Chapter 3 Here We Meet Again

The ruffian widened his eyes and murmured, "What the hell are..."

Bang!

Before the ruffian could finish his words, Adrian kicked him so hard, he sent him flying backwards.

Seeing this, those who were close to Adrian moved away from him, afraid that they might find themselves in his firing line.

They had finally realized that underneath Adrian's handsome face, was a ruthless man who didn't tolerate nonsense.

The ruffian scrambled from the floor and was about to run toward Adrian and attack him when a single glance from Adrian turned his legs to jelly.

"Disappear from here this instance!" Adrian said coldly.

Immediately, the ruffian turned around and sped away without even looking back for once.

As he stared at the ruffian running away, Adrian couldn't help but scoff and shake his head in disgust. Sure, his marriage to Elyse was basically contractual and they were bound to get a divorce in a year. But then, that didn't change the fact that she was now his responsibility. An insult to her was an insult to him.

As head of the Lambert family, being insulted by anyone, not to talk of a mere ruffian, was simply unacceptable!

That ruffian ought to count himself lucky that Adrian didn't cripple him.

Elyse, lost in a daze, couldn't believe her ears when he claimed her as his wife.

"Hey, is something wrong?" Adrian asked slowly and waved his hand in front of Elyse's eyes.

Elyse blinked twice and came back to her senses. She looked up at the man in front of her and realized that he was indeed the same person that she'd met at the city hall earlier today and gotten a marriage certificate with. "So, it's you?" Elyse asked with a raised eyebrow.

Hearing this, Adrian raised his eyebrows in surprise. Was this woman just recognizing who he was?

"Don't tell me you've forgotten me already. I mean, we just got our marriage certificate today!"

Elyse shrugged and then frowned as she suddenly noticed something. She looked at Adrian sharply and said, "Wait a minute, how on earth were you able to locate this place? I thought we agreed to have nothing to do with each other! What on earth are you looking for here?"

She had believed that the next time she saw Adrian again, it would be to carry out the divorce.

"Trust me, I'm not here because I wish to be here," Adrian said and took out a cigarette from his cigarette box. But just as he lit it and was about to take a puff, Elyse snatched it from his fingers.

Adrian stared at her for a moment, and then slowly asked, "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

"The smell of a lit cigarette irritates me," Elyse said casually and put the cigarette out.

Adrian scoffed and stared at the cigarette box in his hand. He contemplated taking out another stick but then decided against it. If he wanted Elyse to agree to what he was about to request of her, it would be better for him not to antagonize her.

"Well, I'm listening, what exactly are you here for?" Elyse asked.

Adrian let out a sigh and said, "We..."

"Officer, there he is! He's still around!" someone suddenly yelled, cutting off Adrian's words.

Annoyed, Adrian turned around and, to his amazement, saw the ruffian approaching him flanked by several policemen.

Seeing this scene, Elyse muttered a curse under her breath and began to panic. Though the ruffian might be seen as the instigator of today's trouble since he had been harassing her, Adrian would be the one to get into trouble since he had hit the ruffian.

Adrian glanced at her and, noticing her fear, smiled mischievously at her and said softly, "Fear not, okay? This is a lawful society. The police will see that he's the one at fault."

Stunned by the confidence that Adrian was exuding, Elyse simply nodded. At that moment, the police, along with the ruffian, walked up to the duo.

"That's him, Officer Spencer. All I came here to do was get some food for myself, then out of nowhere, this hooligan attacked me! Arrest him and put him behind bars!" the ruffian yelled as he pointed at Adrian with an accusing finger.

A new passerby would never have guessed that he had just harassed the woman behind the man he was yelling at.

Walking up to Adrian, the ruffian sneered at him and said through gritted teeth, "Weren't you so sure of yourself when you hit me a while ago? Come on, hit me again, you little..."

The ruffian was suddenly cut off as Adrian raised his hand and landed a heavy slap on his face.

Stunned, the ruffian staggered backward in shock. This man actually had the audacity to hit him in front of the police!

Elyse was also shocked by what Adrian had just done. Did he really think that he'd get himself out of this situation with violence? Had he no idea the gravity of what he had just done? How naive could he be to assault someone in front of the police?

Bang!

The ruffian stumbled and fell to the floor heavily.

"Officer Spencer, he's done it again, and this time in front of you! Seize him now!" the ruffian rambled as he clutched his cheek in pain. He tried to stand up but fell back again. He turned to face Officer Spencer and wailed, "Oh, officer, I must be compensated for this! Justice must be served..."

Officer Spencer couldn't believe what had just played out in front of him.

In all his years of service as a police officer, he had never come across a civilian who dared act out of line in front of him.

"How dare..." Just as Officer Spencer opened his mouth to tongue-lash Adrian, he got a clearer view of Adrian's face and his blood ran cold with fear.

The man in front of him was none other than Adrian Lambert, the head of the Lambert family!

At once, Officer Spencer softened his eyes and said with a smile, "What a pleasant surprise, Mr. Lambert. It's so good to see you again."

The moment the name "Mr. Lambert" left Officer Spencer's lips, both Adrian's and Elyse's expressions changed instantly.