Bruno’sckeys stood bewildered.
Groaning from the ground, Bruno barked, “What are you all standing there for? Didn’t you see me get <b>hit</b>?”
Hisckeys exchanged nervous nces.
One of them stammered, “Boss, that guy seems pretty skilled…”
“Skilled, my ass! There are so many of us. Are you guys afraid of one guy?” the man shouted angrily.
Francis stood protectively in front of Carlisle.
“You guys get in the car. I’ll deal with these punks.”
a car.
“Be careful,” Carlisle urged as he shielded Wanda and helped her into the
He climbed in after her.
Emboldened by their numbers, Bruno’sckeys raised their baseball bats and charged at Francis.
“Stop<b>!</b><b>”</b>
Wade appeared with over 30 men, surrounding the attackers.
Bruno’s subordinates froze.
They wondered who the other men were.
Wade’s men were a uniformly imposing crew, d in ck vests with muscles bulging and tattoos peeking out. Some even carried wrapped weapons.
Bruno was stunned.
He wondered what was going on. He thought Wade and his men were supposed to be at the dock.
He didn’t know that Wade was there to support Carlisle.
About three hours earlier, Bruno had received a call from his mother, saying she had been bullied at the park. He immediately gathered his gang and rushed over.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
Initially, he nned to head straight to Yearning Ind to confront the guy who’d bullied his mom. But a <b>bald </b>guy with a crew of tough–looking men had shown up first.
His small–time crew couldn’tpare to the gang of really tough guys.
Bruno and his gang fled before the <b>bald </b>guy’s crew even arrived to avoid a confrontation.
Determined not to let the incident go, he had waited outside the <b>park </b>for the couple his mother had described.
When he spotted them, he Immediately surrounded them <b>with </b>his gang!
He hadn’t expected the guy’s driver to be a martial artist.
However, he didn’t think it was a significant issue. After all, weapons trump martial arts.
Despite his confidence in numbers, he hadn’t anticipated these tough guys intervening in his business.
Bruno shakily rose to his feet.
“Excuse me, sir. Who do you work for?”
He was answered with a swift p.
Blood instantly poured from his nose and mouth. His head buzzed, and his ears rang. He suspected <b>his </b>eardrum had been ruptured.
Wade said calmly, “Listen up! I roll withn Carlson.”
Bruno squinted.
“Well, go back and telln Carlson that he’s made an enemy of me.”
Wade delivered a swift kick, knocking Bruno to the ground.
He sneered, “We already have plenty of enemies. Who the hell do you think you are?”
Brunos‘ckeys trembled in fear.
They thought Wade and his men were ruthless and wondered if they were even human.
Wade walked over to the car with a smile. He then knocked on the window.
Carlisle rolled down the window and said, “Thanks.”
Wade nced at Wanda in Carlisle’s arms. A wide smile grew on his face.
“No problem.”
Carlisle then rolled the window back up, respecting Wanda’s wish to keep some distance.
Wade approached Francis, squinting as he said, “Your legwork is impressive. How about a sparring match
sometime<b>?</b>”
Francis nced at Wade nonchntly and said, “I didn’t learn martial arts to show off.”