Chapter 223

The man scratched his chin with interest, knowing that Nicole might have figured out something. "It's not impossible for me to be gentle with him, but you've got to fight with me." 'What?' Zeke exclaimed in his mind in disbelief. Even Jared frowned. "This is unnecessary," he said faintly. The man seemed to have heard a hint of threats in Jared's voice and scratched his neck in fear, but out of his belligerence, he did not intend to let Nicole go. He did not dare to look at Jared, but when facing Nicole, his voice was forceful, sounding confident. "How about that?" Nicole saw his belligerence but knew he had no ill intention. Since the man asked for it, she happily obliged. "Yeah, why not?" The man's eyes lit up, while Jared had a strange splendor in his eyes. Nicole saw the man's stance and knew at once that he was a hand striker. The man motioned to her and said, "Come on, little girl. I'll allow you a three-round handicap." "That won't be necessary," Nicole just said faintly a