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The Heiress Revived from the Ashes
Chapter 206 Josh Steps Up
Moments later, Mia spoke up, her voice cool, “Then take me back to school.”
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Kenny hurried to open the car door for her. Just as Mia was about to get in, a black Maitrise suddenly pulled
up
in front of them.
The car door swung open forcefully, and a man rushed down, took a few steps forward, and pulled Mia behind him. Then, without hesitation, he threw a punch at Kenny’s face.
Mia froze, not expecting Josh to suddenly appear. Her pupils dilated for a second, but she quickly regained her composed demeanor.
Before Kenny could react, Josh was on him, his fist carrying a gust of wind straight to Kenny’s eye socket.
With a dull thud, the punch landed precisely on Kenny’s face, the impact causing his body to lurch sideways violently; his eye area immediately swelled up, turning a bruised purple, like he’d been hit with a ton of bricks.
Staggering back a few steps from the punch,
his face a mix of anger and shock, and be. Kenny almost fell to the ground. He finally steadied himself,
“Who the heck are you?”
Josh remained silent, his lips pressed into a thin line, his gaze fierce. He threw another punch, this time aiming for Kenny’s stomach.
Now thoroughly enraged, Kenny, a spoiled rich kid from Hoverdale, who usually got whatever he wanted, except when dealing with Mia, this reckless madwoman, had never been humiliated like this.
He didn’t know this man who had appeared out of nowhere and hadn’t provoked him, yet he was inexplicably being beaten up.
Kenny gritted his teeth, blocked Josh’s punch, and kicked violently towards Josh’s knee.
Mia, coming back to her senses, stepped back a few paces and leaned against Josh’s car, arms crossed, watching the fight with interest.
Josh’s movements were startlingly fast; before Kenny’s leg could land, he grabbed Kenny’s ankle and flipped him onto the ground with a forceful tug.
Kenny hit the ground hard, sweat breaking out from the pain.
Josh looked down at him, his eyes cold as ice, but his tone unnervingly calm, “Stay away from Mia if you don’t want your family to go bankrupt.”
The night breeze lifted the wisps of hair on Mia’s forehead. Watching Josh, his throat working angrily and veins on his neck bulging, she found him irresistibly powerful.
Her fingers idly twirled a strand of her hair as her eyes swept over his lean, muscular torso, internally admiring his tall, broad–shouldered, and narrow–waisted figure, paired with gold–rimmed glasses.
He looked scholarly and refined, yet surprisingly ruthless in a fight, giving off a sense of a fallen scholar.
If she hadn’t known he was gay, she might have been interested in him again.
Mia sighed inwardly; she really liked this type, but she had no interest in troublemakers.
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Just then, Josh turned around, their eyes meeting, and he saw Mia’s casually scrutinizing gaze.
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In his memory, this girl was a clear–eyed college student, always appearing victimized by men, helpless and fragile. It couldn’t possibly be the same expression.
He must have seen wrong. As Josh stared intently, Mia realized her lapse and quickly adopted a flustered expression.
Her whole body tensed, her hands clenching her clothes, her lips pressed tight, and her eyes full of fear, looking pitiful.
Josh breathed a sigh of relief. He knew he must have been mistaken.
He walked over, without a word, stuffed Mia into the car, then got into the driver’s seat, started the car, and the tires screeched against the pavement.
Kenny lay on the ground, watching the car drive away, his heart full of resentment and bitterness.
“Mia, I’m like your little brother. I got beaten, and you just ignored it and left with the guy who hit me. That’s really heartless of you,” he whimpered.
The car sped down the road, Josh gripping the steering wheel tightly, Mia sitting quietly inside. For a while, neither spoke.
The air was thick with tension. Josh frowned and took a deep breath, his tone harsh, “Why are you out alone at night again? The first time at the bar, you were being dragged to drink with strangers, luckily I saved you; the second time, you almost got assaulted by thugs, luckily the police arrived in time; today’s the third time, if I hadn’t passed by, you would have been in trouble.”
