As Javier's subordinates, they were very clear about how much their boss loved this daughter. If she got hurt, their ending might be being chopped up and fed to crocodiles.
"It's obvious you guys don't dare to shoot, so my suggestion is to just pretend you didn't see us and leave directly. That would be best for everyone." Aiden said.
"That's impossible." The leader continued shouting, "If Boss Javier finds out, we'll die horribly."
"That's not our problem then." Aiden shrugged at him.
"Bastard." The leader cursed. If Manuela weren't there, he would've opened fire already.
"There's no choice then." The subordinate thought for a moment, then said to the people beside him, "We'll go up directly, handle them with close combat. Remember, don't fire, in case Miss gets hurt."
"Yes."
Next, his subordinates began to switch off the safety on their guns, some even directly removed their magazines. Then, following the subordinate leader, they approached Aiden's group.
"You all should leave quickly."
Seeing them surrounding, Manuela said to Aiden's group, "Their target is me."
"No need. I just said it, even if they had ten times the number, it still wouldn't pose any threat to us." Aiden shook his head.
Manuela didn't know why the man in front of her was so confident.
But very soon, she understood.
Just as those twenty-something gangsters surrounded them, and as the words "Go get them!" came out of the leader's mouth.
The two women in maid outfits beside Aiden took action. In almost an instant, half of them were taken down by the two of them.
"This is impossible." The subordinate leader's eyes went wide. It was his first time seeing such ferocious women, especially dressed in what he considered rather fetishy maid outfits.
However, he couldn't say anything more, because Roberta's hand had already grabbed his neck. With just a little force, his throat bone was directly crushed.
The sound of bone cracking reached Manuela's ears, and her body involuntarily trembled for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.
This kind-hearted girl didn't like her father's subordinates, since they were all a bunch of evil scumbags.
"Aiden, these two maids… are kinda scary."
Leon watched the scene in shock, he didn't even get the chance to make a move.
Then he leaned closer to Aiden and whispered, "I really worry for your future life."
"You don't need to worry about that." Aiden patted Leon's shoulder. "I can handle it."
"Hope you're not an M." Leon muttered.
Aiden pretended he didn't hear that, made a "you guys were great" gesture toward Roberta and the little maid, then tugged the still-stunned Manuela and said to her, "Let's go, it'll be dark soon."
"No." Manuela snapped back to her senses and shook her head at him. "Though I'm very thankful for your help, I know my father's personality very well. If I go with you, he'll definitely send people to harm you."
"But we've already crossed him." Aiden pointed to the bodies on the ground and continued, "So even if you don't come with us, your father will still send people."
Looking at the corpses on the ground, Manuela fell silent.
"So, let's go, unless you want to keep starving and suffering in the rainforest." Aiden tugged Manuela again.
This time, Manuela didn't resist anymore and obediently followed him onto the carriage…
As the carriage moved again, inside, Aiden patted the golden-haired girl's head and said,
"I'm Aiden, from Country Z, here traveling. That's Leon. And you?"
"Manuela Hidalgo." Manuela curled herself up as she spoke.
"That's a lovely name." Aiden praised.
"Where are we going?" Manuela looked out the window and asked.
"A manor. The Lovelace family's manor."
"That fallen Lovelace family?" Manuela asked.
"Yep. You actually know about them?"
"Heard it from my father." Manuela glanced at the two maids driving the carriage again, "They must be maids from the Lovelace family, right?"
"Mm." Aiden nodded. "The taller one is Roberta, the much shorter one is Fabiola."
"They're amazing." Manuela recalled the earlier scene and said, "If only I could be as strong as them, then I wouldn't have to worry about being caught and taken back by my father's men."
"Don't worry, you'll become just as strong as them one day." Aiden patted her head again.
———
Inside a villa in a village, a tall man sat at a desk, listening to his subordinate's report.
"Boss Javier, Salas and the others are dead."
"What about my daughter?" Javier lifted his head and coldly asked. Compared to his daughter, he didn't care about his subordinates' lives.
"I don't know." The subordinate was sweating under Javier's gaze and quickly said, "Miss wasn't found at the scene."
"That's good." Javier's expression eased a bit, then he asked, "Do we know who did it?"
"Still unclear. There were no signs of a gunfight at the scene. Salas and the others were taken out by hand."
"By hand?" Javier was stunned for a moment.
"Yes. And judging by the marks on Salas and the others, it was likely just two people, and they were women."
"Women? Hah, I know who it was." Javier slowly nodded. "Can't believe that a fallen family actually had such luck, managing to recruit two such capable women."
"Boss Javier, are you talking about the Lovelace family? That former member of the South American Thirteen Gangs?" The subordinate also clearly knew a lot about this.
Javier tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, a mocking smile on his lips. "Hmph. 'Member of the Thirteen Gangs'? The Lovelace family doesn't deserve that title anymore."
Then, Javier looked at his subordinate and said, "Take a few people and check it out. If my daughter really is there, find a way to bring her back."
"Yes." The subordinate nodded firmly, then turned and left the office.
And Javier took out a photo from the drawer, it was a picture of him, his wife, and daughter.
"Manuela, my dearest daughter… everything Father does is for you. I truly hope you can understand."
"Hilda, don't worry… I'll definitely cure our daughter…"
———
As evening approached, Aiden's group finally arrived at the Lovelace family manor.
Of course, even though the Lovelace were a fallen family, it wasn't as bad as Rock had said. They weren't down to just being able to afford a single maid. Besides Roberta and Fabiola, there were still a few other general servants in the manor.
"Fabiola, go notify Young Master. Just tell him Aiden is here."
After jumping off the carriage, Roberta said to the little maid, then directed the other servants to unload the goods from the carriage.
Fabiola nodded, then hopped and skipped toward the manor's interior.
Before long, little Garcia ran out.
"Aiden!" Garcia wanted to pounce on Aiden for a hug, but seeing two strangers beside him, his good upbringing made him stop.
"I'm Garcia Fernando Lovelace, the current head of the Lovelace family. Welcome." Garcia gave a very proper gentleman's bow to Leon and Manuela.
But seeing such a little kid acting so grown-up made not only Leon laugh, even the worried Manuela couldn't help but smile.
"Alright, Garcia, be normal. If Levi sees you like this, she'll definitely tease you." Aiden laughed.
"I'm not scared of her teasing." Garcia snorted, then stepped aside and made a welcoming gesture.
"Come in quickly. I already asked Fabiola to prepare the best coffee and black tea for you."
Aiden nodded and walked in, with Leon following closely. Only Manuela looked worriedly behind her, hesitating on whether to go in.
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