Chapter 71
“Do you know who I am? Do you want to die?” Shawn was still putting up a fight, and even Queenie could sense the hypocrisy in his threatening tone.
“Do I need to know?” The guy sneered.
“Would you dare tell me who you are?” Shawn kept yelling defiantly. But to me and Queenie, it sounded like his last desperate struggle.
“They call me Colt,” the guy said arrogantly.
“Colt?” Shawn seemed apprehensive regarding the name. He immediately fell silent and abandoned all
resistance.
Pathetically, he pleaded, “Colt, please spare me. I didn’t know Luna was one of yours. I won’t dare to
touch her again.”
Was Colt that famous and intimidating? I had no idea. But he seemed pretty cool to me for beating Shawn to a pulp.
“You’d better behave yourself and stay away from her in Lincoln University. If she loses a single strand
of hair, I’ll make you pay for it.”
So domineering!
I stared at the guy with twinkling eyes.
“Get lost.”
Having been granted mercy. Shawn crawled to his feet and fled with humiliation.
Then, Colin came back to me. He was frowning angrily. “What are you doing here so late? Do you know how dangerous it is? If I hadn’t happened to pass by, you would have been in big trouble. How do you want me to explain to your parents if you got hurt?”
Uh–oh, Colin was mad.
And when Colin got mad, there was no better solution than playing the helpless card.
Secretly, I pinched the flesh on my waist and tears quickly filled my eyes. Taking advantage of the tears I had managed to squeeze out, I sobbed loudly and wiped my eyes on his shirt. “Colin, why did you come
so late? I was so scared.”
Queenie stood there, dumbfounded as she watched my drastic change of expression, seemingly
impressed by my quick–wittedness.
Yes, I was scared. But my waist also hurt.
Colin cared about me greatly. He softened when he saw me crying. The anger on his face eased up while
he gently wiped my tears with a tissue. “If you’re scared, don’t act so recklessly again. Do you understand? Okay, stop crying. Tell me, what are you doing out so late?”
“We just wanted to grab some late–night snacks and took a shortcut.” I looked up at Colin, whose expression had brightened, and quietly explained.
For some reason, I felt a little nervous facing him as though I had done something wrong.
Even though all we wanted was a late–night snack-
I never imagined that this would happen either.
“Are you injured?”
“No.” To convince Colin, I bounced on the spot and spun thrice.
“Come with me. Tell me next time if you want to eat something. Don’t come out so late anymore, got it?” Colt walked ahead as he chided us.
I followed him with Queenie, repeatedly nodding like a chick pecking at grains. “Okay, got it.”
Now that the danger was gone, Queenie reverted to her gossip–loving self. She leaned into my ear and asked, “Who is this handsome guy? He’s so cool. Ah, my heart is beating so fast.”
“Lower your voice. Don’t let him hear you.”
“Lulu, tell me the truth. When did you find such a hottie? Are there any left? Hook me up with one.”
When I covered her mouth to stop the nonsense she was spouting, she managed to free her mouth and resumed her babble. Irritated, I pinched her waist.
She winced in pain “Lulu, it doesn’t matter if you know him. He saved you
while continuing to speak
today, and you have to repay his kindness.”