Chapter 462

“I…” Christopher Norton paused, caught off guard. For a second, he didn’t even know how to respond. The whole thing just blew up out of nowhere—he didn’t even have time to think before racing after them. It wasn’t like he planned it. “I ran out on my own. It didn’t have anything to do with Dr. Norton.” Claire Thompson jumped in to explain, glancing in confusion at the man pinned under Hanson Bentley’s foot and the clearly furious look on Hanson’s face. “Hanson, what… what are you doing?” Why was he suddenly beating up someone from the village? The man on the ground, noticing Claire, tried to sit up despite being restrained, swearing under his breath. “Ma’am, tell your husband to back off! He went nuts and beat me up for no reason and even snatched my phone! That counts as—ahhh—” “Shut up.” Before the guy could finish, Hanson silenced him with a sharp kick to the chest that left him groaning on the ground. Hanson’s eyes stayed cold as ice. He briefly glanced at Claire before slowly lift