The look on Nicholas' face almost caused Butterfly to burst out in laughter. It turns out that Nicholas is just a paper tiger in front of Sophie.
As the pilot flew the helicopter away, the terrorists' helicopter pursued them with the intention of engaging them in a dogfight.
A grim expression descended upon Nicholas' face as he snarled, “D*mn it. These guys have no respect for me at all. Don't they know what this place is?”
Furthermore, the Sable family crest was emblazoned across the helicopter.
“Why are you so worked up about it, Nicholas? These guys are vicious. They don't give a d*mn who you are!”
In reality, Nicholas' name didn't carry much weight in Anglandur.
At the same time, Arius, too, was amused by Butterfly's words.
She's such a brazen gal! Can't she see how Nicholas is already fuming?
Just like Arius, Butterfly knew that Nicholas would never lay a finger on them simply because they were Sophie's close friends.
As a result, they had nothing to fear from him.
It was true that Nicholas wasn't going to hold Butterfly accountable, as Sophie was sitting right in front of them. To kill Butterfly at that moment would be to upset Sophie.
Grabbing a machine gun, he fired a barrage of bullets at the approaching helicopter to keep it at bay.
Soon, their helicopter managed to break through the encirclement and fly back to the Sable residence.
When Javier saw that Sophie had arrived, he was lost for words, for there was truly nothing to say.
Hence, he remained upstairs instead of going down to welcome them. Given his strained relationship with Sophie, it would be awkward to see her face to face.
“Sophie, I hope you don't mind resting here. It's much safer here compared to the ongoing chaos outside.”
Nicholas had assumed his place was absolutely safe until the terrorists disregarded his family crest and attacked their helicopter. Only then did he take on a humbler tone.
“Mm-hmm.”
Sophie didn't mind taking a break there.
“Tristan, you're not welcome here. Now that you're safe, you can go.”
Nicholas was naturally jealous of his romantic rival and found him to be an eyesore.
“I'll be by Sophie's side wherever she is,” Tristan snapped, ignoring Nicholas' show of displeasure. He can fume all he wants, but it has nothing to do with me.
“Tristan, we're in my territory, so—”
“So what if it is?” Do you think I'm afraid?
“Nicholas, if you don't like us being here, we can leave. I'm in no mood to listen to your meaningless complaints.”
It's not like we have no choice but to be here.
Nicholas scratched his nose awkwardly as he protested, “Why do you have to keep scolding me, Sophie? What have I done wrong? I have just risked my life to rescue all of you!”
He felt aggrieved by her attitude.
Didn't I promise her that I'll see a psychologist? She had agreed to give me a chance in return. So why does she keep treating me this way?
Butterfly nodded as she protested on Nicholas' behalf, “Nicholas insisted on rescuing you despite being wounded, Sophie. Why don't you just let it slide?”
It was clear to Butterfly that Nicholas' feelings for Sophie were so strong that he was willing to sacrifice his life for her.
Meanwhile, Richard sent someone over with food.
After gathering around, the famished Arius wolfed down his food while Tristan barely touched it.
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