Katrina gapes at Aaron in shock. Despite keeping her in his arms throughout the whole fight, he defeats the gangsters so ruthlessly. They lie on the ground, wailing in pain, while Aaron stands indifferently, not a hair out of place. After the heroic display, Aaron looks even more attractive. His appearance remains calm as if nothing happened.
The deadly look in his eyes makes the gangsters fear for their lives.
Feeling the anger emanating from Aaron, Katrina quickly tugs his sleeve in anxiety. "He can"t kill them! They"re just minors who don"t know any better. Even the police would just reprimand them and detain them for a few days. I can"t let him harm them."
At Katrina"s signal, Aaron curbs his anger. Having faced real danger before, he doesn"t want to bother with a group of teenagers. Even the sight of his heelers is enough to frighten them out of their wits.
Leaning against Aaron for support, Katrina keeps her weight off her twisted ankle and whips out her police badge from her bag. "I"m a police officer! If you dare make trouble again, I"ll put you all behind bars! Understand?"
At the sight of the police badge, the thugs quickly cower in fear.
"Oh my G.o.d, if she"s a policewoman, he must be a high-ranking officer!"
Aaron can"t believe why she"s acting so fierce earlier and now whips her badge to scare the thugs. He silently rolled his eyes, "This crazy woman is really unbelievable, how could she act like an idiot sometimes?"
The leader hurries to apologize, "Yes, ma"am! We"re sorry! We"ll behave, we"ll never cause trouble again!"
Aaron shoots them a cold look and barks, "Get out of here!"
The thugs quickly scramble from the ground and scurry away, clutching at their injuries in a miserable display. Contrary to their haughty behavior earlier, they quickly obey Aaron, knowing that he is not a man to be trifled with. They flew away immediately.
As soon as the thugs run away, Katrina limps towards Patton and checks his injuries. "Patton! Patton! Are you okay?"
Patton is crouching on the ground with his head in his arms. There are dirty footprints on his clothes and a small sc.r.a.pe on his face, but he doesn"t seem worse for wear. Compared to the thugs with broken bones, his injuries are minor.
At the sound of Katrina"s voice, Patton slowly raises his head and cries out, "Katrina!"
Seeing Patton"s harried state makes Katrina feel bad. She treated him like his younger brother, "Patton, did they hurt you? Did they do something bad to you?" Her voice is full of concern.
Patton shakes his head. "No, it doesn"t hurt. Don"t worry I"m okay,"
Katrina is about to take her phone out to call Farrah when she hears a voice shout in panic, "Patton!" She turns her head and sees Farrah rus.h.i.+ng towards them.
Farrah grabs Patton"s arm and looks him up and down. "Patton, are you all right? Did anything happened to you?" She could not have imagined that something wrong might have happened with her brother because they had been together since their parents pa.s.sed away. Patton was her only strength and inspiration.
"Don"t worry, Farrah. Patton only has a few sc.r.a.pes. He"s all right."
Farrah instantly feels relieved. She turns to Katrina and exclaims, "Thank you, Katrina! I really don"t know what I"d do without you! You"re always Patton"s savior," She said in a sad voice.
She had nearly gone crazy with worry when she received her neighbor"s call. Because of an emergency at the hospital, she couldn"t leave work immediately. If Katrina hadn"t arrived in time, Patton might have been beaten up badly.
"Farrah, don"t mention it. Even if it weren"t Patton, I"d still save him." Katrina has always hated bullies. It"s the reason she joined the police force. She can"t turn a blind eye when someone is being bullied. She still remembers the night four years ago that a stranger a.s.saulted her that until now, she is still seeking justice.
"Katrina, what did they say? Why were they bullying Patton?" Farrah feels angry and helpless. Because of her job, she can"t take care of Patton all day.
"What do I do? Patton can"t stay at home just because I"m not with him! What if they catch him on his own again?" Images of Patton beaten to a pulp fills Farrah with cold fear. She doesn"t want to attract negative thoughts, but she can"t help herself not to think that way. She released a deep breath out of frustration.
"They"re just some teenage delinquents. They were hara.s.sing Patton for protection fees. Don"t worry, and we already taught them a lesson. They won"t dare pick on Patton again." Katrina"s voice a.s.sured her.
Farrah finally calms down. No longer in a state of panic, she notices that Aaron was standing next to Katrina and holding her in his arms. "Who is this man? He looks familiar. Where did I see him? He even looks so dignified and strong.
"Katrina, who"s he?" Farrah asked out of curiosity. This is the first time that she saw Katrina having a man like him. She suddenly feels envious that Katrina easily finds someone who looks so elegant and dignified. "Katrina is always so lucky even though she had just broken up with Marcellus recently, she able to have another man quickly,"
Katrina suddenly remembers that Aaron is still holding her. She can"t escape now, not to introduce Aaron to her best friend. Aaron waited for Katrina"s answer, and he fell in silence.
Despite having intentions of introducing Aaron to Farrah beforehand, she doesn"t expect Farrah to meet Aaron like this. With Aaron embracing her so intimately, it"s inappropriate to introduce him as an ordinary friend. She knew if she lied to Farrah, it will not give a good result. And with Aaron"s overbearing att.i.tude, she doubts if this devil will accept if she"d tell her best friend that she is just a friend.
After a moment of embarra.s.sment, she answers, "Oh, he"s my new boyfriend, Aaron Wilson."