Chapter 2758 Pursued
“Joan!” Abelyn whined as she sprawled on the back seat. Her expression was pained, probably because she wasn’t feeling well after having drunk her weight in liquor.
“What’s wrong, Abelyn?” Twisting his head back, Dustin peered at her grimly.
“I want some water,” the woman in the back seat muttered unceasingly.
Darting her gaze around, Joan alighted from the car and strode toward a supermarket nearby. However, she had no inkling of the peril she would be facing in the next moment.
“Hey, look! Isn’t that Joan Watts?”
Out of the blue, a sharp, unfamiliar voice rang out from behind her. As soon as she pivoted, she spotted a dozen men charging toward her.
Without an ounce of hesitation, she took off running.
Finally, Dustin noticed the precarious situation. He immediately climbed out of the car and shielded Joan behind him.
“What happened?”
“Men are chasing after me! Quick, let’s drive and make a break for it!” Agitated, Joan promptly slipped into the car.
As Dustin caught sight of the unfamiliar men running over, mystification inundated him. Well, I simply can’t figure out what Joan and Lucinda Xenos’ matter has to do with these irrelevant people!
“Stop right there!” He abruptly bellowed while pointing a finger at the dozen or so men before him.
In a flash, all those people stilled and jerked to a halt.
“What are you all doing?” Dustin’s voice carried a hint of threat.
“We’re looking for Joan Watts.” One of the men eyed him condescendingly.
“Why are you looking for her? As far as I know, she doesn’t know the lot of you!” Dustin shot back ruthlessly. If I don’t wield my dominance over these busybodies, they’re going to step all over me!
“Who are you? And why are you acting the hero here?”
That simple remark had Dustin seeing red. “If you don’t want to get yourself into hot water, I’d advise you to quickly get lost! Otherwise…”
While dropping into a fighting stance, he stared coldly at their hostile expressions. Of course, there wasn’t any need for him to be amicable either.
At that turn of events, the dozen or so men in front of him glanced at each other with hesitant expressions.
“Boss, that seems to be Dustin Silverman.”
“He has a certain amount of power in this city.”
“He also seems to be acquainted with Jory Synder.”
A few men kept whispering into the ear of the man in the lead while appearing rather panicked.
After pondering for a moment, the leader waved a hand, upon which all men dispersed in no time.
Dustin then spun around and quickly returned to the car. As he ran his gaze over Joan, he anxiously asked, “How are you feeling? Are you okay? Did they do anything to you?”
“No, I’m fine. Don’t worry, for they didn’t manage to catch me,” Joan promptly reassured.
Phew! I’m glad to hear that!
Breathing a sigh of relief, Dustin then started the car.
Very quickly, the three of them arrived at Abelyn’s villa. Abelyn’s villa was located in a relatively isolated place, so few people knew her address.
“Wake up, Abelyn!” Joan called out as she patted her, but Abelyn had already passed out with no signs of rousing anytime soon.
“Alright, don’t call her anymore since she has already passed out. Go and take a rest, Joan.” Dustin showed her into the guest room right away. “We’ll leave the talk for tomorrow.”
After saying that, he closed the door for her.
The next day, sunlight shone in through the window, making everything appear warm. Looking haggard, the person on the bed rubbed her eyes and rolled over.
“What happened?” Abelyn muttered in bafflement as she glanced down at her clothed self. Did I get plastered last night? Then, how did I get home? No, that’s not right. I went to look for the bartender last night! So, why did I suddenly…
Glancing around, she was dead certain that she was in her house. Yet, she simply couldn’t figure out how she got back.
Hmm… This is really strange… She scratched her head hard as she tried recalling everything that had happened yesterday.
“Ahh!” she abruptly shouted when her memories came rushing back. I went to the bar for drinks, then Dustin and Joan showed up. So, where are they? Where did they go?
