Chapter 214: I Can’t Let You Fight Tilda!

“Sorry, Justin, I have to go. Howard suddenly needs me to bring something over to him. Are you sure you don’t want me to tell the others that you’re coming back?”

“Yeah, Wade, don’t tell a soul. I want it to be a surprise. The Orica University orientation party’s coming up—Kyla will be thrilled.”

“All right.”

Wade lowered his gaze. When it came to Tilda, Wade couldn’t really talk about her on the phone with Justin. Justin was Russell and Blair’s third son. All the drama between the Jensons and Tilda lately was too complicated to explain over the phone. Besides, Russell and Blair had already told Wade not to mention anything to his brothers who were still working abroad. He’d have to wait until Justin came back to Slosa to see what Russell and Blair decided to do.

For now, Wade needed to see what Howard was up to. He grabbed Howard’s World Wrestling Championship Belt and drove to Dragon Peak Boxing Club.

“Howard, I brought what you asked for… Tilda?!”

Wade had never expected to see Tilda here. Tilda just glanced at Wade coldly, saying nothing.

“Hand it over.”

Howard took the bag and pulled out his World Wrestling Championship Belt.

The belt, made of solid gold and studded with diamonds, looked expensive at a glance. Howard’s name was engraved right in the middle. The crowd gasped. This was the World Wrestling Championship Belt. Most people had only seen it on TV. They never expected to see it up close today!

Howard set the belt on the table and looked at Tilda. “Tilda, I brought the belt you wanted. Are you ready to fight me now?”

Tilda curled her finger at Howard, then sprang onto the ring in one fluid motion.

“Wait, Howard, what’s going on… Are you really going to fight Tilda?”

“It’s not a fight, Wade. This is a sparring match. Draco, right? Would you mind acting as referee? Let’s go by the official World Wrestling Championship rules. You know them, right?”

“I do…”

Draco looked at Tilda with concern. Tilda met Draco’s eyes and nodded, then started putting on her mouthguard and boxing gloves.

Howard knelt down, grabbed his own gear from his bag, and pulled off his shirt. His sculpted muscles, eight-pack abs, and every muscle on his body flexed with each breath. He looked incredibly strong. Plenty of guys in the crowd admired Howard’s build. That was the physique every man dreamed of having. At the same time, they worried about Tilda. Sure, she was a trained fighter, but Howard was still a wrestling world champ. And with a body like that… If Tilda took a direct hit from Howard, she’d probably get knocked out cold and sent straight to the hospital.

“This just doesn’t seem fair to Tilda… Can she really handle this?”

“Even if there were women’s champions in the World Wrestling Championship, there’s no way a woman could compete with the men’s champs."

“Weight and strength matter. To survive in a boxing match, you have to be able to take hits, and men clearly have more endurance and stamina."

“A guy can take several hard punches from a woman, but if a man lands one solid punch, the fight is basically over.”

The crowd’s chatter made Wade lose his composure. “Howard, this is way too dangerous! I can’t let you fight Tilda!”

“Why not, Wade? You know Tilda isn’t as simple as she looks. I’ve been totally defeated by her before. I just need to get my dignity back this time!” Howard put on his gloves and mouthguard, cracking his knuckles. Ignoring Wade’s protests, he climbed onto the ring.

Just looking at Howard and Tilda standing together, Wade felt a sense of dread. He couldn’t let this match happen! The difference in their size was just too much. Even if Wade hadn’t seen Tilda beat Howard before, he knew that under normal circumstances, Tilda couldn’t win in a fight against Howard.

“Tilda, I know you hate me and the Jensons, and that’s on us. But don’t be reckless. Don’t risk your life over this!”

“Howard’s dead serious this time. If he lands even one punch on you…” Wade couldn’t even imagine how badly Tilda could get hurt.

Tilda ignored Wade and called out, “Draco, get up here.”

Seeing she wouldn’t back down, Draco just let out a long sigh and stepped into the ring.