Chapter 164

Maisie knew things were about to turn bad. She swung her leg at the person rushing her, then countered an incoming fist with a strong blow. Simultaneously, she received a punch to her shoulder. Spinning around, she threw her attacker to the ground with a swift over-the-shoulder toss.

“Damn, she’s tough,” Zinnia thought, watching Maisie’s furious fight. Maisie fought so fiercely that she enraged everyone, leaving Zinnia completely unnoticed.

“Maisie, just thirty more seconds!” Zinnia yelled, scattering powder into the air.

Police sirens wailed from downstairs. Maisie was still fighting. She didn't understand Zinnia's plan, but trusted her. "Thirty seconds? No problem," Maisie thought.

Maisie saw her attackers wobbling and stumbling. As they swung punches, they fell like dominoes before she even raised a hand. Left standing alone amidst the fallen, Maisie was conspicuous.

Zinnia glared at Neo. He had just sucker-punched Maisie. Zinnia retaliated with two hard kicks, then liberally dusted his face with powder. Instantly, red rashes erupted across his skin.

The police officers stood frozen, watching as people tumbled one after another like bowling pins. Maisie and Zinnia were caught red-handed.

At the police station, an officer asked, “So, Maisie, what happened? How did things get so crazy? You’ve got some real skills—fighting all those people by yourself.”

The officer looked at Zinnia and said, “That powder of yours really packs a punch—knocked out so many in one go. Did you have a problem with Neo? You gave him a face full of rashes. He looks pretty scary now.”

After giving their statements, the officers chatted casually with the girls. The police checked the unconscious individuals; they were fine, merely knocked out. The only serious injury was Neo’s bruised and battered face.

Since a major fight had broken out, someone inevitably called the police. Everyone involved was brought in to provide their account.

“If I wasn’t protecting Zinnia, I could have 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 large, doe-like eyes at the female officer.

The female officer smiled. “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. Otherwise, they’d be in real trouble.’ That powder worked perfectly; everyone else remained unconscious.

Toby rushed in, looking worried. “Are you both okay? Nothing bad happened, right?”

He thought, ‘Please let these two little firecrackers be alright—otherwise, Yannis is going to be really mad.’ But Yannis was already in a foul mood.

“Toby, you’re here,” Zinnia said.

“Don’t worry, Toby. It’s nothing serious,” Maisie said, smoothing her wrinkled clothes and dismissing the incident as if it were nothing.

Zinnia said angrily, “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 to them. Mr. Perkins will be here soon.”

“Zinnia, go sit. I need to talk to Toby,” Maisie said. She was still furious about Neo’s insults; if he weren’t already out cold, she’d beat him up.

“Okay,” Zinnia said obediently, sitting down.

Maisie and Toby conferred privately. Zinnia could only see Toby’s face suddenly cloud over, and she wondered what Maisie had said to elicit such a reaction.

“You didn’t need to come in person,” Niles, the police chief, said nervously, rushing over after receiving the call.

“Where are my girls?” Yannis asked loudly. He had been working late when he was informed Maisie and Zinnia were at the police station.

He called Toby and instructed him to go first.

“Where are they?” Charlie asked nervously, holding a first-aid kit.

Charlie and Yannis had bumped into each other at a traffic light on their way home from work. Upon hearing the girls were in trouble, Charlie decided to join them.

“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 indicated Neo was attacking two girls, the officers recognized Maisie and Zinnia as victims and simply took their statements.

Niles thought, ‘The guys who fell are still out cold, with bruised and battered faces. Big, strong men—yet they couldn’t handle two little girls. Honestly, it’s 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 had been punched, his face turned icy. But upon learning Zinnia incapacitated the entire group with her powder, he relaxed slightly.

Yannis observed Zinnia from across the lounge where she sat, safely tending to Maisie. He studied her for a moment, ensuring she was alright, then looked away.

“Yannis, I’ll check on the girls,” Charlie said, his handsome face grim at the news of Maisie’s injury.

Yannis nodded curtly.

Niles instructed a subordinate to take Charlie to see Maisie.

“Mr. Perkins, everything’s taken care of,” Toby said, stepping out.

“About Neo—” Toby leaned in close, whispering to Yannis.

Niles recoiled, feeling a chill run down his spine. He saw Yannis’s face harden, his deep eyes radiating an icy intensity.

“Take me to see Neo,” Yannis said, calmly but chillingly. His flat tone only amplified the threat; everyone knew that his calm demeanor preceded his most terrifying actions.

Niles ordered, “Take Mr. Perkins to see Neo.”