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2024-10-29 19:42:56Leon could still feel the breath of the girl on his face, they were pressed so closely together that he felt every inch of her skin, albeit through clothes.
"Don't you want to let me go? They're all gone now." She said, her voice nasty and rude.
Leon was embarrassed and pulled away from her but he didn't see that she too was blushing. She dusted her dress as he looked out and saw that all the gang members were gone, the entire street was now deserted. It was getting dark and Leon had nowhere to return, he wasn't ever going back to his wife, that was for sure.
"Thank God they're gone." The girl said with a sigh and then stopped him as he was about to cross the road.
"Wait, you've just helped me escape those men, I want to reward you." She said,
Leon looked at her, apart from being very pretty, she was also very young and he didn't want any money from her, after all, it wasn't going to help his condition.
"I don't want your money, I just couldn't stand those men trying to hurt you." He said, ignoring her demand to pay him and even finding it rude.
The girl frowned at him, he was intrigued by him, someone who didn't want her money and still had helped her for no cost.
"What's your name?" She asked and he shook his head.
"It doesn't matter, you're fine now, you should get going, it's getting darker out here and it wasn't safe." He warned, his tone cold.
The girl looked around, truly, it was getting dark and she was afraid that the gang might return.
"You're sure you don't want me to compensate you for saving me?" She asked and all that Leon did was sneer at her and she realized that he truly didn't want it.
"Fine, thank you for helping me." She said and Leon nodded but his mind was far off, "But I'm not a child, I don't have a curfew," she said.
Leon shrugged and allowed her to stay next to him but he still lingered by the alley, he did not know where to go - did not have where to go. But little did he know that saving the girl was going to bring him trouble. A few minutes later, he saw a man walk up to him just as he sat on the park bench, throwing his coat over her shoulders to shield her from the cold night air.
"Did you think I wouldn't find you?!" The man asked angrily.
Leon was alert, he knew that the man was speaking about the girl, he quickly pulled her behind him and stood up in defense.
"Leave the girl alone," Leon replied boldly.
But it wasn't going to end that simply, the man dragged him off the chair, throwing the first punch. Leon ducked and delivered a counter punch that caught the gangster right in the temple, he fell over swiftly and clutched his head.
"You've just made a big mistake." A voice from behind him said and Leon turned around, he was faced with a man who was much taller than he was and with a much larger frame, and he wasn't alone.
The rest of the gangsters had returned and there were about seven, they all formed a circle around him, holding bats and rods. The girl gasped beside Leon and clutched onto his shirt, frightened.
"I knew you were with the girl in the alley, I saw you run away with her, did you think you could hide her from me?!" The man who appeared to be the leader of the gang sneered at him.
"What do you want with her?" Leon asked angrily.
"She belongs to my brother, bring her now or I'll make sure we all teach you a lesson." He snapped.
Leon shook his head, he wasn't going to let them hurt her, he hadn't known her for more than a few minutes but he didn't want any harm to come to her. The leader of the gang ordered all the men to beat Leon and they all descended on him. Leon tried to protect himself but they overpowered him because of their number and the stiff rods and bats they held.
Leon held the girl tightly and protected her from all the blows that landed on him. He didn't let her go. He fell into the mud and tried to shield her as they continued to beat him. Everywhere hurt, his skin was bruised and badly battered when they finally stopped and he looked up.
There was a line of cars parked right before them, forming an arch around them. The doors of the cars flung open all at once and men stepped out, all dressed in black, they moved to the gangsters and stood before them.
The leader of the gangsters was scared, he stepped back and scowled at the new men who had just arrived.
"The mafia king of the city is my brother, what do you want here?" He sneered.
But soon, the last car opened and an old man stepped out.
"Uncle Smith, help me!" She called out helplessly.
"You are not going anywhere, you belong to my brother! " The gangster said and tried to snatch the girl but the men in black stood in front of him and blocked him.
"Get out of my way, she belongs to my brother, she refused to sleep with him, now she has to pay for such insolence." The gangsters sneered.
"How dare you hurt the daughter of the Caden family?" Uncle Smith said angrily.
The gangsters were shocked, they all knew who the Caden family was. It was the most influential and powerful family in the city. Scared, they all began to plead for forgiveness. The old man sneered at them and said, "For daring to lay a finger on her, I will make sure your gang is terminated!"
