Chapter 17 Waiting to Be Sold for Kidney Removal
"Hayden, that's not fair. It's really my fault. Sophia got tricked too," Bianca said, shaking her head.
She called out to Byron, sounding desperate, "Byron, Emily's been through a lot. She was jealous of the love and care I got from our parents and brothers, and that's why she acted out. I get it, and I don't hold it against her. Please, don't blame her friend Sophia; she got misled too."
"Cut the crap. Jealous of you? What's there to be jealous of besides your gross face? You deserved to get hit, and I only regret not hitting you harder."
Sophia was furious at Bianca's lies and started cursing her directly.
This only made Byron angrier.
He grabbed Sophia by the collar, his eyes bloodshot, like a furious leopard.
"You bullied Bianca too. Perfect, I'll deal with you now and then handle Emily later," Byron's voice was fierce.
Sophia sensed the danger and swallowed nervously but held her ground, "Let go of me! Do you know who I am? I'm the daughter of the Brown family. If you touch me, you'll regret it."
Byron sneered, "The Brown family, huh? Do you think the Reyes family is scared of you?"
Sophia had never met Byron before. He was the illegitimate son of the Reyes family, brought in after the original heir had a car accident and was left disabled. Most people thought Byron would be the next heir.
Sophia's face changed.
Byron was pleased with her reaction and raised his fist to punch her.
"Stop!"
Emily arrived just in time and saw Byron about to ruin Sophia's face. She shouted coldly.
Byron's hand paused in mid-air.
Bianca's eyes flashed.
At this critical moment, Emily couldn't be allowed to intervene.
If Sophia's face was ruined, she would owe Emily. At first, Sophia might not blame Emily, but over time, the psychological toll of losing her beauty could turn her against Emily.
"Emily, it's dangerous! Don't go over there!" Bianca shouted urgently.
Byron, hearing Emily's arrival, didn't stop his fist and aimed to hit Sophia.
After dealing with Sophia, he planned to handle Emily to vent Bianca's anger.
"Sophia..."
Katya arrived a step later, saw the scene, and screamed in fear, covering her face to avoid witnessing the horror.
Bianca couldn't hide her smug smile, her eyes gleaming with wild joy.
The next moment, a painful scream echoed.
But it wasn't Sophia's.
It was Byron's rough voice.
Everyone present was stunned.
Bianca's smile froze, Hayden's eyes widened in shock at the scene before them.
Emily had effortlessly caught Byron's fist, her expression calm and terrifying.
Byron's fist seemed powerless in her grip.
As for Sophia, she had closed her eyes in despair, feeling regret for the first time. But the expected pain didn't come. Instead, she felt her head spin and found herself pulled behind Emily.
Sophia, having narrowly escaped, opened her eyes to see Emily holding Byron's fist as if it were nothing.
Emily's fierce gaze and perfect profile were stunning.
"Emily, you saved me! I thought I was going to be disfigured," Sophia exclaimed, suddenly acting like a grateful puppy, rubbing against Emily's arm.
Emily wasn't used to such close affection, likely because she had never experienced it before. She felt uneasy and apprehensive.
She gently pushed Sophia away, handing her to the approaching Katya.
"Let go of me, you wretched woman!" Byron was stunned by Emily's strength, feeling intense pain as if his bones were breaking.
The fact that Emily and Sophia were chatting like he wasn't even there made him feel humiliated in front of his crew and Bianca. He glared at them, his eyes filled with rage.
He gritted his teeth and tried to break free from Emily's grip, but it was useless.
Bianca frowned.
She couldn't believe Emily had the strength to hold Byron.
Maybe Byron was just pretending to struggle because he found Emily attractive. This wouldn't do. Even if she didn't like Byron, she couldn't let Emily benefit from him.
"Emily, blame me if you want, but don't anger Byron. He's only misunderstood you because of me. If you have any grievances, take them out on me," Bianca said urgently, trying to intervene several times.
Hayden held her back each time, "Don't go. You're weak. You might get hurt by Emily. Let me handle it."
He reassured Bianca and then approached Emily, "Emily, let go. Don't think that just because you're used to scavenging, you can take on Byron. He's just playing with you."
Others chimed in.
"Hey, Emily, let go. Byron's just showing mercy. Don't think you have any real skill."
"Byron, don't be gentle with her. She's trying to seduce you with her looks, but your heart belongs to Bianca."
These people were used to bullying other girls with Byron, and their vulgar words flowed easily.
Emily's eyes narrowed.
Hayden continued, "Emily, how long are you going to keep this up? Do you know who he is? He's the future heir of the Reyes Group. Angering him will affect our Johnson Group greatly. You bullied Bianca, and Byron is just defending her. Take your punishment and learn from it!"
This was her brother.
In her past life, she had risked everything for him, even nearly losing her life.
And what did she get in return?
He was grateful to Bianca for always caring about his safety, even when his health was failing.
Meanwhile, she lay injured and alone in a hospital bed, accused by him of faking illness and not caring about him.
At this time in her past life, Hayden was already being set up.
Emily smirked coldly, "Instead of worrying about Bianca, you should focus on yourself or enjoy your remaining time."
After all, if she hadn't saved him, he would have been tricked into going abroad for business and had his kidney removed.
"You have such a venomous heart, cursing me!"
"Emily, no matter how much you hate me, you can't curse Hayden like that!" Bianca cried, looking like she was about to faint.
Byron's heart ached at the sight.
He gritted his teeth and pulled hard.
Emily's eyes flashed with a strange smile.
Suddenly, she let go.
Byron, having used all his strength, stumbled and fell to the ground when Emily released her grip.
"Byron!"
Instantly, chaos erupted on the other side.
Sophia couldn't help but laugh and looked at Emily with admiration.
Katya was equally shocked.
"Let's go!" Emily didn't want to waste any more time and called Sophia and Katya to leave.
"Emily, you're dead. You're not leaving this grove today!" Byron, humiliated, got up and blocked their path.
His followers, realizing what had happened, angrily joined Byron in blocking Emily and her friends.