Chapter 109


    Chapter 109 It Would Be A Pity


    Dexter could not quite believe it, yet the facts were right before his eyes.


    Thud!


    His legs gave out, and he fell to his knees before Jared.


    “I’m sorry, Mr. Chance! Please spare me!”


    Dexter frantically pleaded for mercy even as he prostrated himself.


    If Jared were merely Josephine’s boyfriend, he would not have been so petrified. After all, the fact that


    he dared to owe the Sullivan family money made it clear that he was not afraid of them. Despite being


    the wealthiest family in Horington, the Sullivan family was only involved in legal businesses, so


    someone in the underground circles like him was not the least bit intimidated.


    s, not only had Josephine publicly acknowledged Jared as her boyfriend but Tommy and Walter had


    also treated him as their honored guests. As such, he was not someone Dexter could afford to offend.


    At the sight of Dexter’s pathetic demeanor, Jared snorted and strode right past him.


    After Jared had left, Dexter slumped onto the ground. A puddle had long since formed beneath him.


    As Jared stepped out onto the street, nning to hail a taxi back to the office, he suddenly spotted


    Hilda sprinting over from the road across.


    “Jared!”


    Hilda ran toward Jared excitedly when she saw him exiting the building.


    A wealth of warmth suffused Jared upon seeing that she had not left but waited for him instead.


    Just as she was darting across the road, a speeding car barreled toward her. Stark horror assailed


    Hilda when she saw that, causing her to be instantly rooted to the spot. For a moment, her mind went


    nk.


    When the driver noticed that someone had dashed into the road, he desperately mmed on the


    brakes. The ear-splitting screech and smoke from the tires had the atmosphere turning tense at once.


    The instant Jared saw the impending collision, he circted his energy and shot out. Shielding Hilda


    behind him, he mmed his hands on the speeding car.


    Soon, the car came to a stop. Hilda remained standing there nkly, her eyes brimming with terror.


    “You’re fine now, Hilda…”


    Taking her hand, Jared led her across the road.


    “Are you blind? Watch where you’re going!” the drivermbasted after rolling down the car windows.


    It was clear as day that he, too, suffered a great fright.


    After Jared had left with Hilda, he climbed out of the car to take a look at the state of his vehicle. The


    second he saw the deep palm imprints on the hood, he broke into a cold sweat. Overwhelmed with


    fear, he scrambled into the driver’s seat and sped off.


    “Why didn’t you go back to the office, Hilda?” Jared inquired in concern.


    Hilda had already recovered herposure by then, though she had no idea why the car did not hit


    her. Upon hearing his question, she swiftly answered, “I was worried about you, so I waited outside.


    Are you okay, Jared?”


    She looked him up and down anxiously.


    “I’m fine. Those men only have the guts to pick on those weaker than them. Let’s go back to the office.”


    Subsequently, Jared hailed a taxi and headed back to the office with Hilda.


    At that moment, the sales representatives in the sales department were all gathered together as they


    gossiped in hushed tones.


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    “Jared sure is bold for having the guts to go and collect the debt from Dexter Murphy! He probably


    doesn’t know that all who did so in the past came back with bruised faces!”


    “Exactly! Hilda shouldn’t have gone with him. Dexter is a libertine who wants to bed every beautiful


    woman he sees. The female sales representative who previously went to collect his debt ended up


    resigning when she returned. I heard that she was even pregnantter, and the child was none other


    than Dexter’s!”


    “Let’s just wait and see. Jared is sure to be all ck and blue when hees back!”


    As they all whispered among themselves, Maria wore a frown on her face as worry for Hilda weighed


    her down.


    She was not worried about Jared, not even if he ended up crippled. It’d be a pity if Hilda were to be


    sullied by Dexter when she’s just a young girl who hasn’t seen much of the world!


    Sheer regret flooded her. Gah! I should’ve stopped her from going with Jared!