novelraw Chapter 2510: Human Shield?
Chapter 2510: Human Shield?
"Mm."
Lainey Don responded and with a wave, she removed the cover from her face, immediately attracting Wyatt Barnes’ attention.
All the way, Lainey Don had been dressed in black, her face covered by a black veil, never revealing her true appearance.
And now, she had voluntarily removed the black veil from her face.
"This..."
Wyatt Barnes never expected that beneath Lainey Don’s black veil was a face of unparalleled beauty, with neatly arched eyebrows, a straight nose, bright large eyes, and cherry-like lips.
Most importantly, when Lainey Don smiled at him now, she revealed two shallow dimples.
Wyatt Barnes was momentarily entranced.
In the past, he had seen many beautiful women.
Among them, his two wives, Keer and Jovie Lee, as well as his confidante Winnie Romero, were the standouts...
Yet, even in the presence of Keer, Jovie Lee, and Winnie Romero, Lainey Don was not inferior in the slightest.
In fact, because she was a different type of beauty compared to Keer, Jovie Lee, and Winnie Romero, there was an additional unique charm about her.
The love of beauty is common to all humans.
Wyatt Barnes was no exception.
However, after being momentarily stunned by her beauty, Wyatt Barnes quickly withdrew his gaze, his heart like a rock, unmoved.
"What? Am I too ugly... did I scare you?"
Seeing Wyatt Barnes come to his senses so quickly, Lainey Don couldn’t help but tease him.
Yet, in the depths of her eyes, there was a hint of mockery.
"If you’re considered ugly... how would most women in this world live?"
Wyatt Barnes gave a wry smile.
"I wouldn’t have guessed you’d be so eloquent."
Lainey Don glanced meaningfully at Wyatt Barnes and said, "I suppose you have quite a few women around you?"
However, upon hearing Lainey Don’s words, the smile on Wyatt Barnes’ face instantly froze.
Immediately, his fists clenched tightly.
An invisible killing intent extended from his body, giving Lainey Don an eerie feeling...
"Did I say something wrong?"
Seeing Wyatt Barnes suddenly change, the smile on Lainey Don’s face vanished, along with her charming dimples.
Facing Wyatt Barnes again, she was clearly a bit anxious.
"It’s nothing."
Hearing Lainey Don’s somewhat panicked words, Wyatt Barnes quickly came back to his senses, shaking his head while retracting the unintentional killing intent.
Just now, when Lainey Don mentioned the women around him, he promptly thought of Keer, Jovie Lee, and Winnie Romero.
At the same time, he also thought of their predicament, and the instigator, Rocky Cloud!
For a moment, his emotions were somewhat out of control.
Although Wyatt Barnes regained his composure, Lainey Don dared not joke around anymore. Her heart was filled with confusion, not understanding why Wyatt Barnes was suddenly so out of sorts.
"Looks like he does have quite a few women around him... But why would he lose his composure when I mentioned them?"
Lainey Don was utterly perplexed by this.
"When I first met you, you emitted an aura that kept people at a distance... At that time, I thought you were an icy beauty. I didn’t expect that beneath the black veil, you were so... lively."
After regaining his emotions, Wyatt Barnes noticed the strange atmosphere on the scene and quickly changed the subject.
"Lively?"
Hearing Wyatt Barnes’ words, Lainey Don was taken aback.
It was then that she realized:
Unconsciously, in front of this man, she had let down her guard...
Usually, she would only be this unguarded in front of her Elder Ancestor.
She disguised herself more to protect herself better.
"Lainey!"
As Lainey Don was in a daze, a voice full of vigor came from afar.
From a distance, a group of three swiftly approached the direction of the ’Interstellar Teleportation Array’, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived in front of Lainey Don and Wyatt Barnes.
The group of three was led by a young man in luxurious clothing.
Behind him followed a middle-aged man and an elderly person.
The voice from before was from the young man in luxurious clothing.
Swoosh!
Before that, Wyatt Barnes noticed:
The moment Lainey Don heard the young man’s voice, the smile on her face instantly vanished, replaced by a cold expression as if covered in frost, keeping others at a distance.
Even the surrounding air seemed to drop several degrees in an instant.
"Lainey, who is he?!"
The young man in luxurious clothing saw Wyatt Barnes standing beside Lainey Don, and his expression changed dramatically.
Simply because it was his first time seeing Lainey Don so close to a man.
The most important thing is:
To him, this man is still a stranger!
Clearly, he isn’t someone from the Don Sect.
Of course, even if this man was from the Don Sect, he must be just an ordinary disciple; otherwise, he wouldn’t be unrecognizable to him...
"Hmm?"
