Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“Ah! I’m exhausted. Writing a thousand words of self-critique is no joke. My uncle is so old- fashioned. He still makes me write self-critique in this day and age,” Tony complained as he stretched lazily.
“Oh! Someone’s cooking?” Tony dashed to the kitchen. In no time, he returned to Shirley before saying, “Are you two my uncle’s 24/7 personal bodyguards?”
“Yes,” Shirley replied.
“Am I also under your protection too?”
“No,” Shirley replied coldly. “You can’t treat me poorly. You must protect me along with my uncle.” Tony snorted. Then, his gaze wandered mischievously over Shirley. “If I encounter danger tonight, can you protect me up close?”
After saying that, he saw her fair hands clasped together. He reached out and intended to touch them. Shirley’s eyes flashed with anger. She grabbed his arm, pressed him toward the ground, and pinned him down as if he were a criminal, with his hands still in a humiliating position behind his back.
“If you offend me again, I won’t be polite,” Shirley warned him sternly. She wasn’t the type to stay silent when someone took advantage of her. Anyone who dared to touch her would face a grim fate.
Tony was in pain and sweating when he saw a tall figure coming down from the second floor. He called out without dignity,
“Uncle Zacharias, save me.”
Upon seeing Zacharias coming down, Shirley immediately let go of Tony and resumed her guarding stance.
“Uncle Zacharias, she bullied me.” Tony immediately played the victim.
“You can’t even beat a girl, and you’re complaining?” Zacharias remarked disapprovingly. Tony became somewhat annoyed. “Uncle Zacharias, can you beat her?”
Zacharias didn’t answer the question. “Behave if you don’t want to be kicked out.”
Tony seized this opportunity and continued to tease Zacharias. “Uncle Zacharias, I bet you can’t beat her either. How about you two have a little match right now?”
Zacharias’ gaze shifted to the girl on guard duty, and there was indeed a glint of interest in his eyes. “Uncle Zacharias, you two can just have a little match in the garden outside. Let me witness your prowess,” Tony taunted. “Set an example for me!”
“Uncle Zacharias, come on! Show me your skills. Use those muscles of yours!” He was quite insistent. Shirley was speechless about Tony. Why did he have to suggest a match between her and Zacharias?
Moreover, could someone like Zacharias, who sat in the office year-round, really fight?
It was not that Shirley was overly confident, but under her father’s training, she had indeed reached a certain level of standard.
Zacharias seemed persuaded by his nephew. He stood up and unfastened the buttons of his waistcoat with his long fingers, revealing a white shirt and a pair of black pants underneath. He emanated a refined and gentlemanly aura.
Imogen, would you be willing to spar with me?” Zacharias walked toward the door. Shirley didn’t expect Zacharias to actually want to spar with her. As his bodyguard, she couldn’t refuse his request..
“Don’t be afraid, Pretty. My uncle can’t beat you. Go ahead!” Tony shouted from the side.
“I’m willing.” She nodded. Corinne, who was in the kitchen, overheard the conversation outside. It caught her attention, and she felt a bit anxious. She also wanted to participate in this close combat with Zacharias.
Unfortunately, she was in the midst of preparing dinner, so she could only feel frustrated.
,The evening sun sank behind the mountains while leaving a faint afterglow that bathed the garden in a soft yellow light.
Zacharias stood under a lamp while cracking his knuckles, making a crisp sound.
Only now did Shirley feel the oppressive aura emanating from this man. She thought he was just a high-level politician sitting in an office, but unexpectedly, he exuded a burst of strength. It seemed like he had been disguising himself all along; at this moment, his gaze revealed a beast-like brutality beneath the cultured exterior.
She immediately heightened her alertness. This was not an opponent who was easy to deal with. She had underestimated this man just now, and now she had to focus her energy on handling him.
“Imogen, let’s begin!” Zacharias called out to her. Since he invited her to make the first move, she didn’t hold back. She clenched her fist and assumed an attacking stance.
As her fist moved toward the man’s face without holding back, his brows furrowed, and he skillfully blocked the attack with his arm. The rebounding force made her realize once again that this man wasn’t a kitten but a wild beast.
Zacharias swiftly caught Shirley’s wrist, and she responded with a swift kick, which made her body perform a stylish and agile 360-degree turn. Tony, on the side, was left in awe.
“Wow! That’s so cool! Go for it!” He cheered Shirley on and hoped his uncle would show some impressive moves.
Unfortunately, all of Shirley’s kicks were deftly blocked by the man. Shirley’s aggressiveness surged as she was stimulated by this. Under the lamplight, Zacharias’ lips curved into an amused smile. It seemed like he had angered the kitten. Shirley felt tense, and each move she struck became sharper. Despite the tension, he skillfully parried each move without losing composure. He even seemed to deliberately go easy on her while maintaining a sense of control.
Shirley sensed the man’s strength was still concealed to some extent, although she also didn’t unleash her full potential.
She knew this was just a friendly match, so it was better to stop at a certain point.
At that moment, due to a problem with the quality of her high heels, the sound of heels breaking echoed when she stepped back.
She immediately stumbled backward and there was a rockery pool with a sharp stone right behind her.
“Ah! Uncle Zacharias! Watch out for the sharp stone, Tony noticed and yelled.
Due to the broken heel, Shirley lost her balance. Even if she could avoid the sharp stone, she couldn’t escape the fate of falling into the pool.
She was prepared to accept this outcome, but at that moment, her arm was caught by a large hand and a force pulled her up. Taking advantage of this force, she pulled herself up but could not stop herself from plunging into the man’s chest. Her entire face rebounded off his sturdy chest.
“Phew. That was close.” Tony quickly patted his chest in relief and then turned his head. Huh? How did these two folks end up tightly embracing each other?
As Shirley breathed heavily, there was a large hand around her waist, and her entire being was pressed against
Zacharias’ chest like she was a startled bird. She immediately took a step back and said to the man with uneven breathing, I apologize.”
“Go back and rest,” Zacharias said to her. She had just retrieved her shoes, and now they were ruined. It was clearly a quality issue. She nodded and headed toward the direction of the dormitory.
Tony watched her slender figure while praising her. “She’s truly beautiful and cool. I like this. type of lady.”
Tony turned to the man behind him and said, “Uncle Zacharias, can you introduce her to me? I want her to be my girlfriend.”
“You’re not worthy of her.” Zacharias directly dismissed his idea.
Tony was speechless. He felt indignant and said, “Why am I not worthy of her? I’m your nephew. What’s lacking in me?
Uncle Zacharias, don’t tell me you’re interested in her and want to keep her for yourself!”
Zacharias turned around and stared at Tony sharply. “Shut up and stop bringing shame to the family.”
Outside the courtyard, Shirley suddenly punched the nearby stone wall.
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