Chapter 11: Darryl's Worries

On the fifth floor of the villa, in the sumptuous bedroom, the golden light by the bed dimly illuminated the man's calm face. He was breathing evenly, his face contemplative.

"The wound on your shoulder wasn't too deep, the bullet just grazed it." A man in a white blouse carefully disinfected and bandaged Darryl's wound. He's Kane, Darryl's trusted doctor. He is one of the rare people who has the privilege of freely entering and leaving Darryl's mansion. It was he who had saved Darryl's life many times.

"What about her?"

"She's fine, it's just that she's too scared so her nerves are tense. Besides, her skin wounds are all covered by me." Kane said in a monotone voice.

"Does it leave a scar?"

"It is possible. But if you work hard to apply medicine and use herbs, you can fade the scar."

"Then please give her a prescription."

After saying that, Darryl got off the bed and was about to go to the next room.

"Hey, she's asleep. You might wake her up." Kane reminded.

Darryl's footsteps halted, then he returned to the bed. Kane and Darryl have been friends for many years, they have absolute trust in each other, so they don't hide anything from each other.

"Looks like Harding is really determined to kill you? He sent a lot of professional assassins here, including a hacker." Kane asked while cleaning up the medicine box.

"That guy's tough. But I'm tougher." Darryl smirked, then licked her lips lightly, her eyes flashing with murderous intent at the thought of Harding.

Harding is an old mafia boss, he has two sons. His eldest son was shot dead by Darryl during a fight at a casino. Since then, Harding has always held a grudge and sought to kill Darryl for revenge.

"As your best friend, I have the kindness to remind you of this."

Darryl raised an eyebrow at Kane and waited for Kane to continue.

"You didn't have any weaknesses before, so old man Harding can't bother you yet. But you should remember that girl wasn't as strong as you. To Harding, she's just a small ant, one squeeze is dead." Kane said in a serious voice. "If Harding knew she was a woman you treasure, you would have guessed how dire her future would be."

Darryl pursed his lips and didn't respond, his expression not happy at all, but he couldn't deny that Kane was absolutely right. By the time Kane left, Darryl was still deep in thought.

Tonight, his mansion is stained with the blood of the enemy. But tomorrow, somewhere else, his enemies will use Regina's blood to avenge him. Thinking of that scenario, Darryl's whole body tensed up, he had never experienced this feeling before, because he had only lived for himself before.

With a low mood, he entered Regina's bedroom. Just like what Kane said, she slept soundly. Her chest rose and fell steadily, her breathing very soft. He sat down on the edge of the bed, lifted the blanket, and gently grabbed the soles of her feet. Even though she was bandaged with a white cloth, the blood seeping from her leg still worried him.

Luckily she had Titus to help her, he was a wise old wolf. It can recognize his scent on her body, from which it knows who the enemy is. But if that luck did not happen, Regina died from his enemy's bullet, then Darryl could not imagine how he felt at that time.

Darryl gently lay down next to Regina, closing his eyes, filled with confused thoughts.

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The next morning, Regina woke up near noon. Her stomach was so hungry that she woke up, otherwise she would probably still sleep very well. The mansion was eerily quiet, it took Regina a moment to open the door to her room and go downstairs.

The mansion was clean and fragrant with lavender, like last night's death scene had never existed. Overnight, this villa was as if it was completely washed, there was not a trace of last night's scary events left, not even a trace of blood remained.

"Miss, please have a meal."

The maids respectfully bowed to Regina, they were so casual that Regina doubted whether last night was just a dream. But then, the still throbbing wound on the sole of her foot reminded Regina that everything was real.

During the meal, Regina timidly asked a maid.

"Darryl Rider isn't here?"

"Miss, Mr. Darryl left early in the morning. He told us to take care of you. If you want to go anywhere, we can call a driver to take you." The maid respectfully replied, her expression devoid of any emotion.

Regina felt like she was talking to robots that were programmed to hunt, not humans, she nodded her thanks to the maid and finished her breakfast.

Originally, Regina was going to rest and wait for her injury to get better, but her manager called.

"Regina Lynne, I stopped by your house this morning but your stepmother said you don't live there anymore. What's going on?" Myrna asked in a worried voice.

Myrna was Regina's manager when Regina was eighteen years old, they have been together for 6 years now. During that time, Myrna always tried to help Regina become a famous singer, but so far they have not been successful.

This morning, Myrna went to Regina's house to pick up Regina to a rather large concert, unexpectedly finding out that Regina had moved elsewhere.

"Huh, it's a long story."

Regina briefly summarized everything for Myrna, and after listening to it, Myrna was so shocked that she was speechless.

"So that means you're married? Also, is your husband Darryl Rider?"

Hearing Myrna's flamboyant surprised voice, Regina giggled.

"For the time being, you and Darryl aren't married, but I'm at his mansion."

"This is hard to believe, Regina."

"Isn't it? I find it hard to believe myself."

"Now that you're so injured, will you be able to perform?" Myrna was worried about Regina's health. "If you're not okay, I'll cancel this schedule for you. Anyway, you're the most important thing."

"No need to cancel, I'll join the concert." Regina said in a firm voice. "You worked so hard to get this schedule for me to perform, how can I let it go to waste? Trust me, I can do it."

"Okay then. I'll come pick you up now." Myrna knew Regina's personality, once Regina had made up her mind, it was very difficult to make her change her mind. Regina seems quiet and gentle, but she is actually very determined and stubborn.