Chapter 139

Silas and a dozen bodyguards swarmed into the hallway and sealed off every exit. Valerie was hauled into a pair of broad, solid arms before Lucius' cold voice sounded from atop her head. "Are you hurt?" She'd been in the restroom for too long, so he came out searching with the bodyguards, only to stumble upon the infuriating scene. Eugene and his group sure had the nerve to dare lay hands on his wife. It seemed they had a death wish. Valerie inwardly complained that Lucius had arrived at the wrong time. Dealing with scum was something interesting she would have loved to handle herself. "I'm fine. They didn't manage to hurt me." Eugene's group had been arrogant just moments before and was completely caught off guard by Lucius' sudden appearance. Still clutching the spot where he'd been kicked, Eugene put on a show of false bravado and roared, "How dare you! Do you have any idea who I am?" Silas responded with several hard slaps across his face. "Go on, tell me who you are." The