NovelEnglishPeal acted swiftly, turning to face the man who lunged at her. She managed to dodge his attack just in time, narrowly avoiding his frenzied assault.
The man had a wild look in his bloodshot eyes.
"It's him! He's the one who tried to kill me!" the injured woman exclaimed.
Pearl squinted at the man, sensing a familiarity about him. He reminded her of someone she had seen before. "Who are you?"
However, the man paid no attention to her question and attempted to stab Pearl with his bloodstained knife.
Pearl, with no other option, quickly deflected the knife with a kick and immobilized him by pinning his arms behind his back.
"Ah!" the man cried out in pain as Pearl twisted his arms 180 degrees.
Pearl then gave him a stern kick and demanded answers, "Tell me, what do you want?"
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"I'm going to kill you!"
Pearl pressed on, "We have no grudge. Why do you want to kill me?"
The man glared at the woman on the ground and gnashed his teeth. "Because you sawkill her, so | have to kill you too."
"Then tellwhy you wanted to kill her."
"Hal! It's my boss" orders. | just have to kill her. None of your business," the man retorted fiercely.
"Oh?" Pearl applied more pressure, causing him to cry out in pain. "Say that again."
"My boss toldto kill her, and | don't know why. But I'll get a lot of money for it," the man admitted.
Pearl sensed he was telling the truth, so she eased up on him slightly.
The man thought he could escape and attempted to break free, but Pearl quickly grabbed a nearby rock and threw it at his ankle, striking the tendon.
His legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.
Pearl walked over and stepped on his back. "I'm not done with you yet, and you want to run away."
The man lay in the dirt, abandoning his previous bravado, and begged for mercy. "I'm sorry, Miss. Please spare me. | was only here to kill someone. |
failed to kill you. Please, letgo. | beg you."
Pearl didn't take his pleas seriously. "Tell me, who sent you here?" She pressed harder on his back.
"Ouch... Please, Miss, I... | don't know who sent me. All | know is that the person lying here is Miss Estrella Ford, the young lady of the Ford family. I'd
get a lot of money if | killed her."
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Estrella Ford from the Ford family?
Pearl frowned because this nsounded familiar. "Are you telling the truth?"
"Yes, | wouldn't dare to lie." The man forced a smile.
"You can rest in peace if that's the case." Pearl increased the pressure on his back and refused to release him.
The man's eyes widened in disbelief. "Didn't you say you'd spareif | told the truth?"
Pearl bent over and smacked his face, smirking. "When did | promise that? You assumed | would.”
After that, she smacked his forehead, and he lost consciousness.
"Did you kill him?"
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