wrong," the doctor said seriously.
The manager became furious as he thought about it. He turned around and pointed at Lara. "Have you lost your mind? It's the utmost privilege to sleep with Mr. Champ. How dare you even refuse?"
With the burning anger, he couldn't control himself anymore and raised his hand to hit Lara again.
Lara was dumbstruck by the strong slaps.
"Why on earth are you still trying to call someone for help?" the manager roared.
Just as Lara was about to lose her last glimpse of hope, her phone rang. In fact, she had just dialed Chuck's number but he didn't answer until now. His voice rang, "Hello, what's the matter?"
Chuck didn't want to pick it up at first. However, he thought about how Lara had always sent him coffee in school. It seemed to him that Lara had become a little better. He didn't dislike her as much as before. In addition, Chuck had been ignoring her all the time. Her sudden call might imply something urgent.
Thus, when Chuck had finally decided to answer the phone, he was genuinely confused as he heard the loud slaps. What could Lara be doing? Was she trying to show off herself with another man?
As soon as Lara heard Chuck's voice, she burst into tears again and exclaimed, "Chuck, you have to help me..."
"What happened? Tell me." Chuck immediately realized that the slapping sounds he heard just now were Lara getting hit. What was going on?
"I hit someone." Lara was crying very hard.
"Hit someone? Why would you do that?" Chuck was surprised. Lara had always had a bad mouth. It was normal for her to pick fights with others.
Yet, to hear her beaten to the point of crying, Chuck almost wanted to laugh. He wondered, "Is she trying to get my attention?"
"I hit..." Lara began but was cut off.
"Humph, she hit someone of the Champ family!" the manager said coldly.
The manager was puzzled as to why the person, Chuck, on the line would call right away. He thought this person would pee his pants when he heard the mention of the Champ family.
"The Champ family?" It was Chuck's turn to be surprised. Why would Lara fight with someone from the Champ family?
Lara was in despair and she sobbed bitterly.
"What's going on?" Chuck thought it was better to ask.
"That person was going to harass me. When I refused, he hit me. So I hit him instead and he's bleeding badly now. Chuck, I'm so scared," Lara explained as she continued shedding tears.
She was truly petrified. It was no ordinary family. The Champ family was one of the Four Greatest Households! Who could save her this time?
Meanwhile, Chuck was dumbfounded. How could she be targeted by someone from the Champ family? Nonetheless, the young and beautiful Lara had always been attractive in the eyes of others. Chuck had used to have feelings for her at one point in time, but the feeling was gone now.
"Chuck, can you save me? I'm scared... If you can't, thank you anyway," Lara asked weakly as she choked on her sobs.
Chuck was certainly not powerful enough to fight the Champ family. She felt more than grateful already for the fact that he did not hang up after hearing her situation.
"Where are you?" Feeling pitiful as he heard her weeping, Chuck asked. This was not entirely Lara's fault, he thought.
"I'm..." Lara said.
"She's in the Black Spade Hotel in Central City! But do you dare to come here, boy?" Just then, the manager mocked him.
The manager thought haughtily, "This punk must be so scared that his pants are drenched in pee. Would he ever come over?"
"Chuck, don't come over, I..." Lara cried some more. It was useless. If Chuck came, he would only get himself into trouble.
The manager and others outside of the room heard the sound of violence.
"This foolish woman came and pretended to be innocent at a crucial moment. Gosh, she had even hit Mr. Champ. She deserves to be beaten to death today," the janitor sneered.
Was she not aware of what was good for her? What was there to pretend for?
"Stay here. But do go in and have a look when it's necessary. Don't let him kill her," the manager ordered.
"Understood."
The janitor agreed to it. It was enough to teach her a lesson. They just need to beat her into intimidation.
The manager went downstairs after that. He was very displeased from being slapped earlier but there was nothing he could do. That man was a member of the Champ family. How could he fight back?
He went to the lobby and crooked his finger at the pretty receptionist. She was ready to go to the lounge with him.
However, at this time, a car arrived outside of the lobby.
The manager scowled and looked over. A man and a woman emerged from the car.
That's right, Chuck had come over. He thought that it was a coincidence that Lara actually came to Central City. He had to help her anyway. If not, she would definitely get seriously hurt.
Although Chuck hated her a lot initially, she had changed and became slightly better. He thought that he would not want to watch her getting into trouble.
Therefore, when he had told Willa about this, she just smiled and agreed. She would go with Chuck, wherever he wanted to go.
Willa was willing to protect Chuck at all costs. Nothing was more important than Chuck to her. Even her company affairs could be ignored for a while.
"May I ask if you're staying or...?" The manager came over to serve them. He had never seen Willa, yet his professional instinct told him that she was obviously of a wealthy background.
However, Chuck was different. He looked like a pleb.
He didn't know how Chuck had managed to get together with such a classy woman. He was envious. Compared with his mistresses, Willa was way too attractive.
She definitely won over all the pretty girls in this hotel!
"I'm looking for someone," Chuck said.
"Who are you looking for?" the manager asked.
"I remember your voice. You said I wouldn't dare to come over. Well, here I am now," Chuck stated nonchalantly.
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