Chapter 2 She's My Woman

Skylar remained motionless, and he wouldn't move, either. He knew that he owed her at least this. "Phew," Yulia breathed out heavily and raised her arm again. However, this time, she hesitated for a long while and didn't lower her palm as she demanded, "Where have you been in the past five years? Do you have any idea how it has been for me?" Suddenly, she held her face in her hands and sobbed uncontrollably. Skylar felt his heart wrenching and took a step forward, pulling her into his arms and caressing her hair gently. Yulia Sue, I promise you that this time. I won't let anyone bully you! "Yulia, get back here!" Just then, Yulia's parents dashed out from backstage, fury written all over their faces. "It's you! Because of you, we became the joke of the town five years ago!" Yulia's father, Lincoln Sue, was furious as he scoffed, "You damned vagrant, the cheeks of you to return and look for my daughter!" "I'll make Yulia happy," Skylar said in all seriousness. "You're nothing but a hobo. What can you give to make my daughter happy?" The woman next to him snapped, "So what if you've returned? Nicholas is the young master of Wexler Corp., but what about you? Are you good enough for my daughter?" This woman was Yulia's stepmother, Betty Lane. "A piece of scum has the nerves to steal my woman?" Right after Betty finished speaking, a man in a suit also bolted out of the backstage. He looked rather rotund, and a ferocious glint in his eyes as he stomped toward the couple. That man was none other than the man who had lusted after Yulia for a long time, Nicholas Wexler. As he was used to being the oppressor, he was fuming at having his spotlight stolen. I've always been the tyrant of the town. Who has the guts to call the shots when I'm around? If my fiancé is snatched by someone else under my very nose, I can never hold my head high in front of others anymore! So, he stormed toward Skylar in quick steps and roared, "I'm only saying this once. Let go of Yulia!" Skylar merely replied impassively, "What if I don't?" "You won't?" A twisted smirk spread across Nicholas' face, and he suddenly raised his right fist. Watch out! Yulia thought, her heart skipping a beat. Although Nicholas was the young master of the Wexler family, he always hung out with the local thugs and had learned mixed martial arts for a few years. A punch from him wasn't something that Skylar could handle. Wham! However, before Yulia could warn him to watch out, a shocking scene unfolded before her. Although Nicholas had always boasted that he had plenty of experience in fights and was also the first to throw a punch, he was still sent flying with just a kick from Skylar. "Dude, you're asking for it!" Anger surged within Nicholas' chest after he stumbled to the floor. "Guys!" he bellowed, and dozens of young thugs who came to congratulate him rose to their feet in an instant. There was a barbaric light dancing in his eyes as he growled, "Break his arms. I would like to see how he could still hold my woman when he has no arms left!" "Not a problem!" The young thugs rubbed their palms together, smirking cruelly as they surrounded Skylar. All of a sudden, Yulia's face turned stark white. Then, she bit her lower lip as she whispered to Skylar, "Y-You'd better run!" "Since I'm back, I won't leave anymore." Skylar silently scrutinized the thugs before he mocked, "You're nothing but a bunch of people pretending to be tough." Yulia frowned at his words because she hated men who liked to brag. "Oh, go ahead and brag some more," Betty chirped in. "Hah, what other talents do you have besides bragging?" Lincoln snarled, "Let go of my daughter right this instant. Five years ago, you made her the joke of the town. Are you going to ruin her again?" Yet, Skylar didn't say a word. Instead, he slowly scanned past the thugs as disdain gleamed in his eyes. "Don't just stand there!" Nicholas barked, "Get him! I'll bail you out if something happens!" The thugs felt any hesitation on their part vanish as they lunged forward. Lincoln was worried and mad at the same time when he saw that his daughter insisted on being so deluded. So, he roughly tugged Yulia back to his side. As for Skylar, Lincoln was in no mood to care about him. It will be best if the useless bum who has put us through humiliation for five years is beaten to death. That will bring an end to everything. Bang! Right then, a big bang echoed as someone kicked open the hotel's entrance. More than a hundred men in black poured into the room in a well-trained and neat manner, instantly filling up the hotel lobby and surrounding the venue.