Chapter 623
Chapter 623:
He immediately raised his hand and returned the slap to Brinley’s cheek.
At that moment, Brinley’s mind flashed back to the past when Steve had beaten her.
She was so numbed by the pain and fear of being beaten again that she subconsciously shut her eyes in fear. Her body shook for a moment.
However, the expected slap did not come.
Brinley opened her eyes in surprise and saw Allen standing next to her.
Allen was staring at Steve coldly, one of his hands tightly clasped around Steve’s wrist, rendering Steve immobile.
“Next time, don’t ever play with death in front of me,” Allen said coldly, not batting an eye.
Brinley’s lips slowly parted in disbelief. She hadn’t expected that Allen would come to her aid in time.
Steve, growing angrier, tried hard to wriggle his hand out of Allen’s grip, but his strength was no match for Allen’s.
Allen wasn’t going to waste his energy on Steve, so he effortlessly pushed Steve back a few steps.
Seeing that, Brinley’s jaw dropped. Allen looked so thin. How could he have such strength? Could it be that he appeared this thin when dressed but actually had muscles when undressed?
Steve was so angry that his face turned pale with rage.
He shouted at Allen and Brinley, “Well done! It turns out that my guess was right, after all. You’ve been having an affair for a long time, so you conspired to set me up. It was because of you that I lost so much money last time. It’s all your fault that I’m in such a poor and broken state p>
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Brinley couldn’t believe it. Steve was slandering her right to her face? How dare he?
This was entirely his mess, and now he had the audacity to point fingers at her, accusing her of conspiring with Allen? The nerve!
She balled her small fists, ready to lash out and set the record straight.
But before she could get a word out, Allen, who had been standing calmly beside her, cut in with a cool, almost bored tone, “And what if we did? What are you going to do about it? Sue us p>
Brinley froze, her anger momentarily replaced by shock. She turned her gaze slowly toward him. What was he talking about? Was he actually admitting to Steve’s wild accusations?
That couldn’t be right. It didn’t make sense—nothing had happened between them—nothing!
She vented it all inside her head.
Damn it, Allen! You’ve just trashed my reputation! How could you say that without even asking me?
Steve went blank for a moment, clearly caught off guard by Allen’s nonchalant confession.
Then it hit him like a sledgehammer—Brinley had snagged a guy way out of his league. The thought twisted his insides with jealousy, and he felt angry and betrayed. He spat bitterly, “You’re nothing but a pair of assholes. But mark my words, I won’t let you off that easy. You’ll regret this p>
Allen just smiled.
“You’re all bark, Steve. Have you forgotten the last time you crossed me? Clearly, it wasn’t enough to knock some sense into that thick skull of yours. Maybe I need to remind you of what happens when you don’t know your place. I’ve got enough on you to see you behind bars. Is that what you want p>