Chapter 3 How Dare You Touch My Daughter?

• The bustling market was alive with chatter and bartering sounds.
• "Our jewellery is beautiful and affordable, Miss. I went to the big market in the next city with my mom to get it," Minnie called out sweetly.
• "Take a look, sister. It will look so pretty on you."
• Dressed in a patched-up dress, Minnie called out in a sweet, childish voice on the bustling street. Every time a girl passed by, she would eagerly approach, trying to sell her products. Despite being only seven, her eyes reflected a maturity far beyond her years.
• Minnie was a well-known figure in the market. At just seven, she brought her paralysed mother to earn a living.
• Many women passing by would buy some jewellery to support Minnie, as she was too proud to accept charity without giving something in return.
• Freya sat in her wheelchair, her head tilted, and watched the scene with blank eyes. Despite being with her daughter every day at the stall, she couldn't help but shed tears secretly.
• Minnie was just a seven-year-old child, yet she had to shoulder such a burden.
• Freya, as Minnie's mother, felt the unbearable shame of not only being unable to provide a good life for her daughter but also relying on Minnie to earn money to support them. This made her feel worse than death, and she cried every day. If it weren't for the thought that Minnie had no other relatives, she would have ended her life long ago.
• "Hey, the little b*stard is out with her crippled mother, selling things again. How much did you make today? Are you ready to pay your protective fees yet?"
• Suddenly, a bald, tattooed man loomed over Minnie. He was smashing a few pieces of jewellery with a kick.
• "Viper, Calvin, what are you two doing here?"
• Freya's eyes burned with blazing rage as she recognised them.
• Viper was a local gang leader who often extorted money from the market vendors.
• Because Minnie was young and easy to bully, he had already taken money from her several times.
• Calvin Harrison, her cousin, was a true wastrel. He was the one who orchestrated the car accident that ruined Freya's life. Back then, Freya shone too brightly in the business world, posing a threat to his future. His ruthless ambition led him to destroy her without mercy.
• Calvin folded his arms and laughed coldly. "Why shouldn't I be here? Do you own this market?"
• He was there to relish the scene. Witnessing Freya, who had once been so powerful but was now brought down to such a pitiful state by his actions, gave him great pleasure.
• Viper was wearing a malevolent smile as he glanced at the young girl and her disabled mother. He asked, "What? I'm here to collect protection fees, obviously. Ask anyone around—everyone knows me, Viper. Without my protection, do you think you could set up shop here?"
• Viper pointed to the other vendors around them and asked thunderously.
• The onlookers glared at him with anger. They despised Viper for picking on children and disabled people, but their anger was held back by fear—not of Viper himself, but of the gang that supported him.
• "But you already took 2 dollars from me two days ago!"
• Minnie protested loudly.
• "That was then. Today, I want 200 dollars. If you don't pay up, you and your crippled mother will come to work for me to pay off the debt," Viper growled.
• With one hand, he grabbed Minnie's arm, and with the other, he grabbed Freya's wheelchair handle.
• Twenty dollars was an enormous sum for Minnie; it was impossible for her to gather.
• Even if she could, Viper wouldn't let them go.
• This time, he was here on orders. Someone had taken a keen interest in the little girl's organs and was willing to pay a hefty sum for them!
• This could easily net him hundreds of thousands, which is much quicker than extorting these poor street vendors.
• Moreover ...
• Viper glanced at Freya. Despite the fear and exhaustion etched on her face, her beauty still shone through.
• "Even though you're a cripple, I can still make money by sending you to a brothel!"
• As he spoke, Viper reached out to touch Freya's face.
• Freya's face turned deathly pale at his words!
• Minnie was like an enraged lion cub. She screamed, "Let go of my mom!"
• Then she bit Viper's arm violently, tearing off a chunk of flesh.
• "Argh! You little b*stard!" Viper yelled.
• Viper hastily flung Minnie aside, throwing her heavily to the ground!
• The process tore a piece of flesh from his arm.
• "You little brat, how dare you bite me? I'll teach you a lesson!" he snarled.
• "Minnie!" Freya's heart shattered as she saw her daughter thrown down. She grabbed Viper's pants, trying to stop him, but he kicked her away, leaving her covered in mud.
• "Motherf*cker!"
• The excruciating pain enraged Viper completely. Cursing, he strode towards the dazed Minnie, raising his foot to stomp down on her.
• Bang! A gunshot rang out!
• Viper instantly clutched his leg. He howled in agony as a bullet tore through.
• From the direction the bullet came, Lucian slowly lowered his smoking gun, his face brewing with an uncontainable fury. He questioned, "How dare you lay a hand on my daughter?!"