Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO

Chapter 883 - 577: Fake Antiques [04] Master Pedro Truly Is a Principled Villain

Gazing through the monitor, Adrian Sullivan stared at Nora Scott for three seconds, thinking about the rampant online slander against Rosa Sullivan and Rosa’s listless state in the hospital.

Acting on impulse, Adrian Sullivan’s actions outpaced his thoughts; he manipulated the remote control, directing the drone straight towards Nora Scott.

...

The sound of the drone running suddenly approached; Nora Scott was observing the soil quality, and her risk awareness was slightly lacking. By the time she realized the drone controlled by Pedro Langley was still nearby, she almost reflexively moved by grabbing onto an adjacent rock ledge, thanks to years of physical training.

In that moment, the drone zipped past her in her peripheral vision.

Nora Scott’s expression turned icy.

The drone missed its target, collided with the cliff edge, but quickly adjusted and launched another attack. This time, however, it wasn’t aimed at Nora Scott, but—her rope!

Simultaneously, another drone rushed in, and at the last second before entangling with the rope, violently struck it away. The originally unstable drone, after such a collision, continued to hover resiliently. However, Pedro Langley, aware of its quality, followed up with repeated collisions, and before the dazed drone could stabilize, knocked it down, letting it fall down near Nora Scott’s hand.

...

On the cliff.

Everyone was busy with their own tasks; no one noticed the thrilling scene that just occurred on the steep cliff.

Shaw was sitting next to Pedro Langley, trying to gossip about how Pedro and Nora Scott got together. He hesitated for a long time, just starting the conversation, when Pedro Langley threw the remote control aside and suddenly stood up.

Shaw was startled, instinctively looking up, catching sight of an ominous face, with eyes full of murderous intent and danger. Shocked, Shaw thought it was lucky he hadn’t said, "Can’t believe Grandma would like someone so restrained and reserved like you," otherwise he felt he might be in trouble.

But, this is...

What’s wrong?

If Grandfather doesn’t want to talk about feelings, he can just say so!

Before Shaw could figure it out, Pedro Langley directly walked towards Adrian Sullivan. Before anyone could react, he grabbed Adrian Sullivan by the collar, lifted him effortlessly, and then swung a fist into him. The ferocity was so startling that no one dared to step forward to intervene for a while.

Pedro Langley really was beating Adrian Sullivan ruthlessly.

"Mr. Langley!"

"What’s going on here!"

"What’s happening, what’s happening?!"

...

Nobody dared to intervene, but everyone stopped what they were doing and crowded around.

Ryan Ford, who was discussing blueprints with someone a bit further away, was the last to know. When he arrived, Adrian Sullivan’s face was already covered in blood, seemingly barely conscious.

A sense of alarm surged within Ryan Ford; disregarding the status of this financier, he caught Pedro Langley’s wrist in time before another punch landed, sternly warning, "Mr. Langley, enough!"

At that moment, Pedro Langley looked up.

Ryan Ford instinctively felt his throat tighten, feeling as if caught under dangerous and ominous eyes, cold and ruthless, full of hostility and bloodthirstiness, his hand instinctively loosened.

Simultaneously, Pedro Langley coldly shook off his hand and struck another punch towards Adrian Sullivan’s face, dislocating his jaw so he couldn’t even cry out.

"Grandfather..."

Even the experienced Shaw, witnessing such a scene, felt terrified.

Pedro Langley always appeared refined among the elites, aloof and noble towards others, exceptionally considerate towards Nora Scott, showcasing only his excellence. But at this moment, he seemed like he had emerged from hell, dangerous and indifferent, his entire being exuding a murderous aura, chilling to behold.

Shaw’s shout seemed to bring Pedro Langley back to some semblance of rationality. He pressed Adrian Sullivan into the dirt, strongly, then stated word by word, "Call the police."

"..."

Everyone present instinctively swallowed their saliva.

Shaw also froze, and it was only after two seconds that he hurriedly nodded while pulling out his phone, "Okay, okay, call the police, call the police right away."

Beating someone up, then voluntarily calling the police; he truly was a principled villain.

—At least, everyone initially thought so.

Until Nora Scott climbed up the cliff, unbuckled her gear, then walked directly towards Adrian Sullivan, who had been moved aside, coldly surveyed him twice and then stomped hard on his hand, rousing him from pain-induced unconsciousness.

"Nora Scott!"

