Chapter 862
Howard wanted Tyler to take a good look at how he was going to sully Rachel, in hopes of making him less arrogant. He couldn’t wait to see the look of torment on Tyler’s face. Howard roared with laughter as he deliberately rested his knee on Rachel’s back and made her groan in pain. “Aren’t you amazing at tolerating pain? Don’t you think you’re all that? Now all you can do is sit idly by and watch, unable to do a thing!”
Tyler’s jaw was so tense, he looked as though he was going to break it. The rope was rubbing against his wrists so hard that they were turning red, and even the skin broke and started bleeding. While Howard was busy taunting Tyler, Rachel seized the chance to lift her leg and kick Howard in the crotch.
Caught off guard by Rachel’s attack, Howard knelt to the ground in pain. Sweat beaded on his forehead, the pain so overwhelming he couldn’t even scream. His men stood by his side and yelled, “Mr. Ziegler!”
No one noticed that Tyler had loosened the rope around his wrists. Tyler charged forward, grabbed Howard’s collar, and smashed his head on the table. Before everyone could react to what happened, they heard Howard shrieking in pain. “Argh!”
One of the men with a ghastly scar on his face was the first to react. He picked up a baseball bat and aimed it toward Tyler. Tyler dodged it keenly and reached out to grab the man’s wrist. With a crack, his bone was crushed and the bat dropped on the floor. Tyler moved swiftly and ruthlessly, his eyes sharper and colder than a sword. “Every single one of you here must die!”
No one expected Tyler to loosen the rope around his wrist. The men were here for the money, but when they saw for themselves how intimidating Tyler was and how he managed to bring down one of them so easily, no one dared to move a muscle. Just then, someone opened the gate to the warehouse. It was the police, who swiftly handcuffed everyone there.
Tyler quickly hauled Rachel in his arms, loosening the rope around her legs. Howard crawled up from the floor, still in pain. He grabbed a baseball bat and charged toward Tyler. Without any time to think, Rachel reached out to push Tyler away. Howard saw his bat almost landing on Rachel instead. Just then, a policeman pounced on Howard from behind and the bat flew outward. Howard was soon handcuffed as well.
Tyler hurriedly ran over to Rachel, wrapping her protectively in his arms. “Everything is fine now. Everything’s going to be fine.”
Rachel buried her face in his chest, her body still shaking. She grabbed Tyler’s collar and asked with concern, “Are…are you alright?”
“I’m fine. Don’t be so silly in the future. I’ll die if anything happens to you.” Tyler hugged Rachel tight, as though it was the only way he could truly feel her presence.
The ambulance soon arrived, and the paramedics quickly treated Tyler’s wounds. The bruises on his back and swelling on his forehead were shocking and gruesome. Rachel accompanied him in the ambulance, holding his hand tight all the way and not letting go even for a second.
Three days later, the police sent news that Howard was formally charged on multiple counts, including kidnapping, deliberate harm, and sexual assault. Coupled with his previous abduction attempt for which Sheryn finally stepped forward to testify for Rachel, it was hard for Howard to escape punishment this time.