Chapter 384 - 394: Things Are Different Now
Chapter 384: Chapter 394: Things Are Different Now
It seemed most of the people who had left with Felix Lawrence back then were gone now.
Or perhaps they had parted ways.
However, Stella Sterling didn’t see Felix Lawrence’s wife among the crowd.
’I wonder what happened to her. Is she... or...’
It was also possible that not everyone from his group was here. Perhaps only some had come, while the rest were somewhere else.
She remained silent, not asking what had become of them.
After all, she wasn’t very familiar with them. Although they had briefly worked together, they hadn’t had much contact.
Besides, quite a few among them had had disputes or conflicts with Stella Sterling in the past.
For example, the woman she had saved who then turned around and bit the hand that fed her.
She remembered the woman was still alive when she left, but she didn’t see her this time.
’She’s most likely gone by now.’
Felix Lawrence quickly composed himself. He wasn’t surprised that Stella Sterling didn’t ask anything. He had already grown used to her somewhat cold demeanor, so seeing her like this now was nothing strange at all.
He was about to speak, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw the two fighting off to the side.
He quickly shouted, "Stop fighting! We’re all on the same side!"
Hearing this, Stella Sterling’s eyes flickered. ’It’s true I know him, but I don’t know the others. We can hardly be considered on the same side.’
Hearing Felix Lawrence’s words, the man fighting Andrew Shaw quickly retreated a few steps. "No more fighting, no more fighting! Didn’t you hear our boss? We’re on the same side!"
He was actually incredibly shocked. ’Before we started, I thought I was just dealing with a little brat. Shouldn’t that have been a piece of cake? But once we actually started fighting, the little brat turned out to be so tough. I actually haven’t been able to take him down this whole time.’
His companions had wanted to help, but he stopped them.
’I’m a grown man, and my opponent is just a kid, only a few years old, holding a knife. If I can’t even take him down myself and have to rely on my teammates for help, I’ll completely lose face in front of them. I’d be a laughingstock for sure.’
But the longer they fought, the more surprised he became.
’I guess it’s true. Any kid who’s survived this long is no simple person.’
Now, hearing Lawrence say to stop fighting, he breathed a sigh of relief.
’Being unable to take down a kid after all this time is really embarrassing...’
’But now, this is the perfect excuse to back down.’
Thinking this, he said, trying to save face, "Fighting with a little brat like you is so boring. If I wasn’t just toying with you, I would’ve taken you down ages ago, little guy."
"Bullshit."
Andrew Shaw shouted coldly. He didn’t stop. Instead, he took advantage of the moment his opponent lowered his guard and charged at him again with his knife.
’Their boss said to stop, but that woman, Stella Sterling, hasn’t given the order. As long as she’s silent, I can’t stop.’
"What’s with you, kid?! I said stop! How can you be so shameless?"
The man yelled, not expecting Andrew Shaw to attack at that moment. Caught off guard, his thigh was slashed by the boy’s knife.
If he hadn’t dodged quickly, it would have been more than just a flesh wound.
Andrew Shaw said nothing, using his small size to his advantage to continue tangling with the man.
Stella Sterling glanced over but didn’t stop him.
Felix Lawrence frowned and said to Stella Sterling, "Miss Sterling, we’re all old acquaintances here. Tell your boy to stand down. There’s no need for us to draw blades on each other."
As he spoke, he didn’t intervene to stop the fight himself.
He didn’t even have his other men subdue Andrew Shaw. He just looked at Stella Sterling.
The joy of seeing an old acquaintance had faded somewhat.
’She didn’t seem nearly as happy to see me as I was to see her. I also never expected that even after I told my man to stop, she wouldn’t do the same for hers. I’d forgotten Stella Sterling’s personality—capricious and hard to predict.’
Although they knew each other before, they hadn’t seen each other in so many years. They were strangers now.
In this apocalypse, many people were no longer the same as they used to be.
Besides, he had come here with other intentions in the first place.
They were already in two different camps. It wasn’t strange that she would react this way.
But right now, he could only ask her to have her boy stand down; he couldn’t make a move to forcibly subdue the child himself.
He knew Stella Sterling’s strength. It was far greater than his own.
They had the advantage in numbers, but if they really fought, he was afraid they would be no match for Stella Sterling.
Besides, he didn’t want to make an enemy of her.
First, he was wary of her strength. Second, they did come from the same place, after all.
Over the years, the number of familiar faces around him had dwindled. He was genuinely happy to see an old friend and didn’t want to become bitter enemies over this.
"Lawrence, these two clearly don’t know what’s good for them! Why are you talking so much? Let’s just take down the kid first, then deal with the woman!"
"Yeah! Lawrence, she obviously doesn’t care about your old friendship. If that’s how it is, why are you still wasting your breath? Let’s just grab them and sort it out!"
The people around Felix Lawrence were getting angry now, shouting in frustration.
But Felix Lawrence’s expression changed, and he quickly shouted to stop them, "Nobody move! Don’t interfere! Miss Sterling is not just an old friend, she’s my savior!"
As he said this, Felix Lawrence’s gaze was fixed on Stella Sterling.
The men beside him were bewildered. They didn’t understand. They clearly had the advantage, so why was he acting like this?
’That woman still hasn’t told her guy to stop. She’s clearly disrespecting Lawrence. What is he doing?’
However, this group was completely led by Felix Lawrence. He held great prestige among them.
So, even though they found Felix Lawrence’s actions completely baffling, they still obeyed his command and didn’t make a rash move.
Seeing their reaction and the look in Felix Lawrence’s eyes, Stella Sterling lowered her gaze for a moment.
When she looked up again, a faint smile was playing on her lips.
"Stop."
Hearing Stella Sterling’s command, Andrew Shaw finally stopped and ceased his attacks.
He trotted over to Stella Sterling, knife in hand, whining, "Good, we stopped. Good, we stopped. I’m exhausted!"