Hester suppressed the impulse to tremble and forced herself to calm down. Because of the dim light,
she couldn't see clearly what Terence looked like at the moment.
But it had nothing to do with her.
"Have you forgotten that you are attending the wedding banquet of my fiance and me?"
With a cold snort, Terence wished he could strangle Hester. Three years ago, she disappeared silently.
She changed her name, and she still pretended not to know him.
'Hester, you are so ridiculous.'
"How long do you want to pretend?"
He roared, as if something had collapsed. This boring game was really enough for him to play with her
for so long.
"Mr. Terence, please let go of me. You hurt me."
Hester frowned and struggled to escape, but the difference in strength between the two was too great,
so she couldn't make a wish in the end.
The strong smell of alcohol made her even more desperate. 'Is he drunk or crazy?'
"Mr. Terence, I think you are drunk, so you are a little unconscious. Let go of me first. I'll ask someone
to send you home!"
Terence's eyes were bloodshot, and the words "Mr. Terence" were particularly harsh. He wanted her to
shut up.
"HMM..."
With her eyes wide open in disbelief, Hester gripped him tightly with both hands, trying to push him
away.
What the hell was he doing? He was definitely drunk and out of his mind.
Leo looked ferocious. If he hadn't heard the noise here, he wouldn't have known that this man was
bullying his cousin again. He didn't have a stand before, but now it was different!
"Damn it! How dare you bully my cousin in our Liu family? Terence, I think you are courting death."
Leo shouted and ran to Terence in a hurry. He pulled him hard and hit his abdomen with the other
hand.
Being pulled away from the man's embrace, Hester felt dizzy and fell into a warm embrace.
Confused, she looked up and saw that Derek was looking at Terence and Leo with a calm face.
'What? Why does he show such a terrible expression? Does he really like me?'
Looking at Derek's expression, Hester's mind was in a mess. She felt a little bit embarrassed. She
shook her head vigorously and forced herself to calm down.
"What are you doing?"
Hester in his arms finally attracted the attention of Derek. He withdrew his gaze and looked at her.
Then he raised his eyebrows and asked casually.
Hester took a deep breath and shook her head subconsciously. God! It was so horrible!
It was not because she thought too much, but because Derek was too unpredictable. She really didn't
understand him!
"Can you stand by yourself?"
asked Derek impatiently, raising his eyebrows. It seemed that he couldn't wait to do something.
"Sure!" Hester nodded blankly and stood up considerately. She swore that all this was what she wanted
to do subconsciously, and it had nothing to do with her own thoughts.
A gust of wind flashed in front of her, and Hester only saw a black shadow join the battle. The wailing
was endless, mixed with the sound of physical collision, making her feel very painful.
"Hester, are you okay?"
Leo quitted the fight, holding Hester's shoulders with both hands, and looked around. What the hell
does Terence want to do?
"You must be the one who is in trouble, right?"
Hester raised her hand to wipe the blood on the tip of Leo's nose and said in a trembling voice. Why
did she suddenly feel that the world was so mysterious? She really wanted to leave!
Leo raised his hand indifferently and wiped the blood on his face. He held Hester's fingertips and
smiled. "Don't worry. It's not mine."
Hester felt that there was no consolation in this sentence. On the contrary, she was faintly worried
about the person who was beaten.
"Cousin..."
"I know you care about me the most." Holding Hester's hand affectionately, Leo looked at her] with a
moved expression.
"Terence has gone too far. He bullied you before, but now he dares to come to our Liu family to bully
you. Don't worry! I won't let him go easily."
Hester lowered her head weakly. Well, there was no point in saying more. But judging from Leo's
expression, he must have wanted to teach Terence a lesson a long time ago!
Otherwise, why did he hit him so hard?
"Can Derek fight?"
He usually looked gentle, and occasionally wore a pair of gold rimmed glasses. Was such a man really
the kind of man who could fight?
"Are you sure he wasn't beaten?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the battle over there finally ended.
Hester took a deep breath and saw that Derek tidied up the buttons of his clothes in a graceful manner,
and instantly returned to the gentle state.
Of course, if the person in his hand was not involved, this scene was really beautiful.
"Thank you for your concern. I'm fine!"
Obviously, Derek heard what they were talking about during the fight. He nodded slightly and thanked
her sincerely.
Looking away, Hester couldn't bear to look straight at them Why did she suddenly have an illusion that
she had never known them?
"Throw him out!"
Derek threw Terence aside casually and ordered the servants behind him in a low voice. Then he took
out a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped his fingertips.
"Sorry, I couldn't help it! But I have tried my best to be lenient."
Hearing this, Hester silently glanced at Terence, who was lying on the ground and fainted. After
struggling for a while, she decided to give up.
It was impossible for her to be together with Terence at all, so she should stay away from him!
"I have something else to do, so I have to go now."
"Let me be with you! It will be too dangerous if you meet a freak like him again."
Leo volunteered to stay with her. It was not easy to find her back! He couldn't let her hurt! He had to
keep an eye on it, or his grandpa would blame him.
"Cousin, I really don't need it. I can go back myself." Hester hurriedly waved her hand and refused his
kindness.
She was going to find Austin, not to fight.
"No way!" It was her fiance who stopped her this time. Derek raised his hand and smoothed her messy
hair.
"I'm good at fighting!"
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