Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 236: I Pre-Empted Your Pre-Emption

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Brian gave the bodyguards a look. Two of them immediately grabbed Samantha's arm and pulled her up forcefully.

There was an intensely ruthless look in Brian's eyes. "Rest in peace, Ms. Larsson!"

As soon as he said that, he raised his hand and inserted the sharp needle toward Samantha's heart.

Halfway through the insertion, a man's sonorous yet mellifluous voice rang suddenly above his head. "How perfect!"

Selby's parents were startled, as were all the bodyguards.

Was there someone else in the house?

Brian turned around instinctively and looked upward, only to see a slender figure standing by the railing on the second floor. The person was holding a video recorder in his hand and was pointing the camera at them.

There was no doubt that the entire process earlier had already been filmed.

The sudden turn of events was so unexpected that Brian's expression changed drastically.

A chill then came down his spine when he got a clear look at the man's extremely handsome face.

It was Timothy Barker...

He was at the scene!

When did he even arrive?

A sudden thought occurred to Brian and he suddenly turned around to look at Samantha. His voice trembled slightly because of his extreme anger and he said, "You... Samantha, you... You did this on purpose! You set me up…together with Timothy!"

They deliberately allowed him to walk into a trap.

They deliberately made him testify against the crimes he had committed.

They deliberately provoked him so he would try to kill them!

All of that had been recorded and formed a conclusive amount of evidence!

"Sigh." Samantha shook her head and denied it. "How could you call this setting you up? The most I did was pre-empt your pre-emption."

'That probably caught you off guard you nasty old man!'

Her original intention was simply to bring Renee to see Selby and fulfill Renee's wish, but Brian had done something very vicious when he sent people to kill them.

Samantha envisioned various possibilities while on the subway.

Her experiences abroad ingrained in her the instinct to prevent problems before they happened, which was why she had no choice but to make early preparations. However, avoiding Brian's capture was a superficial solution, rather than going to the root of the cause.

If Renee wanted to be completely free of her imprisoned life, the evildoers had to be punished. That was her only hope of being free and living a happy life just like everyone else.

Moreover, exposing Brian's crimes was the only way that Selby could know how much pain Renee suffered despite his best intentions of protecting her. Perhaps then he would wake up and be willing to come forth with the truth.

It was the best option she had to protect Timothy and the Barker Group.

As a result, she called Timothy and designed the plan with him to give Selby's parents a taste of their own medicine.

"You... You..." Brian was so speechless that he could not refute her at all.

Sarah was just as flustered when she saw Timothy's appearance, but she did her utmost best to remain calm. After all, she had seen countless gory scenes during her medical studies and it imparted in her a mental fortitude that far surpassed that of ordinary people.

She held Brian's hand and said in a cold and cruel voice. "Things have reached a point where none of the outsiders present here should be allowed to leave alive!"

Brian looked at his wife in stupefaction.

Sarah did not dodge Brian's gaze and said firmly, "Our family cannot be separated."

It would be very painful for Selby to find out the truth, which was why every single outsider there should die—for the sake of her son and husband!

That included Timothy too!

After all, no one except those present there would know how Timothy died. The Barkers might not even be able to trace it to them if revenge was in the cards!

Brian nodded. "Yes. We must stay together. Why should we be afraid of Timothy when there's so many of us here?"

Renee was nothing more than a frail little girl while Samantha was a delicate woman, and with five bodyguards present, it was unlikely that they would not be able to deal with Timothy!

Timothy listened to what they said and twitched his lips in disdain. "Looking for a fight? Bring it on."

After a pause, he kindly reminded, "Don't come at me one by one. It's a waste of my time."

Those provoking words riled the five bodyguards up and prompted them to exchange glances at each other.

They knew that the Barkers' renowned young man was superbly skilled in the business world but had nothing to show in terms of physical strength. What gave him the confidence to talk big?

The bodyguards might be a little apprehensive if Timothy's friend Jonathan—the king of hell from the Yates—was there at that moment. However, since it was only Timothy around, they could easily defeat him using just one finger!

Brian was obviously not going to discuss any fight ethics with Timothy at that moment. The five bodyguards all rushed upstairs as soon as he gestured to them.

Timothy put the video recorder aside, slowly unbuttoned his cuffs, and rolled up his sleeves gracefully.

Before he was done, the five bodyguards had already rushed up and surrounded him.

Timothy continued to roll his sleeves while dodging nonchalantly. A slew of punches were thrown but none managed to land on him.

Renee was frightened and could not help but ask Samantha in a low voice, "Does…your husband know how to fight? Will he be fine?"

Samantha replied with a comforting look. "Don't worry. He can, theoretically speaking. Although…I've never seen him fight before!"

As the only heir of the Barkers, he had to learn many things since he was young and was guided in the way of martial arts by special trainers.

"Theoretically speaking..." Renee mumbled those two words and started worrying even more.

For a moment, she felt that the three of them were going to die there. She was fine with dying, but in the process, she would also implicate two innocent people.

Timothy had finished rolling up his sleeves, and the way he looked at the bodyguards changed drastically.

His black eyes were incredibly fierce and he attacked in a quick yet decisive manner.

None of them could see how he attacked them, but they all wailed in pain one after another and fell to the ground.

The entire process lasted only a few minutes.

Samantha had practically held her breath while watching everything and immediately shouted out from the bottom of her heart, "You're amazing, Honey!"

She knew that Jonathan was very skilled in fighting, but she did not expect Timothy's technique to be on par with Jonathan's! The only difference was their fighting style!

Brian could see that things were going south and reached out to grab Samantha in front of him. Samantha, however, had sharp eyes and dodged him before delivering a sweeping kick.

Caught by surprise, Brian fell onto the ground with a loud thud. He lost his grip on the needle and it rolled aside.

Sarah wanted to pick it up, but Samantha had grabbed it before she did. Samantha then stepped on Brian's chest and warned scornfully, "Don't move, or I'll let the both of you get a taste of this needle!"

The couple immediately frozed.

Timothy leaned against the railing and lowered his dark gaze. He looked warmly at Samantha and curled his lips in a little smile. He then spoke emphatically, "Not bad, Darling."

Samantha raised her head and gave Timothy a huge smile.

That was a smile that Timothy would cherish for an entire lifetime.

All of a sudden, Selby walked out of the room in a seemingly clear-headed state. He had pretended to be unconscious after Timothy had informed him of the situation in advance.

He looked at the scene before him and said to Samantha, "Let my parents go."

Samantha frowned. "Are you going give in to them after all this? Don't you intend to tell the truth?"

Could she have overestimated Selby's character and his feelings for Renee?

Was Samantha's hard-fought battle about to end in failure?