Chapter 203: Chapter 201: The Recklessness of Youth
A woman in a black short dress had already walked up to Summer Hue, her head lowered, biting her lip tightly, with her slender hands clasped together, looking particularly nervous.
She asked herself, anyone in here would be someone she couldn’t afford to offend.
Zane Bennett’s face was livid, his eyes, strikingly similar to Norman Bennett’s, were frosting over. He was about to speak, but a voice interrupted.
"You go out first." Elliana Lyle gestured with a slight lift of her hand to the woman in front of her, then reached out to hold Summer Hue’s hand to comfort her.
Shane Donovan had no objection to Elliana Lyle’s arrangement. He leaned back on the sofa, looking carefree and unruly.
However, the woman in the black dress had no intention of leaving, instead, she nodded and looked towards Shane Donovan with downcast eyes.
Even though she couldn’t figure out what Shane Donovan meant, she knew that if she left this time, she wouldn’t get anything.
So she looked again at Summer Hue, appearing pitiable.
Obviously, she wanted Summer Hue to feel sympathy and help her.
In contrast, Summer Hue seemed indifferent, even watching the woman in the black dress as if watching a show, and asked with a smile, "What’s with you not leaving? Do you really think I would give you respect?"
What scene hasn’t she seen? With Zane Bennett and her cousin here, she didn’t believe anyone would dare touch her.
"..." The woman in the black dress still lowered her head and said nothing, nor did she have any intention of leaving, but apparently, her face was turning red.
Elliana Lyle glanced at Shane Donovan across the way. She understood that Shane Donovan turned into a different person when drunk than when sober.
From past experience, she could tell the woman in the black dress wasn’t going to take the way out she offered.
"Why so slow?" Shane Donovan shouted mischievously, clearly just using the woman in black as a tool for provocation.
"Shane Donovan, am I really giving you face?"
At these words, most of the people present fell silent, Zane Collins and Nicholas Llyod looking like they were enjoying a good show.
Today, Nicholas Llyod hadn’t drunk; his stomach was uncomfortable, so now he could enjoy the excitement. Otherwise, he would have been the center.
"Come here." Zane Bennett directly pulled Summer Hue to his side, a cold glance that scared the woman in black almost out of her wits.
Summer Hue whispered, "Who is he? So arrogant?"
"Just a playboy," Zane Bennett continued, "He drinks and acts like everyone owes him."
According to his past self, he would have long rushed up and beaten Shane Donovan to a pulp. But now, with his brother in North City, he didn’t dare act recklessly.
After all, even if he wasn’t wrong, the one who threw the first punch would be considered more at fault.
He remembered the last time he had punched Shane Donovan, he was severely scolded by Norman Bennett.
"Your temper is quite big, huh, sister-in-law?" Shane Donovan was somewhat surprised by Elliana Lyle’s sudden outburst but still reined in his provocative stance.
Elliana Lyle remained cold-faced, clearly genuinely angry, and a bit more irritable than usual after having had some drinks.
Then Shane Donovan shamelessly said, "Oh sister-in-law, it’s just a female companion, your mind is quite small."
The moment the words left his mouth, Shane Donovan’s smile instantly froze, panicked at the sight of an angry incoming person, "Hey! What are you doing! Ah―――!"
With one punch, Shane Donovan tasted blood, his mind suddenly clear, and just as he was about to beg for mercy, another punch landed!
The people present were stunned for a moment.
After all, the one hitting was Summer Hue, managing to beat Shane Donovan, a grown man, to screams with just her own strength.
Elliana Lyle snapped out of shock and said to Zane Bennett, "What are you standing there for? Go help!"
Her intention was for Zane Bennett to break it up, not expecting him to go up and give Shane Donovan another punch!
...
After coming out, Elliana Lyle looked exhausted, waving her hand at the two, "Alright, you guys go back, I’ll take a cab home."
She was truly worn out, attempting to break up the fight but got elbowed by Summer Hue, leaving her face still sore.
Summer Hue looked at her apologetically, muttering, "Cousin, I’m sorry, it was an accident."
She didn’t mind too much and just asked, "Where did you learn to rush in and start fighting?"
Summer Hue said earnestly, "My dad said if a guy is being frivolous with me, to slap him twice to show him the power."
"..." Elliana Lyle was speechless, but after thinking about it, Shane Donovan did deserve a beating, so she said, "Hmm, try not to fight so often in the future."
"Got it." Summer Hue replied, and then added, "Oh, cousin, remember to come for the formal endorsement shoot in a few days."
"Hmm." She had previously agreed to this with Summer Hue, and she also agreed to invest an additional ten million in Summer Hue, knowing she would earn it back later.
At this moment, Shane Donovan, supported by Nicholas Llyod, also came out, not lingering long and directly got into a car.
The last one to come out was Zane Collins, who looked at Elliana Lyle with a chuckle and said, "Sister-in-law, I see you’ve been drinking. I haven’t; I’ll take you home."
"Alright." Elliana Lyle didn’t hesitate, after all, being Hannah Collins’s brother, she could trust him.
Once in the car, she casually asked, "Hannah has gone back, right?"
"Yeah, she was here yesterday, but she left last night." Zane Collins said, feeling a bit uneasy, knowing his sister’s feelings for Norman Bennett were not ordinary.
Facing Norman Bennett’s legitimate wife, he was indeed a bit nervous.
"Oh, I need to give her a call." Elliana Lyle said, taking out her phone.
After all, she couldn’t let Hannah stay alone in the villa. Since there was still a room in the hotel, Hannah could conveniently stay there.
"Hello."
"Ah? You’ve arrived? Did Lana tell you?"
...
――― Vicars Hotel.
"Why don’t you come up for a bit, your sister Hannah is upstairs." Elliana Lyle said after getting out of the car, addressing Zane Collins inside.
Zane Collins intended to refuse but thought that if these love rivals met, they’d be especially intense and might fight, so he had to persuade his sister to leave.
So he smiled, "Alright, then, it’s better to accept than to decline."
Once they reached the room, Hannah Collins was sitting on the sofa watching TV and asked as Elliana Lyle walked in, "Where did you run off to? Didn’t see you back last night."
"Didn’t run off. I went to find Luna."
Then Zane Collins walked in, offering a polite smile to the person on the sofa, "Sister."
"Why are you here too?" Hannah Collins was a bit surprised. Why did her brother come back with Little Sprout?
While talking, Elliana Lyle had already sat beside Hannah Collins, naturally resting her legs on Hannah’s and snatched away the remote from Hannah’s hand.
Zane Collins: "..."
Seems... like he was overthinking it; don’t they seem to be getting along just fine?
He glossed over, "I was taking sister-in-law home and ran into her on the way." Then feeling a bit uneasy, he pointed to the door and said, "Uh, sister, if there’s nothing, I’ll head out first."
"Stop!"
Hannah Collins didn’t look at Zane Collins when she said this but rather suspiciously stared at Elliana Lyle, then asked, "Did you drink?"
Before Elliana Lyle could reply, Hannah Collins shot a cold glare at Zane Collins, scaring him into a shiver on the spot.
"You took her drinking?"
Zane Collins immediately waved his hands, "It was Zane Bennett who asked me, and then sister-in-law came with Zane Bennett and his girlfriend." He was afraid Hannah Collins wouldn’t believe him, so he quickly pointed to Elliana Lyle, "If you don’t believe me, ask sister-in-law."