Chapter 3 3.

Samantha, who was expecting to be on the ground could not comprehend what was happening.

Who just caught her from falling?

Out of curiosity, she turned her face and it met with some cold gray eyes. They were staring down at her. As their eyes met, she let out a gasp and froze.

It was the mean looking guy from the party who stood up for her. But how was he at her house and at such a time?

"Are you ok?" He asked Samantha who nodded repeatedly.

Awkwardly, Samantha tried to help herself up but could not. However, Robert helped her instead.

As he exchanged looks with her family, she could see the terror in their faces. The atmosphere was quite tense and they were visibly afraid of Robert and what he could do to them.

'And why is he at our house? Did he come to save Samantha just like the previous night.'

That was the thought running through Belinda's head. However, she didn't dare utter a word.

As the man and owner of the house, Steven summoned some courage to confront Robert for barging into their house and invading their privacy.

"Who are you and what are you doing here? Do you know that you're trespassing? This is my house and you can't just barge into it."

At that moment, Samantha was confused. She was about to say something but Robert spoke first and in her defense.

"From what I gathered, Samantha is your eldest daughter so why is she being treated like an outsider?" Robert said to Steven with a deadpan expression.

"What business of yours is it on how I run my house? Look, Mr. If you don't leave this place now, I'm calling the cops on you."

"Hmph." Robert scoffed. The cops mean nothing to him. He's not threatened by them.

Stretching out her hands, Alice nudged her husband. She didn't want him to get into an argument with such a person. The man looks dangerous.

Seeing how he was trying to defend Samantha, Alice concluded that he must be the same person Belinda told them about.

Alice turned to the man and spoke calmly. "Sir, pardon my husband. He means no disrespect. Please, have a seat. What can I get for you?"

Alice was trying to salvage the situation by not getting Robert more angry.

Ignoring the woman, Robert's eyes darted towards Belinda. Their eyes met and she quickly tilted her head.

The man turned back his gaze to the couple before him. After a moment of silence, he gave them a stern warning.

"If any of you tries to bully Sam again, you'll have me to contend with."

Without another word, he snapped his hands and two guards appeared before him, stunning everyone the more.

They were the ones who had been sent to keep Samantha safe. They decided to spy on the family with a telescope and saw that Samantha was not being treated well.

Swiftly, they called Robert and he abandoned all that he was doing and rushed towards the Howells' residence. He came in just at the nick of time to catch Samantha from falling and getting hurt.

Turning to the guards, he ordered. "Take her luggages to the car."

Without any questions, the men obeyed and took away Samantha's bags.

"Come on Sam, let's get you out of here." Robert said to her and she gaped at his face, still stunned.

In Robert's eyes, Samantha saw love and concern for her. She wondered why a stranger cared so much about her.

Her family was seeing him as a monster but his actions towards her were far from monstrous.

She had some questions to ask him but at that moment, her mouth was shut. It could not open to say anything.

After staring for some time at her wicked family, she turned around and began to walk away with Robert. A stranger.

To her, a stranger was better than family.

Following behind to go to the man's Porsche car, Samantha suddenly stopped on her tracks and turned to face Robert.

"Sir, where are you taking me?"

"To my home. You'll be safe there." Robert replied and continued towards the car. However, Samantha was not following behind.

Turning around, he learned that Samantha was still behind.

With furrowed brows, Robert walked back to meet her.

He reached out and held her hands. Tilting his head, he stared deeply at her eyes as if he was trying to read her thoughts.

"Tell me, what is the problem? Why are you not coming with me?"

"It's true that you stood up for me but I don't even know who you are. I'm sorry, I can't follow you." Samantha retorted and saw that dark expression on his face.

Robert was not happy with her statement. Could she not see that he meant no harm to her?

As it stands, he won't want to see any harm befall her. Even her tears were not allowed to drop unless they were for a good cause.

From that night, Robert had taken a liking to her.

"Why?" He inquired while still staring at her.

Although he looked mean, Samantha admitted that he was good looking. Maybe it was the tattoos on his body that people were afraid of.

"I already told you. I can't follow you to your house, you're a stranger to me. Thank you for standing up for me and coming to help me but I'm sorry to disappoint you."

"I can't go to your place. I'd rather go and stay with my friend."

At that moment, Samantha thought about Stephany, her best friend who was always there for her. She was yet to tell her about the night incident because she hadn't gotten the time.

Stephany was busy enjoying the party that night and didn't ask her anything about what she went to do outside.

"I promise to keep you safe. No one will ever hurt you again. Just come with me." Robert probed further but Samantha stood her ground.

"I can't."

Just then, one of the guards rushed towards Robert and gave him his phone which was ringing. It was an important client so Robert hastily took the phone, picked the call and excused himself.

In less than a minute, he was back and saw Samantha making her way to her luggages. She wanted to take them and hail a cab. However, Robert made some eye signals with the two men.

Without wasting any more time, they took hold of Samantha and forcefully carried her into the car.