Chapter 240
My Mute Bride
Chapter 240 I Dare You to Lay Hands on Him Again!
âOhâdo you know me?â Amber frowned. âI donât think weâve met each other before, though?â âWe havenât, but Charlotteâs shown me your picture and she said that youâre an annoying old witch.â
âWhat did you just say?!â Amberâs expression turned all of a sudden. âYou little b*stard! Capture him for me!â Upon hearing that, Samuel turned around and ran off. As he scrambled to get away, he kept a protective grip on the pancakes in his arms but unfortunately, he was in a rush and the pancakes, which had been cut into smaller pieces, fell to the ground.
At the back, the tall blokes stepped on the pancakes as they chased after him.
âBam!â Suddenly, one of them slipped on the pancakes and fell to the ground. At the same time, the guy behind him tripped over him and both of them fell on all fours. Thereafter, they struggled hard to get up from the ground.
âYou two imbeciles! Hurry up and get him for me!â
Meanwhile, Samuel had already made his way to the entrance of the alley and he was quite pleased with himself. However, he suddenly saw a strapping figure right in front of him and he hastily halted in his tracks as he nearly crashed into the guy.
The clicking sound of high heels against the ground rang out once again. âYouâre just a silly kid. Do you actually think that you can get away?â
Just then, Samuelâs expression stiffened. âYou guys better not lay hands on me! Otherwise, my daddy and mommy wonât let you get away with this.â
âStop with your bullsh*t! Youâre just a b*stard! Just because youâve fooled the others doesnât mean that Iâm oblivious. Youâre not a Burton kid and Justin doesnât even give a hoot about you. I canât lay hands on that darn girl but that doesnât mean I canât do anything to you!â
Amber then continued, âOnce I capture you and chase Rachel away, Iâll have plenty of time to make my way back to the Burton Family.â
And so, Samuel was forced to retreat by the huge bloke in front of him while the two blokes from behind had also caught up with him. Despite Samuel being quite agile due to his size, he couldnât quite handle all three of them as he was just a child, after all.
At that moment, just as the strapping bloke in front of Samuel reached out his huge palm to grab Samuel, the bloke suddenly screamed in pain. The man then clutched his head and fell to the ground.
It was quite lucky that Samuel managed to dodge the man as he almost got crushed underneath the guy.
Samuel was stunned for a moment before his eyes brightened when he saw the person whoâd just turned up. âMr. Wade!â
Victor was currently holding onto a golf club and he reached out to pull Samuel to stand behind him.
Then, he stared coldly at Amber and her two thugs who were standing across from him.
âVictor?!â Amberâs expression changed.
âI canât believe you still recognize me. We havenât seen each other for quite some time now, my dear ex-girlfriend.â
âExcuse me?! Whoâs your ex-girlfriend?â Amber replied indignantly. âWhy are you appearing everywhere?! Are you stalking me?! Hand me that little b*stard!â
âI dare you to mention âlittle b*stardâ again!â Suddenly, Rachelâs voice rang out from behind Amber.
Upon hearing that, Amber shuddered in response. She turned around and saw that Rachel had three to five hulking blokes behind her. Somehow, they had arrived unnoticed and blocked the entrance to the alley. Hence, Amber and her thugs were stuck in between them and Victor, with no path to escape.
This was unexpected to Amber, and it seemed that the hunter had now become the hunted.
âYou⦠You guysâ¦â
âI expected that you wouldnât just take this lying down so recently, Iâve been here waiting until Samuel and Charlotte enter their school before leaving. I canât believe youâre so lacking in self-restraint; you just failed in your efforts to drive me and Justin apart from that phone call you placed last night and today, youâve gone straight after Samuel.â
Rachel moved forward menacingly as Amberâs face paled bit by bit. Just then, the latter reprimanded her lackeys, âWhat are you waiting for?! Get them!â
However, it was quite obvious that they were no match for their opponents. Rachel had brought along four to five guys, so the two thugs were obviously on the losing end.