At this moment, Wyatt Barnes also realized:
The young man in fine clothes, when looking at him, not only boldly sized him up but also scrutinized him with a piercing gaze, seemingly warning him about something.
Whew!
Before Wyatt Barnes could gather his thoughts, Lainey Don had already flashed over, moving closer to Wyatt Barnes, even sticking to his side...
Simultaneously, Wyatt Barnes noticed Lainey Don not only approached him but also reached out to wrap her arm around his, appearing quite affectionate.
"He is my man."
Lainey Don looked at the young man in fine clothes and said in a cool and indifferent tone.
Swoosh!
When the young man in fine clothes saw Lainey Don move closer to Wyatt Barnes and link arms with him, his expression immediately changed.
Now, after hearing Lainey Don’s words, his expression changed once more.
Meanwhile, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but frown.
Is Lainey Don using him as a shield?
However, this scene wasn’t unfamiliar to Wyatt Barnes.
In his past life on Earth, he used to enjoy reading online novels in his spare time.
Among them, many had plots where women used men as shields to reject pursuers...
And now, a scenario from those novels was happening to him?
Therefore, Wyatt Barnes felt used and couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
But, in the end, he relaxed his brow and didn’t expose Lainey Don.
"Is he your pursuer?"
Although he didn’t expose Lainey Don, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t resist asking through a sound transmission.
"No."
Lainey Don’s response left him speechless.
Did he guess wrong?
The young man in fine clothes wasn’t Lainey Don’s pursuer?
"Lainey Don!"
Instead of focusing on Wyatt Barnes, the young man in fine clothes treated him as air and stared directly at Lainey Don, saying sternly, "Don’t forget that you have a marriage arrangement with ’Brother Pete Jade’!"
"Moreover, the Sect Leader has already informed Brother Pete Jade’s father... Once you come out of the Outer Heaven Secret Realm, there will be a grand engagement ceremony for you!"
As the young man in fine clothes spoke, his gaze towards Lainey Don was filled with a warning.
"Engagement?"
Upon hearing the young man in fine clothes, Lainey Don’s expression changed drastically, and she coldly asked, "Why am I not aware of any engagement?"
"This matter was decided by the Sect Leader and Brother Pete Jade’s father after you entered the Outer Heaven Secret Realm."
The young man in fine clothes explained.
After speaking, he looked at Wyatt Barnes with a cold gaze and said, "Boy, do you know who the woman beside you is? She is not only the foremost among the young generation of our Don Sect, but also the fiancée of the Junior House Master of ’Heavenly Wave Residence’!"
"If you don’t want to die, get away from her immediately... Otherwise, not only the Don Sect but also Heavenly Wave Residence will definitely make sure you die without a place to be buried!"
His tone was filled with threat as he finished speaking.
"So you’re not Lainey’s pursuer."
However, facing the young man in fine clothes’ threat, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but squint his eyes and said lightly, "I thought you’d react like that seeing me with Lainey because you are her pursuer..."
"But it turns out, you’re just your pursuer’s dog!"
While the young man in fine clothes was threatening Wyatt Barnes, Wyatt Barnes learned the general situation from Lainey Don’s sound transmission:
Heavenly Wave Residence, a powerful force comparable to the Heavenly Master Sect.
The Junior House Master of Heavenly Wave Residence, ’Mary Yorke’, saw Lainey Don a few years ago and was bewitched by her beauty, hence began pursuing her, though Lainey Don was indifferent...
Later, Mary Yorke had to seek help from his father, the House Master of Heavenly Wave Residence.
Consequently, a matter of the House Master proposing marriage arose.
Facing the proposal from the House Master of Heavenly Wave Residence, Lainey Don naturally refused, and her direct Elder Ancestor, one of the three Eight Tribulations Loose Immortals of the Don Sect, supported Lainey’s decision and did not agree...
However, the other two Eight Tribulations Loose Immortals of the Don Sect, namely the current Sect Leader and another Elder, agreed to the proposal.
In their view:
This marriage would be beneficial and harmless to the Don Sect.
The Don Sect didn’t have a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal, so all decisions in the sect were made by the three Eight Tribulations Loose Immortals.
Therefore, even if Lainey Don’s direct Elder Ancestor disagreed, he was powerless.
As an Elder in the Don Sect, and one of its pillars, he couldn’t tear the face of another pillar for a descendant or disregard the sect’s interests.
Even though he liked this descendant very much.
As for the young man in fine clothes, he was a descendant of another Elder’s lineage in the Don Sect, usually close to the Junior House Master ’Mary Yorke’ of Heavenly Wave Residence, more like Mary Yorke’s follower.