Secret Scion
Chapter 44 -

When Asher woke up, it was already the next day. He opened the window and looked out, realizing that there was once again a drizzle outside. The weather was quite cool, thanks to that. After breakfast, Noelle asked Asher to accompany her outside since she had nothing to do.

Before she left, Noelle intentionally only grabbed one umbrella.

Asher opened the umbrella and Noelle intentionally held Asher close to her, and they strolled out leisurely.

However, she did not expect that the drizzle would become a storm just after they had left the neighborhood. The umbrella could not cover both of them. Asher then moved the umbrella toward Noelle's side, exposing himself to the rain.

"There's a cafe in front. We should hide from the rain there," Asher said and then gave Noelle the umbrella. However, Noelle still got wet as the two of them ran toward the cafe.

As the storm raged on, they could hardly see beyond a few feet in front of them. As Asher and Noelle ran into the cafe, none of them realized that a few young men and women were just heading out. When Asher realized it, it was already too late.

The floor of the cafe was already quite wet. Ash quickly grabbed Noelle's waist, but she still knocked into a young woman opposite her because of the momentum.

"Ouch! It hurts!" The young woman said in anger as she held her large bosoms.

"I'm sorry, it was an accident," Noelle said apologetically.

The young woman snorted. "An apology isn't enough!"

When Asher heard what she said, he could not help but look at the woman in front of them. She had an extremely alluring figure with a pretty face. She was wearing a sexy dress that was designed to show the thickness of her hips. However, her overuse of makeup made her look very uncomfortable.

"And if we don't?" Asher responded instead.

"You're out of line, kid!" A man next to the woman glanced at Asher with a sneer, and he still had a cigarette in his mouth. "Do you know who I am? I'm Grant Cook! Your girlfriend ran into my girl. Now, you better pay me 5,000 dollars to settle this!"

"5,000?" Asher burst out laughing when he heard the amount. "Is her chest worth that much?" "Grant, he's making fun of me!" The young woman said as she pointed at Asher unhappily. "Don't worry. I'll teach him a lesson. He'll soon know that there are people in this world that he shouldn't provoke!" Grant's expression became cold as he flicked away the cigarette. He then pointed at Asher and said, "Kid, this is your last chance. Crawl under me, and I'll consider this settled. Otherwise, you won't see tomorrow's sunrise!"

Asher realized from listening to his words that the Grant Cook in front of him should be someone from the underworld as well. He could probably fight too. If not, he would not be so arrogant.

Noelle knew that Asher's injuries were not completely healed. She did not want to start any trouble, and so she quickly grabbed Asher's arm and said, "It's fine. No need to lower yourself to their level. Let's go in."

"Huh? Did I say you can leave?" Grant said as he narrowed his eyes. "The girl looks pretty though. Why not crash at my place tonight? I'll make sure that you have a pleasant night, eh?"

While Noelle had never done anything like that yet, anyone would know what Grant meant. No matter how calm a person Noelle was, she was also angered at this point. She immediately gave Grant a slap, and she yelled, "Shut your mouth and stop getting yourself into trouble!"

"Ah! Grant, she slapped you!" The young woman cried out.

Grant then said angrily, "Shut your damn mouth!"

She then glared at Noelle with red eyes, and immediately hurled a kick at her.

But just as his foot was about to connect with Noelle's clothing, Asher's kick hit Grant first and threw him several feet away.

"Grant, are you alright?!" Several of the young men following him quickly ran toward him. Grant then said furiously, "Forget about me! Get him!"

Asher was right. Grant was indeed from the underworld and had some reputation as well. For those that survived in the underworld, pride was everything to them.

When Grant was slapped in front of his underlings, he felt that his pride had been tarnished. If he failed to get back at Asher and Noelle, he would lose his dignity even when facing his underlings. The customers in the cafe sitting at their tables were all looking, but Grant yelled out angrily, "What are you looking at! I'll blind you if you look at us again!"

Meanwhile, Grant's underlings managed to surround Asher. However, none of them dared to take another step. Asher's attack just now had already exposed just how skillful he was. If they made a wrong move, they would be the ones that would get attacked first.

All of them glanced at each other, not sure what to do.

Grant then yelled at them, "Useless, all of you! I treat all of you well, and all of you are hesitating now that I need you to follow my orders? You damn cowards can forget about working for me ever again if you don't act now!"

Now that Grant had made what he wanted clear, they had no choice but to do it. The few of them exchanged a glance and then attacked at the same time.

However, what they did not expect was that in just one round, all of them were already lying on the ground groaning.

Even Grant was stunned.

The young woman quickly ran and hid behind Grant, worried that Asher would beat her up too.

"You're still injured. Don't fight." Noelle looked at Asher glumly.

"Just some trash. They can't hurt me," Asher said with a gentle smile.

Grant felt that his face was flaring up. All of his pride and dignity were gone. It was obvious that

the kid in front of him was very well-trained. They were not on the same level, and he dared not approach him.

"Don't walk away if you dare, kid!" Grant said as he gritted his teeth.

"Who told you that I'm leaving? You want to call for backup, right? How much time do you

need?" Asher said in a relaxed tone.

Arrogant! He was so darn arrogant!

"Half an hour! You'll regret this!"

Asher nodded and then walked over to a sofa by the window and sat down. Noelle quickly followed him and whispered, "You're really going to let him call for backup?"

"I know what I'm doing."

When Noelle heard what Asher said, all she could do was sigh and say nothing else. She felt pity for Grant and his men, though, for choosing to offend someone like Asher...

"Grant, let's call for backup. That kid looks very dangerous, we can't beat him if there are too few of us," the young woman said.

Grant glanced at Asher and then said as he gritted his teeth, "I'll have both his legs even if he's made of metal! He must have a death wish, wanting to fight against me!"

"That's true. There are few youngsters in Rollinsford that are bold enough to show off in front of you." The woman giggled.

After Grant ended his call, Noelle then saw that there were more and more cars arriving, and they were parked at an empty plot of land outside. As more cars arrived, even the entrance to the cafe was blocked. Even though Noelle knew that Asher could fight, she was still starting to get worried. They could overwhelm him with numbers... No matter how strong Asher was, he was just a lone man in the end.

When Noelle thought of that, she could not help but hold Asher's right hand tightly.

Asher also looked outside the window. At this time, about a dozen young men walked out of the car with black umbrellas. It was quite a scene.

Even the customers who were having their coffee were shocked. They had never seen something like this. It was like a scene out of a movie.

Asher did not pay much attention to them. After some hesitation, he then took out a phone and called a number. He simply said, "Ten minutes. Turnabout Cafe."

Noelle quietly glanced at the screen of his mobile. The words "Hunter Larson" were shown on the screen.

Asher hung up the call and said, "If he can't settle this, then he can forget about becoming their boss. He isn't qualified."

Asher's tone was quite calm, but Noelle felt that he was being quite overbearing. Even Rollinsford's underworld boss was just a chess piece that he could discard at any time he wanted. How many youngsters in Rollinsford could even come close to that?

Noelle suddenly realized that while Asher seemed to have done nothing lately, he had in fact gathered enough allies to be able to go against Garrett. She was happy that she could meet someone like him.

The men in black outside of the cafe walked into the cafe as Grant waved at them.

All the customers that were sitting on the sofa all quickly stood up and hid in the corner, worried that they might get dragged into this too.

"You know what I can do now, right? It's too late for you though. When I get angry, you can't bear the consequences, kid!" When Grant saw that his underlings had made it, he quickly walked toward Asher with newfound bravery. He stepped on the sofa that Asher was sitting on with one foot and then looked down on Asher.