Chapter 117: Arrest that man!
The man’s eyes grew wide with a mixture of anger and surprise as he glared at me like he wanted me dead. Seeing the look that was plastered across his face, I knew he wished I was buried six feet underground.
"Did you just call the police?!" He yelled, his loud voice piercing through the air as he continued to struggle and push against Xavier’s tight hold on him but to no avail. "Are you out of your fucking mind? You can’t do that! You can’t call the police on me!" He shouted once again, his voice cracking towards the end of the sentence as rage coursed through his body.
His body was shaking with anger and his loud voice had caught the attention of some neighbours nearby who came out to see what was going on. More people started to appear on the streets, standing by their front porch, watching us with curious eyes and a look of anticipation hung on their faces.
Serena was holding onto both her kids as she stood behind me, her eyes darting around in fear and anxiety. "He’s going to kill someone," she murmured next to my ear like it was a statement, her soft voice filled with so much fear and horror as her heart pounded loudly against her chest.
I reached down to wrap my fingers around her arm and I turned to meet her fearful gaze. I let the corners of my lips curl upwards into a slight smile. "Don’t worry about it, I’m not going to let that happen. You and your kids will be safe with us."
A string of whispers and murmurs started to fill the air as the neighbours gossiped among themselves, casting judgmental looks our way.
"What’s going on?"
"Are they arguing again? Poor woman, I pity her children..." They continued to mutter under their breaths, shaking their heads in disapproval with a frown resting between their brows.
"She should have left with her kids a long time ago..." Another chimed in. "I don’t understand why she would stay with a man like him."
"I mean she’s just a housewife, she probably has nowhere to go, and no savings. What can she possibly do?"
Their voices faded into the background as I whipped my head back around to face the man and I kept my eyes fixated on him, a fiery blaze burning in my dark eyes.