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Leon lay on the floor, bleeding profusely, blood gushing out of his sides and his head where he'd been badly beaten by the gangsters. The girl he'd saved, Sylvia ran to him on the ground and saw his critical state, "Oh my God! He's dying!" She cried and clutched him to her side, shaking him to wake up. She could almost see his life drifting away with every drop of blood that soaked the wet floor. "Uncle, please, save my friend, he's dying, he'd been badly wounded by these men," she wept helplessly. Uncle Smith looked at the young man on the floor, he was badly hurt and it was all because he'd been protecting his favorite niece. He knew he had to help him, "Let's take him to the hospital, please." Sylvia sobbed and her uncle nodded. "I will deal with your little gang later, mark my words." Sylvia's uncle said to the gangsters and then turned to help Leon first. With the help of his siblings, they picked Leon up and put him in the car, driving him to one of the best hospitals in t
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As Leon tossed the car door far away, the woman hurriedly went to her child in the back seat, she pulled her out and cradled her in her arms. The car was going up in smoke, and Leon could tell that it would be firing up soon, "It's dangerous to be this close to the car, I think it's going to explode," he warned the woman and then led both mother and daughter away from the car which was slowly going up in flames. A good distance away from the car and the crowd that began to gather at the scene, Leon could see the mother shaking the girl, trying to resuscitate her. "She's not responding, she isn't waking up!" The woman cried helplessly as she tried everything but the girl remained limp in her arms. The woman was helpless, she could not bear to lose her daughter, she shook her and cried out, tears pouring down her face helplessly. Leon moved to her, he felt pity for her, and her hopeless weeping tore at his heart. "She isn't waking?" He asked, it was a pointless question but he didn't
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Leon watched as the woman's face fell in fright. What would happen to her daughter now that she had no money to offset the hospital bills?"But...you have to help my daughter, she doesn't have much time, she needs the surgery, I beg of you, doctor," she pleaded. The doctor sneered at her and warned her to not make a scene or he'd have the security men throw her out. "We will need money for the surgery, ma'am, if you can't give it then you'll have to take your daughter elsewhere," the doctor said rudely. Fiona turned to look at her cousin who still stood by the door, his hands crossed over his chest and a smirk on his face. "Please, you can have whatever you want, but please just give me some money to save my daughter's life," Fiona begged but he didn't budge, instead of the pity she expected, he simply laughed at her. "She was never yours, she's not part of the family and she doesn't deserve anything from me," he spat. The doctor was about to walk away and order that the little
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Walking out of XlT with his head held high, he couldn't help but notice all the stares that different members of staff were giving him. He was done trying to please everyone, he was done trying to make them all agree with him being the boss. Power had to be taken and Leon was damn rich to grab it with both hands. Leon was outside the premises, all the other staff were still lurking in the lobby, trying to get a better view of what was going to happen outside without being outrightly lookers. "Sir, you have to reconsider, we can't let all the members of the board go," Lily said, running after him, her high heels clicking on the tiled floor.Turning to her with a sharp gaze, he asked, "Which would you rather prefer, a team of old men who will revolt at the slightest chance or no one at all on the board?" He asked. Lily knew that was a tricky question to answer. For as long as she had been working for XLT, there was always a board of directors, Leon dissolving it all in one day as well
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Fiona was shaking as the cops took Elsa out of the building, kicking and screaming and she said that she didn't do anything. At the bar, as she picked up her purse and was walking out the front door. Her other two friends walked up to her and asked what had just happened. "What happened there? Why is Elsa being taken away?" One of them asked. "I don't understand. One minute you were in the bathroom and she offered to bring you a glass of wine and the next thing the cops are taking her out?" The second one inquired. . Leon shook his head at Fiona, telling her that she shouldn't say anything unless the investigations are over. "I know.that you still have your reservations because you know my powers and you dont think I'm very certain of what I saw. I don't want you to ruin your friend's name and reputation on my account. Although I'm certain of what I saw, I'm willing to wait until the cops are done investigating," he stated slowly, just for her hearing. The rest of the friend
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Fiona stared in awe as she recalled that Leon had insisted on coming to the party even after turning her down the first time. It was quite unlike him to come to any party, especially one that he was sure would be filled up with ladies and music and as it actually turned out - strippers. She didn't understand why he had suddenly changed his mind. "Leon, it's true that you didn't want to come to the party in the first place, you're right," Fiona said and looked at him worriedly. Elsa was still defensive and tried to convince her friend that the man was lying and she would never want to hurt her for any reason. "Fiona, how could you believe this man over me? You left you at the party and went elsewhere, isn't it clear that he's trying to ruin your good time?" She asked, trying to play the emotional trick on her. "Leon, talk to me, why did you show up at that party? Why did you change your mind?" Fiona asked him, this time her eyes were fiercely on him, she believed that there was
