"Both of them are dead?"
"No, just one of them."
Sharon's eyes widened as she listened to the conversation. She had always known that Stanley had tricks up his sleeve, but this was the first time that Stanley had said such unconcealed words in front of her.
Sharon knew that he was angry now, in fact, he was furious. Pursing her lips, she grabbed his arm and asked, "Who was the one who died?"
Before Stanley could say anything, Ryan walked out of the room. As she saw him keeping his gun, she felt a little confused.
She knew in her heart that Stanley was bad-tempered and a little cold, but he had never killed anyone in front of her, and he certainly did not let her know about it as well.
Now that he was telling these things to Ryan in front of her, it was probably because Stanley was really pissed off at Shawn for kidnapping her twice. Therefore he really wanted to kill her, to vent his anger.
When Ryan came out of the wooden house and happened to hear Sharon ask "who died", he opened his mouth in an attempt to reply. But just as he was about to do so, there were sounds of footsteps in the forest not far away.
A moment later, Shawn emerged with a few people. The moment he saw Stanley, Shawn stopped walking, and then the ambiance around changed drastically.
The few people by Shawn's side subtlely took out their guns and stared warily at the people who had suddenly appeared.
As Shawn had yet to say anything, they didn't make a move.
And the other party didn't seem to want to make the first move, so the two groups of people just stared at each other for a while.
In the end, it was Shawn who slowly walked out from the shadows. He didn't even look at Stanley. Instead, he went straight to Sharon and asked, "You want to go with him?"
Without giving it any thought, Sharon stood behind Stanley. What else would she have done if not follow Stanley? Stay here?
This action obviously pleased Stanley, and his stern face relaxed a little.
"How many times did he put you in danger? Do you still want to go with him?" Shawn stared at Sharon with burning eyes. "I can protect you. Don't go with him, Sharon."
As soon as Shawn finished speaking, Sharon clearly felt Stanley went cold, his eyes showed strong intent of wanting to kill Shawn.
He had wanted to deal with Shawn for a long time. Maybe tonight was the night, moreover, it was such a good opportunity to do so, and Stanley would not take it for granted.
Sharon also hoped that Shawn would die so that she could avenge her father in the nether world. However, Shawn was not afraid of death, and he did not guard against Sharon at all. Even if Sharon wanted to kill him, he would have given her a knife!
He had saved her twice, and everything he did was for her own good... Still, she wanted to kill him, even though he truly cared for her.
Sharon felt ironic but powerless.
Gritting her teeth, Sharon didn't know what to do.
She looked at Shawn coldly. "I won't follow you. You should give up. I want to kill you and avenge my father. It's not like you don't know this! You did save my life twice, but it can't offset the fact that you killed my father yourself!"
Shawn looked at her with a smile. "Okay, if you want to kill me, then do it."
Glaring at him, Sharon was unable to say a single word. She had never seen someone like him!
"She might not kill you. But do you think I'd hesitate in doing so?"
As Stanley's voice has gone cold, he raised his arm and pointed the gun directly at Shawn's forehead.
However, Shawn looked at Sharon as if he didn't see the gun. He wanted to see the expression on Sharon's face, but to his dismay, she was emotionless, thus making him feel stunned. He knew her well; although she hated him very much, he had saved her several times, which made her waver slightly... Now, Sharon felt contradictory. She hated him, but at the same time, she could not ignore the fact of how good he was to her.
If he had been so bad, she might have really stabbed him to death. But he was so good to her that he didn't even care about his own life. This put pressure on her.
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