Chapter 335 Love Over Gold
“Refuse to take action?” Dillon’s gloomy gaze darkened even more. “In that case, there’s no reason for her to return with us today.”
At this moment, Lila’s figure was hidden behind the door of the stairwell in the hotel. She was used to taking the stairs whenever she was ‘working’. After all, many things could go wrong when taking the elevator.
The sound of light footsteps did not escape her ears and she glanced upstairs from the corner of her eyes. A layer of dust settled on the shoulder of her black jacket before she tightened her fingers around the gun and her palms began to perspire.
She had killed many people over the years and it was not easy for her to finally attain her current position. Nevertheless, she never imagined that the first person whom Dillon wanted her to kill when she returned to Riverdale again was her old friend.
“Miss Hudson, have you found what you were looking for?”
The stairwell was not far from the private room. It was only separated by a door, so Lila could clearly hear the conversation between the serving staff and Rachel.
Rachel’s voice came from within the private room. “Not yet. You can go back to your work. I will search for it myself.”
“Alright. Just let us know if you need anything.”
“Sure.”
The serving staff’s footsteps disappeared along the corridor. At this moment, Rachel was the only person left inside the private room.
Lila stood behind the door of the stairwell, but she attentively listened to the commotion behind her. She knew that if she did not take action now, the people whom Dillon sent would kill her without hesitation and Rachel would not survive either.
On the other hand, Rachel stood at the door to the restroom. She was just about to enter the restroom after confirming that the serving staff outside had left when she suddenly heard the sound of the door opening behind her.
“Who is it?” She spun around and saw Justin. “Why are you here?”
She quickly closed the door to the restroom.
Justin glared at her with a look of dense rage on his cold, handsome face. “Come with me.”
“Go where? What are you doing!? Let go of me!” As she was unable to win against him, he forcefully dragged her out of the private room. “Justin Burton, I’m going to report you to the police if you don’t let me go now!”
“You’re going to file a police report? Sure! Go ahead and do it!” Justin released his grip on her with a furious expression. “Who did you meet today? What did you talk about? Do you dare to tell the police about it?”
“Why would I need to tell the police about that? I only need to say that you’re stalking me! I thought you had changed! I can’t believe that you’re just the same as usual!”
He did not wish to argue with her. “Come with me right now.”
“Don’t touch me!”
He refused to be reasoned with and dragged her directly to the underground parking garage.
“I don’t care what you want to do. It doesn’t even matter whether it is for Hudson Pharmaceuticals or for yourself. In any case, you’re not allowed to interfere in matters involving Jason anymore!”
After dragging her all the way over, Justin yanked her toward the spot where he had parked his car. She was unable to break free of his grip and continued to struggle, but accidentally knocked off his hat before her expression immediately changed. “Justin, you…”
All of his hair had been shaved off while his head was wrapped in bandages and gauze. He looked exactly like a patient who was undergoing chemotherapy in the hospital. Despite the dim lights in the garage, Rachel could still see how vulnerable he was. She suddenly recalled the phone call she received from Frankie earlier, telling her that Justin was on the operating table.
Before she had time for further thoughts, the sound of someone clapping slowly came from behind her. “What is this little show? Miss Hudson, will you explain this to me?”
It was Dillon with two bodyguards behind him and they suddenly appeared behind them at some point in time.
Her expression froze for a moment. “Young Master Porter, weren’t you drunk?”
“If I had not gotten drunk, how would I have the chance to witness this strange and twisted play? Miss Hudson, I’m becoming more curious about you.”
Justin tugged at Rachel’s hand. “Come with me.”
“She’s not going anywhere anymore.” Dillon glanced at Justin coldly. “You can barely protect yourself. Do you think you can take her away?”
“This is Riverdale, not the Golden Cruise.” Justin stood protectively in front of Rachel with a grim expression. “I don’t care who you are, but I can guarantee that you will not walk out of Riverdale alive if you touch a single hair on my head or Rachel’s head.”
“How arrogant. You are Jason’s nephew, right? I’ve heard of you.” Dillon snorted with laughter. “Do you know how your uncle grovels before my feet?”
Justin’s expression remained unchanged. “I am not him.”
“Hah!” Dillon glanced at him. “In my opinion, there’s no difference.”
Lila arrived at this time. As soon as Rachel saw Lila, her eyes narrowed considerably and she subconsciously stepped forward.
“Rael!” Justin stopped her. “Get in the car.”
However, Dillon gave a wave of his hand. “Lila, what are you waiting for?”
Lila walked straight toward Justin and Rachel with a dark expression.
Justin pulled Rachel behind him, lifted his hand, and blocked Lila’s flying kick. In the blink of an eye, the two of them exchanged a series of blows in the garage. Fists slammed against flesh as the cold wind rustled.
Although his martial arts skills were not bad, Lila was a person who survived numerous grave situations. Not to mention, he had just undergone surgery. It didn’t take them to fight for long before she kicked him to the ground and a gun was pressed against his forehead in the time that he took to stand up.
“Run, Rae!” His first reaction was to ask Rachel to escape.
On the contrary, Rachel did not listen to Justin and instead stood motionlessly in place. It was not the first time that she saw Lila holding a gun because that item had been pointed at her head last time.
Dillon clapped his hands and said in amazement, “This is rare! It is said that the President of the Burton Group is cold, ruthless, and disinterested in women, but I have learned something new today. Love is stronger than gold! He doesn’t even care for his own life! Miss Hudson, I feel so touched on your behalf.”
Rachel’s expression was grim. “Young Master Porter, I don’t understand. Why are you doing this? We have yet to complete our business deal, so isn’t it too early to burn your bridges?”
“Burn my bridges? Based on your relationship with the Chief of the Riverdale Investigation Bureau, I don’t think I’d be able to cross the bridge anyway. Right?”
After saying that, his expression immediately became frosty. “Miss Hudson, I warned you when we first started working together. I hate traitors. I also hate the Riverdale Investigation Bureau. You’ve stepped on the two things I despise the most.”
“Traitor?” She was puzzled. “What do you mean by that?”
“If not for Mr. Burton appearing out of nowhere, wouldn’t you have gotten hold of the route map for our latest shipment of goods? What are you pretending for?”
As Dillon looked around, he pointed at Justin, then at Rachel, and finally at Lila. “You, you, and you. None of you will live past today.”
Justin’s eyes narrowed upon hearing those words. He struggled to stand, but the gun pointing at his head had pressed him firmly to the ground.
Rachel stared at Dillon intently. “It turns out that you didn’t come here for the banquet tonight, Young Master Porter. It looks like it was a trap set up for me. You wanted me to jump right into your trap.”
“It’s too late to realize that now.”
“Asking you to believe me or release me seems to be impossible now, Young Master Porter. Nevertheless, I want to die with the understanding of why. There’s something I need to warn you about.”
“What is it?”
Her eyes darkened as she quietly spilled the beans. “That woman by your side, Lila Hart… She’s not a simple person.”
He was slightly taken aback by those words.
