Chapter 286

The thugs instantly threw their hands up. That’s when Denise Montgomery finally saw Jack stepping out from behind them. It was… him? “W-Who are you? What do you want?” one of the punks stammered. “What do you think?” Jack’s voice was ice-cold. “If you're here for the girl, take her, man! She's all yours!” the guy said, flustered. “Leave.” Just one word from Jack, and the bunch of them bolted. They were just a few wannabe troublemakers. As soon as they realized they were up against an armed pro, they panicked and ran like scared kids. Jack, an ex-special forces soldier, didn’t even need a key to deal with the handcuffs. A couple of moves, and they were off. “Jack…” “You okay?” he asked, his voice steady. “I’m fine,” Denise choked out, her voice a bit shaky. God knows how relieved she felt the moment she saw him. Meanwhile— “What the hell happened?” Alexander Montgomery grabbed one of the guys as they came running back, freaked out. “You almost got us killed, dude!” the man cried, full o