My Substitute Wife is a Bigwig (Loud and Lily) novel Chapter 137

Lily turned. A cold light flashed in her eyes. A needle slipped out of her sleeve and flew toward the man.

Suddenly, the jarring sound of the needle meeting the bullet in mid-air sounded. The bullet fell to the ground.

Lily took a step forward and grabbed the man by his collar. Her voice was cold. "Where did you get the gun?"

The man gritted his teeth. "You're dead meat! My boss won't let you off so easily. The Maynards answer to Reese!"

The man was Luke Gainsworth, Anthony Maynard's right-hand man. He knew Anthony well after fighting by his side for so many years.

At first, Anthony wanted to beat Lily up to vent his anger. But now, Lily had to die for what she'd done. It was one of Anthony's rules—these were obeyed by the underground forces as well.

Lily tightened her hold on his neck. Coldness exuded from her. "Send me all your men. All of them."

Luke hadn't expected her to be so bold. "You asked for it."

Without delay, he called Anthony. Very soon, a whole fleet of cars arrived on the scene. There were vans and cars alike. They made a grand entrance.

The car at the front stopped. The door opened, and a man got out.

In his smart suit, he looked quite handsome. If one could ignore the aggressive hostility practically wafting off of him, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to mistake him for a successful businessman.

The other men surrounded Lily in an impenetrable ring.

"Reese has ordered the death of anyone who disrupts the peace of Lagersfield City!" The man in the suit stalked slowly toward Lily, parting the crowd as he did so. "Who is this…"

When he got a good look at Lily, he faltered. His eyes widened in shock and he fell to his knees, trembling. "Re…"

Lily gave him a pointed look. The man shuddered and corrected himself immediately. "Ms. Brooks."

A month ago, Reese suddenly appeared in Lagersfield City. In just a few days, he had managed to become the ruler of Lagersfield City's underworld.

Because of this, Reese's right-hand men were highly revered in Lagersfield City. Clinton was one of them. But why would he be so respectful toward Lily?

Daniel stared at Clinton thoughtfully.

"He has a gun," Lily said, putting her hands back in her pocket. Her posture was straight, her gaze piercing.

Clinton stiffened. Jolting back to his senses, he got up and kicked Luke. "Fuck! Where did you get that gun?"

"But, Mr. Xanders, aren't you here to help me? I thought Mr. Maynard called you here!" Luke did not know why Clinton was hitting him all of a sudden. He was confused.

"I'm not fucking helping you!" Clinton punched him. "Answer me now, or I'll rip your limbs off! Fuck!"