Just then, Rachel spoke. âIf you leave right away, I can accept that nothing happened and that I never met you two as well.â
Both guys instantly nodded earnestly. âThank you! Thank you so much. Weâll leave right away!â
âYou two, stay right there!â
However, Amberâs fingers flailed in the air without managing to grab hold of anyone. Meanwhile, the two guys fled the scene and left her behind.
âWhat are you going to do to me anyway, Rachel?!â Amber glared furiously at her. âI was the one who called Justin! So what? Donât tell me that you didnât come back because of Hans?! You have ill intentions anyway!â
âYes, I came back because of Hans.â Rachel admitted to it readily and she countered, âSo what? How does that change anything? Youâve already told Justin but did it make any difference?â
âThatâs because heâs been deceived! Who knows what sort of shameless methods youâve used?!â
Amber responded with gritted teeth and she glanced at Samuel by the side from the corner of her eye.
âJustin must also have acknowledged this little b*stard here because of your shameless methods, right?â
Meanwhile, Rachelâs expression darkened. âVictor, take Samuel away.â
Upon hearing that, Victor immediately took Samuel into his arms and walked off. The whole time, he covered the childâs ears to prevent him from hearing the subsequent words.
As soon as Victor disappeared from the alley, Rachel removed her watch and placed it into her pocket.
Then, she turned to the blokes behind her and mentioned in a low voice, âKeep a hold on her.â
Upon hearing that, Amber became quite frantic. âWhat are you trying to do?!â
Two men held her in a tight grip on her sides and held her tightly against the concrete wall. Before she could even yell out, there was a sharp, ripping pain that originated from her scalp.
Turned out that Rachel had grabbed Amber by the hair and the former lifted her arm to slap the other woman on the face.
âAh!â Amberâs high-pitched scream reverberated throughout the alley and she stared incredulously at Rachel before yelling out, âHave you lost your mind?! How dare you hit me? I swear Iâll kill you if you donât let me go right now!â
âKill me?! Iâve been dead ages ago, Amber.â Rachelâs cold sneer was quite terrifying. âI died five years ago after guys worked together to force me to the brink. I held onto my last breath and made my way out to seek revenge for those whoâve died in vain. Do you know that I havenât had a good nightâs sleep all this while?â
Rachel held tightly onto Amberâs hair. Then, Rachel moved her face closer to the other woman and forced her to look at her. âDo you ever have nightmares of the people youâve forced to their death?
Youâre also responsible for Hansâ death. If you hadnât repeatedly sowed discord, Justin would not have laid his hands on Hans!â
âHansâs legs were crippled by Justin, so what does that have to do with me?! Let go of me!â
âBe patient. Iâll come after each of you, one after the other.â
Just then, Rachel clicked on a video from her cell phone in front of Amber. âDo you remember this?â
âI believe Iâve shown this to you before. How can you forget about this so soon?â
Rachel dragged Amber by her hair, as if she was holding on to a bag of trash. She then practically shoved the screen of the cell phone right into the latterâs eyes. âTake a good look at it. This is of you and Noah lost in a passionate moment. The media would surely enjoy this very much, I believe?â
âAh!â Amberâs voice broke and she couldnât even utter anything as soon as she saw the intimate scene in the video. Instantly, she turned ashen.
âWithout my reminder, you seem to have forgotten that Iâve got plenty of hold against you. Youâve gone into a frenzy because youâve failed in your attempt to marry Justin, right? Well, I have my ways to bring you into disrepute. Letâs see who else in Riverdale would want to marry you after this!â
Amberâs eyes were red-rimmed at that point. Probably due to the pain, or because of the insults she was subjected to, or even out of fear, tears started to stream down her face. âNo! Itâs all my fault! Iâm sorry! I wonât do this again!â
âI donât wish for last nightâs incident to happen again.â
With that, Rachel flung Amberâs hair aside disgustedly and exclaimed coldly, âOne more thingâif I find out that youâre planning to go after Charlotte or Samuel again, I wonât spare your life. Iâm not afraid to go to jail, so feel free to try me.â