The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 376: Chapter 376: If you have any requests, just ask!_1

Zayne Shepherd’s feelings were laid bare, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to do.

What if Carson Flores turned and ran?

As a Great Grandmaster, unless another Innate Great Grandmaster took decisive and full action, who else could stop a Great Grandmaster bent on escaping with powerful strength?

Moreover, the most crucial point was, even if they caught Carson Flores, what if he refused to cooperate even in death?

Or chose to take Rocky Stein down with him?

Somehow, it seemed Rocky Stein’s life had to be more valuable. Carson Flores wouldn’t lose out no matter what, so in any scenario, the ones who should be worried and afraid should be Rocky Stein, the Divine Cloudy Sect, not Carson Flores!

Zayne Shepherd clenched his jaw, having never felt such a dilemma before. He knew that whichever direction he chose, there would be no turning back to the other path, each leading to entirely different extremes.

Zayne Shepherd turned to look at Aziel Burgess, who was helping to regulate Rocky Stein’s energy, and asked in a low voice, ”Is what he said true?”

Aziel Burgess’s face bore a bitterness as he nodded lightly, ”It’s true, Elder Stein’s condition is still deteriorating. The sooner it is treated, the better.”

Zayne Shepherd clenched his fists, but he didn’t know where to direct his punch.

Zayne Shepherd gritted his teeth and said firmly, ”Carson Flores, as long as you take action and save Elder Stein’s life, our grudges will be wiped clean, and from then on, we’ll stay out of each other’s way.”

Carson Flores first looked astonished, then suddenly burst into loud, boisterous laughter as if he had heard something extremely funny.

”Did you all hear that? He said, let me save Rocky Stein, and then we’ll wipe the slate clean?”

”Haha, that’s really generous, isn’t it? No longer holding a grudge against me, what an immense honor for me!”

”You want to beat me and kill me, but now that you’re sick and on the brink of death, you want me to save someone who wanted me dead, and you act as though you’re bestowing a favor on me. Should I kneel down and thank you for your mercy in not killing me?”

Carson Flores’s words triggered a wave of roaring laughter.

Nobody wanted to offend the Divine Cloudy Sect, but this was just too funny to resist!

The Divine Cloudy Sect sure was domineering!

Clearly asking for help, yet their tone and attitude were as if granting a favor. That indeed was unparalleled.

The Divine Cloudy Sect, accustomed to their overbearing ways, faced Carson Flores today, who didn’t give them an ounce of face, his words cutting like knives, shred by shred tearing down the proud exterior of the Divine Cloudy Sect and trampling it into utter disarray.

Zayne Shepherd’s face instantly turned the color of liver, burning hot with shame.

The onlookers’ laughter and those derisive stares felt like slaps across Zayne Shepherd’s face, making him wish he could crawl into a hole and hide.

Although Zayne Shepherd’s status in the Divine Cloudy Sect wasn’t as high as Rocky Stein’s, he was a Great Grandmaster after all, a figure above the masses. Now, being forced to ask Carson Flores for help in front of so many people was something he couldn’t swallow. Therefore, his request sounded stiff, only adding to his embarrassment.

Seeing Zayne Shepherd looking as if he were on the verge of killing someone, Josephine Harrison stepped forward reluctantly, fearing that Zayne Shepherd might lash out and her backbone, Rocky Stein, would be gone, ”I was wrong before. As long as you save my Great-Grandmother, I’ll apologize to you!”

Carson Flores looked at Josephine Harrison with a mocking coldness, ”What kind of face do you think you have, Miss Harrison? I wouldn’t dare to receive an apology from you. What if you find me displeasing later and want to cripple me? What would I do then, without any Innate Great Grandmaster relative to support me?”

Josephine Harrison, mocked by Carson Flores’s biting sarcasm, suddenly found it impossible to maintain face, ”Are you even a man, taking pleasure in bullying a woman? I’ve already apologized, what more do you want?”

Carson Flores grinned, his smile revealing an undisguised chill, ”What can I do, Divine Cloudy Sect? What dare I do? I dare not do anything. I’ll just go back to sleep, that should be fine, right?”

Having said that, Carson Flores turned and left without further ado, clean and decisive.

”You stop right there!”

Josephine Harrison called out in terror. If Carson Flores just walked away, what would become of her Great-Grandmother?

If Carson Flores were offended, she would bear the brunt of it. If her Great-Grandmother died, not only would she lose her support in the Divine Cloudy Sect, but she might also be hated by the rest for causing the offense that led to the escalated conflict and indirectly caused her Great-Grandmother’s death!

But Carson Flores paid no attention to Josephine Harrison, his steps clean, decisive, and easy, as if carried by the wind.

He even wore a faint smile on his face as if he were a Great General returning victorious from battle.

Rocky Stein panicked and grabbed Zayne Shepherd’s arm.

What am I going to do if Carson Flores just leaves like this?

Just lie here and wait for death?

You have to figure something out for me!

No matter what it takes, we must get Carson Flores to act and treat me, or I’ll be as good as dead, won’t I?

Zayne Shepherd looked down at Rocky Stein’s eyes filled with anxiety and fear, instantly understanding her thoughts. With a helpless sigh, he conceded—for the sake of Rocky Stein’s life, losing face was a small price to pay.

Rocky Stein was one of the pillars of the Divine Cloudy Sect; they couldn’t afford for her to be harmed!

Zayne Shepherd called out loudly, ”Carson Flores, Elder Stein’s death wouldn’t benefit you either. What are your demands? Just name them! As long as you can save Elder Stein, we agree to your terms!”