Chapter 2802

"Never mind," Sherman said eventually. "Just stay behind me, and don't be impulsive." Rita nodded fervently. The people outside were already at the door, and all she could do was keep Sherman's instructions in mind. The door was so heavy that it took two people to push it open, and Esmond soon entered after his lackeys. He glanced arrogantly at Sherman, who had assumed a defensive stance. Sherman looked calmly at Esmond, and Rita silently sized Esmond up from behind Sherman. She found him to be shorter than she expected, yet he exuded a murderous aura that seemed to point toward his years of experience in the underground. "Did you bring your sweetheart to my den just to show off how in love the two of you are?" Esmond's words dripped with disdain, but Sherman remained composed and declined to comment. "Don't you know that people hate it when couples get all touchy in public?" one of Esmond's lackeys remarked with a chuckle. They all treated him like trapped prey. "Cat got your to