This sequence of events made Ryan Ford’s head spin.

Nora Scott completely ignored Ryan Ford and turned to Pedro Langley, noticing the blood on the back of his hand, and asked, "Did he want me dead?"

"Yes."

Pedro Langley stood quietly; when responding, his eyelids lifted slightly, and his gaze fixed on Nora Scott’s face, a moment of daze.

Nora Scott asked, "Did you call the police?"

"Yes." His voice was slightly hoarse, yet firm, "Come over."

"You didn’t even take any gear when you’re hitting people..."

Nora Scott walked over, muttering under her breath, but reached out to grab his hand, wanting to check the injury on the back of his hand.

But, in that moment of closeness, Pedro Langley pulled her into his arms and held her tightly without a care.

Nora was startled and instinctively wanted to tease him about their "underground romance," but before she could speak, she felt his tension, every ounce of his strength filled with anxiety and fear. She paused, grabbed his wrist, rested her chin on his shoulder, and gently comforted him, "It’s alright, I’m still alive."

"..."

Others watched this scene, utterly confused, feeling as if their brains had turned into a mushy mess.

???

Did these two people travel through another timeline and experience something they didn’t know about?!

Ryan Ford, however, glanced at the two embracing, then at Adrian Sullivan, and thought of the "call the police" mentioned by Pedro Langley and Nora Scott, and belatedly realized something.

Could it be...

He grabbed someone playing with a UAV and asked with a furrowed brow, "Where is Adrian Sullivan’s UAV?"

"It seems to have crashed," the person stammered.

Ryan Ford was taken aback, then he stepped towards Nora Scott and Pedro Langley and asked, "What did he do?"

Nora Scott gave him a faint glance.

Pedro Langley spoke first, "Intentional murder."

"Mr. Langley, you can’t just throw words like that around!"

Ryan Ford knit his brows tightly.

This was just the first day!

Because of Nora Scott, things kept happening one after another, and nothing went smoothly! Now there’s talk of "intentional murder!"

Without giving any face, Pedro Langley said coldly, "My UAV recorded the entire incident. Whether it’s true or not will be determined by the law."

Ryan Ford was momentarily speechless.

...

The matter involving "intentional murder" completely changed its nature.

Although Pedro Langley’s earlier ruthlessness also had a hint of "intentional murder," with the big picture in mind, it was at most an impulsive act now.

While waiting for the police, no one was in the mood to work.

Ryan Ford immediately organized people to carry Adrian Sullivan down.

The group of old experts had just arrived and didn’t have time to figure out what happened when they saw someone carrying the half-dead Adrian Sullivan down, and they all looked bewildered.

"Take a break for now, no surveying today. Rest and head back after." Ryan Ford said and left.

The old experts: "..." Is he bullying our old bones?

Fortunately, someone took the time to explain things to them, but after hearing it, they were even more upset.

"Why is it always Nora Scott?!"

"First find out if it’s true. What if the UAV lost control? Not even asking first and then beating someone to this state, what’s the deal with that?"

"An eye for an eye?! Is Mr. Langley possessed?!"

"The UAV came from Victor Technology. What if it’s all staged against Adrian Sullivan? I don’t know Pedro Langley, no comment. But I definitely don’t trust Nora Scott’s character."

...

They all had a poor impression of Nora Scott; on the contrary, they were rather okay with Adrian Sullivan.

Because their hearts were biased, they didn’t hesitate to stand by Adrian Sullivan, finding reasons for him and shifting the blame to Nora Scott.

Luckily, Nora Scott, Pedro Langley, the young man, and Shaw had all gone down the mountain, or else they would’ve thrown all these old folks off the cliff.

*

Hotel.

Rosa Sullivan had been disconnected from the internet all day, and by evening, she finally turned her phone back on.

In less than a minute, a call from the Sullivan Clan came in.

"...That’s how it is. Bella, you go first, we can’t make it there in time." After explaining, they reminded her, "Tell your brother not to speak carelessly, get the best lawyer."

Hanging up the phone, Rosa Sullivan was bewildered, not coming back to her senses for quite a while.

How did Adrian Sullivan run into Nora Scott at the 1101 Project?!

If Adrian Sullivan acted against Nora Scott, why wasn’t he more discreet, and instead got caught red-handed?!

Rosa Sullivan was utterly exasperated, gritting her teeth with anger at her brainless brother Adrian Sullivan.