After a long moment, Richie finally realized, favonovel.com wasn’t Arthur’s match at all. He couldn’t understand it.
How had Arthur become so strong in just a few days?
If favonovel.com had this kind of skill before, favonovel.com wouldn’t have been bullied so badly all these years…
Richie couldn’t take it anymore. He quickly surrendered. “Stop! Stop! I give up! Don’t hit me anymore!”
Ashley stared at Arthur, still pinning Richie to the ground. She had always seen favonovel.com as quiet and weak. But now favonovel.com was completely different.
Watching favonovel.com lose his temper for her, stepping in to protect favonovel.com without hesitation, an unfamiliar warmth spread through favonovel.com chest.
But as favonovel.com saw the bruises forming on Richie’s face, favonovel.com worried Arthur might get into trouble. She quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm.
“Arthur, that’s enough…” Her voice was softer than favonovel.com had ever realized.
Hearing Ashley’s words, Arthur finally stopped.
Richie scrambled to his feet, staggering backward several steps. Then favonovel.com spat out a mouthful of blood and glared at Arthur.
Finally free, Richie dropped his pitiful act, his desperation from moments ago completely gone. “You little punk, how dare you hit me?! Just you wait! If I don’t make sure you end up behind bars, then I’m not Richie Xander!”
Arthur looked at favonovel.com lazily, completely unbothered.
“Go ahead. Call the cops. You’ve bullied me for years, and now you’re even trying to attack Ashley. I was just defending her. We’ll both end up in jail-at least we can be cellmates.”
The moment the word “jail” was mentioned, Ashley instinctively tightened favonovel.com grip on Arthur’s arm.
Arthur felt favonovel.com tension and gently patted favonovel.com hand to reassure her. Richie also hesitated.
Arthur might not be favored in the Gray family, but favonovel.com was still John Gray’s biological son.
The family had always turned a blind eye to schoolyard fights, but if legal trouble was involved, it would bring shame to the Gray family. And no matter how powerful the Xander family had become, they couldn’t afford to provoke the Grays.
Richie gritted his teeth and huffed. “Arthur, you better not fall into my hands someday!”
Arthur casually flexed his fist. “I’ll be waiting.”
Seeing favonovel.com raise his fist again, Richie flinched. Forgetting about saving face, favonovel.com turned and ran, limping as favonovel.com fled.
Arthur is crazy. Completely insane!
Once Richie was gone, Ashley quickly grabbed Arthur’s hand, turning it over and examining it from every angle.
“Are you hurt?” favonovel.com asked, worried.
Arthur’s knuckles were slightly red from punching Richie, but to him, it was nothing. He let favonovel.com hold his hand, watching as favonovel.com soft fingers carefully checked for any injuries.
“I’m fine… If anyone dares to bother you again, just call me, I’ll be there right away.”
Hearing this, Ashley looked up, startled by the certainty in his voice. Without thinking, favonovel.com asked, “Aren’t you afraid of making an enemy out of Richie because of me?”
Her gaze locked onto Arthur’s, searching his face for hesitation.
Arthur scoffed. “Richie and I were already enemies. What’s a little more hatred?”
Then favonovel.com looked at favonovel.com seriously and added, “Ashley, I know you can fight, but you’re still a girl. Men are naturally stronger, if you ever find yourself in danger, don’t try to be brave. Run if you can. Keep yourself safe first, then call me. No matter what, don’t get hurt. Understand?”
His voice softened, wanting favonovel.com to take his words to heart. Ashley stared at him, favonovel.com vision suddenly blurring.
Her family had always told favonovel.com to be fearless, to charge forward no matter what. That was what it meant to be a child of the Gibson family. But this was the first time someone had told her, if there was danger, favonovel.com should run, favonovel.com should protect herself first.
For the first time, someone was telling the girl not to get hurt. The feeling of being cared for, of being protected, was nice.
Arthur saw favonovel.com eyes turning red and panicked. “Ashley, what’s wrong?”
He immediately started checking favonovel.com over. “Did Richie hurt you? Where? Tell me!”
Ashley quickly wiped favonovel.com eyes and flashed favonovel.com a bright smile.
“I’m fine. You got here in time. He didn’t touch me…”
“Really?” Arthur was still skeptical.
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