Chapter 248: The Aftermath

“If you dare shoot me, go ahead! Aim for the old woman’s bones!” The old woman screamed, spreading her arms wide.

Summer couldn’t take it anymore. She stepped forward and tugged at Fraser’s sleeve. “Let go!”

Fraser lifted his eyelids slightly, his gaze falling on Summer’s pale hand clutching his sleeve. He spoke slowly, “If TEL hadn’t gotten there in time, they might have hurt my daughter. Then what?”

Summer was speechless. Even without his appearance, she had been on the verge of grabbing a broom to defend herself. Noticing the man’s intense gaze on her hand, Summer quickly let go of his sleeve, feeling self-conscious.

Sawyer’s face turned green with panic. Gnashing his teeth, he hissed at his mother, “Mom, what are you doing? Get out of the way! Stop making trouble! He’s the main investor in my company!”

The old woman became even more stubborn. “Not even the King of Heaven himself can touch my family! I am an elder. He wouldn’t dare touch a single hair on my head!”

The two brats jumped up and down and cheered, “Grandma is amazing! Dad, you’re so useless!”

Fraser raised an eyebrow. “Is that so?”

Thud! He fired a pellet right at the old woman’s arm.

“Ah!” The grandmother never expected the man to actually shoot. She immediately collapsed to the ground in a dramatic spread, screaming, “Help! Somebody help! This man is attacking an elderly person! I’m hurt, and I can’t get up!”

The commotion quickly drew a crowd of onlookers from the hotel. The manager arrived with several security guards in tow.

Fraser didn’t even blink, his expression completely indifferent as he spoke coldly, word for word. “Since you’re injured, you should get checked out at the hospital. I don’t want them to find anything wrong. Let’s see, where exactly are you hurt? The arm?”

Thud! He aimed at her arm and fired again.

“Or the leg?”

Thud!

“Or maybe your body?”

With each question, Fraser efficiently fired pellets at her legs and torso. Now the old woman was really crying with pain.

“Hey! Everyone saw that! This man is vicious, attacking an old woman like me! Somebody call the police! Arrest him! Son, call our lawyer! I’m going to sue him to death!”

Sawyer felt like he was being roasted over a fire, and he paced anxiously. If I’d just begged earlier, this might have blown over!

As the hotel manager was about to call the police, Mike stepped forward to stop him. “You’re quite the proactive manager, calling the police on your own boss,” Mike said pointedly. He motioned to the bodyguards. “Escort these people out immediately.”

The hotel manager turned pale with realization and quickly began to disperse the crowd.

Lucas arrived. As he emerged from the forum and heard the gossip, he pieced together what had happened. When he spotted Summer, he hurried over anxiously. “Are you okay?”

Summer shook her head. “I’m fine.”

Fraser turned his head, his cold gaze sweeping over the man and woman standing not far away. He casually tossed the toy gun aside. How ironic, saving my wife, only to have this outsider claim credit. Fraser’s lips curled in contempt.

Lucas said to Summer, “Come on, let me send you home.”

Fraser strolled forward with lazy steps, his deep eyes fixed on Summer as he nonchalantly asked, “Shall I take you instead?” Two tall, imposing men now stood in front of Summer. She was at a loss for words.

Lucas recognized Fraser immediately. He was the same man from that night at the Sonata Bar. And clearly, the man holds some animosity towards me. Lucas smiled politely. “Thanks for helping Ms. Stewart earlier.”

Fraser scoffed inwardly. How amusing, acting like the host now. With a provocative grin, Fraser replied in a low, teasing voice, “No need to thank me. After all, Summer and I have a… special relationship.”

Summer blushed. “We have no such relationship!” She turned to Lucas. “Let’s go.”

As Fraser watched Summer walk toward Lucas, his smile faded and his eyes darkened. “Should I explain exactly what kind of special relationship we have, hmm?”

Fraser had always been uninhibited and domineering to the extreme. When he was displeased, he didn’t even spare the gods’ dignity. Summer feared what outrageous things he might say in such a public setting. Biting her lip, she hesitated before turning back to Lucas with an apologetic look. “Mr. Lucas… there’s something I need to take care of. Perhaps you should go back first.”

Lucas studied Summer for a long moment. Realizing that she might be in a difficult situation, he decided not to push any further.