" Alas, you just got lucky. Otherwise, you' ll die here! Bah! What are you to be arrogant in front of me?" Brandon spat and ordered, " Let's go!" Brandon turned around and strode away with his bodyguards.

Naomi and Sophia helped Robert up.

Suddenly, lightning struck the sky, and rain be gan to fall heavily. The dust on Robert had become muddy.

Robert stared at Brandon's back and kept silent. No one knew what was on Robert's mind.

" Mr. Zabinski, are you fine?" Sophia asked in a sobbed voice, sizing Robert up and down.

" Didn't I tell you to go back to the hotel first?" Robert asked, glancing at Sophia.

" If Sophia didn't come to me, do you know what would happen to you today? They are inhumane and will beat you to death!" Naomi yelled." Let's go back." Half an hour later, Robert put on a pair of clean pajamas in the hotel room.

Sophia's eyes were still red from crying. She couldn't stop sobbing as she saw Robert's wounds.

Tears also welled up in Naomi's eyes.

Just when Robert was changing clothes, the two women saw the wound on his back. The bruise looked scary.

Sophia brought the first- aid kit and tried to treat his wound, but Robert refused.

" What happened between you and Brandon?" Naomi asked.

Robert shook his head." Nothing. We fought in Yrinas." " Brandon is vindictive." Looking at Robert's bruised arm outside his sleeve, Naomi couldn't help but touch it and asked with concern, " Does it still hurt?" " Don't worry. I'm fine." Robert shook his head."I' ll go back to Yrinas tomorrow afternoon. I won't have met Brandon again." " Okay!" Naomi nodded vigorously. " Just ignore him! I will come to see you tomorrow at noon and let's have lunch together." " No problem!" Robert replied." Go back to your work. We can talk about it later when we meet tomorrow." " Okay, Robert. See you!" Naomi put on her coat and glanced at Sophia before leaving." Ms. Ryder, thank you." " For what?" Sophia was confused.

" If you are only an obedient subordinate, Robert could be seriously injured or killed today. Fortunately, you treat him more like a friend than a boss. That is why you have come to me. Thank you so much for saving his life," Naomi explained.

Sophia stepped forward and took Naomi's hand." Ms. Labelle, Mr. Zabinski is also my friend as you said. You don't have to thank me. Friends should help each other. Would you like Mr. Zabinski to thank you for saving him today?" Naomi shook her head." Of course not. That's over- polite." " That's right," Sophia smiled." Ms. Labelle, let me walk you out!" The two women walked out of the door together and whispered to each other along the way. They both chuckled.

After the door was closed, Robert knew that they had left. He hurriedly took off his pajamas and stood in front of the mirror to check the wounds on him. When he touched them softly, he grimaced in pain. Sophia returned to Robert's room just as Robert was about to retrieve the first- aid kit.

Robert was stunned. " You haven't left yet." "I have something to tell you." Sophia sat down and poured herself a glass of water." When did you find those three bodyguards following you?" Robert touched his nose and replied, " It was a guess." " When?" Sophia pressed, with sadness in her eyes.

" The time when they walked into the elevator," Robert replied.