Chapter 173

Scarlett “Who are you?” the man who was chasing my son, twirled the knife in his hands. “If I were you, I would be obedient to put down the child and piss off.” I was about to answer when I felt my son, Archer's trembling, making my heart sink and my eyes went even colder. “Good thing, I am not you,” I coldly sneered, walking straight in front of him and without hesitation, I raised my legs and kicked him instantly. It all happened in a single heartbeat. He didn’t even have time to raise his guard, clearly thinking it would take effort for me to fight while holding Archer in my arms. He was wrong. I tightened my hold on Archer, one hand instinctively shielding his head against my chest. Then I moved. My body surged forward with brutal force. I drove my knee into the man’s torso and followed through without hesitation, slamming him back with a sharp kick. His body crashed into the wall behind him, stone cracking outward in a spiderweb pattern from the impact. He slid down helplessly, co