Chapter 164
Maisie knew things were about to turn bad. She swung her leg at the person rushing at her, then pulled back the fist coming at her with a strong hit
At the same time, Maisie got a punch to her shoulder. She spun around and threw her attacker to the ground with a quick over the shoulder tos
‘Damh, she is tough,‘ Zinnia thought as she watched Maisie get caught up in the fight. Maisie fought so hard that she made everyone mad. No one paid attention to Zinnia.
“Maisie, just thirty more seconds!” Zinnia yelled, throwing powder into the air.
Police sirens blared from downstairs. Maisie was still fighting. She didn’t understand Zinnia’s plan, but she trusted her. ‘Thirty seconds? No problem, Maisie thought.
Maisie saw her attackers wobbling and stumbling. As they swung punches at her, they fell down like dominoes before she even raised her hand. Left standing alone among the fallen, Maisie was noticeable.
Zinnia looked at Neo. He had just sucker–punched Maisie. Zinnia kicked him hard twice, then poured a lot of powder onto his face. Instantly, red rashes broke out all over his skin.
The police officers stood frozen, watching as people fell one after another like bowling pins. Maisie and Zinnia were caught red–handed.
At the police station, an officer said, “So, Maisie, what happened? How did things get so crazy? You’ve got some real skills–fighting all those people all by yourself.”
The officer looked at Zinnia and said, “That powder of yours really hits hard–knocked out so many in one shot. Did you have a problem with Neo? You gave him a face full of rashes. He looks really scary now.”
After they gave their statements, the officers made small talk with the girls.
The police had checked the unconscious people. They were okay, just knocked out for a while. The only serious injury was Neo, who had a bruised face and was beaten black and blue.
Since a big fight broke out, someone was sure to call the cops. So everyone involved was brought in to give their side.
“If I wasn’t protecting Zinnia, I could’ve taken them all on myself,” Maisie said with a smug grin.
‘Wow, Zinnia is amazing. She just threw some powder, and bam. They all fell down like bowling pins,‘ she thought.
“Just some sleeping powder. Want some? It’s great for keeping creeps away,” Zinnia said, batting her big, doe–like eyes at the female officer who asked
her.
The female officer couldn’t help but smile. “Oh, sweetheart, I don’t need it. I can protect myself. You’re just too pretty. It’s only right for you to carry this for safety.” She felt her heart melt.
The female officer thought, ‘Thank goodness she was so quick–thinking. If not, they’d be in real trouble.‘ That powder worked perfectly; everyone else was still out cold.
Toby ran in, looking worried. “Are you both okay? Nothing bad happened, right?”
He thought to himself, ‘Please let these two little firecrackers be alright–otherwise, Yannis is going to be really mad.‘ But Yannis was already in a bad
mood.
“Toby, you’re here,” Zinnia said.
“Don’t worry, Toby. It’s nothing serious,” Maisie said as she fixed her wrinkled clothes and shook off the whole thing like it was nothing.
Zinnia angrily said, “They kicked Maisie in the shoulder and even tried to hit her face!”
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Toby said, “Please sit here for now. I’ll go inside and talk with them. Mr. Perkins will be here soon.”
“Zinnia, go sit. I need to talk to Toby,” Maisie said. She was still mad about Neo’s insults, if he wasn’t already knocked out, she’d beat him up.
“Okay.” Zinnia said obediently and sat down.
Maisie and Toby went off to talk alone. Zinnia could only see Toby’s face suddenly turn grim, and she couldn’t help but wonder what Maisie had said to make him look that way.
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“You didn’t need to come in person,” Niles, the police chief, said nervously as he came rushing over after getting the calt.
“Where are my girls?” Yannis asked loudly. He had been working late when suddenly he was told Maisie and Zinnia were at the police station.
He called Toby and told him to go first.
“Where are they?” Charlie asked nervously, holding a first aid kit.
Charlie and Yannis bumped into each other at a traffic light on their way home from work. When Charlie heard the girls were in trouble, he decided to come along.
“They’re inside giving their statements,” Niles said, wiping sweat from his face. “Someone kicked Maisie in the shoulder. Then Zinnia threw some powder that knocked out a whole group of people. Neo still hasn’t woken up.”
Since the initial report said Neo was attacking two girls, the officers knew Maisie and Zinnia were the victims and just took their statements normally.
Niles thought, ‘The guys who fell are still out cold, with bruised and beaten faces. Big, strong men–yet they couldn’t handle two little girls. Honestly, it is a relief they didn’t win.
‘If anything happened to the two girls, they would be in serious trouble. But now that Maisie is hurt, Yannis won’t let this go easily. Neo is really an idiot. He just came back from abroad and already caused such a mess.’
When Yannis heard Maisie got punched, his face turned icy. But when he learned Zinnia knocked out the whole group with her powder, he relaxed a little.
Yannis looked toward the lounge where Zinnia sat safely, taking care of Maisie and not noticing them. He studied her for a moment, making sure she was okay, then looked away.
“Yannis, I’ll check on the girls,” Charlie said, his handsome face dark when he heard Maisie was hurt.
Yannis nodded briefly.
Niles asked a subordinate to take Charlie to see Maisie.
“Mr. Perkins, everything’s taken care of,” Toby said as he stepped out.
“About Neo-” Toby leaned in close, whispering to Yannis.
Niles stepped back, feeling like he’d fallen into a cold abyss. He saw Yannis’s face turn dark and cold, his deep eyes sending a chill through everyone.
“Take me to see Neo,” Yannis said, in a calm but icy voice. Though he kept his tone flat, everyone understood: the calmer he seemed, the worse it was for anyone who upset him.
Niles ordered, “Take Mr. Perkins to see N
