Mysterious Trillionaire Kingpin

12: To the rescue

Noah looked at her very well to be sure she was really the one. Indeed, she was.

But what was she doing at the bar?

Aria went to a corner and sat. Where she stayed, it was impossible to see Noah but Noah could see her clearly without any obstruction.

“This is really tasteful, Cedric. Have some,” Robinson pushed a glass of wine to him.

“I sincerely don't know the boss's alcohol tolerance.”

“Well,” Noah smiled and drank the wine at a go. “Very good actually.”

“Wow, he has high tolerance!” Robinson laughed as he poured himself a glass of alcohol too and drank it at a go. “Seems like I've met my competitor.”

Everyone laughed at this.

Noah turned to Aria again. She had her head on the table as the barman brought her orders. Noah signalled to the barman and beckoned him over.

“What did she order please?”

The barman glanced at Aria. “Whiskey on the rocks, sir.”

Noah nodded once. “How is the alcohol like?”

“Strong actually.”

Noah nodded again. “You can leave.”

The barman bowed slightly before he walked away.

The two men looked at Aria for a moment before they looked back at Noah.

“Boss, do you know her?”

Noah nodded once, “That's my girlfriend.”

“Wow,” Robinson laughed. “She's really a beauty.”

“I just don't know why she would come to the bar alone.”

“Oh, you can go to her. Don't leave her alone,” Robinson said quickly.

“No,” Noah insisted with a smile. “I will watch her from here. Let's continue to drink.”

“Alright alright. Let's toast then,” Robinson lifted his glass and waited for others to do the same. “For more things to do together in the future.”

And they cling.

“Boss, I've added my contact on your new phone so in case you are at the bank or you need my help in any way, please don't hesitate to call me, I'm at your beck and call.”

Noah nodded once and raised his glass. “For Robinson's loyalty.”

Everyone laughed. 

Noah looked at Aria again, watching as she drank and demanded for more. She was going to get drunk at this point or was that what she wanted? 

But why would she want to do that?

“I sincerely don't think you should leave her on her own like that.”

“Yes, I second that. We can always meet later if we want to drink,” Gilbert chimed in.

“In fact, I think I'm satisfied with this gesture and I think I'm drunk. I should go home,” Robinson laughed.

Gilbert joined in. “I thought you said you have a high tolerance like boss,” Gilbert challenged playfully.

“Of course! It's only because he's Cedric, that's why he's better than me!”

Gilbert and Noah burst into laughter.

Gilbert was the first to sober up and look at Noah. “I will take him home then.”

Noah nodded once. “Let me follow you to get my stuff from your car then.”

Noah got his luggage. The money he withdrew from the bank had been safely kept in the bag.

“Alright, let's see tomorrow morning then, I should have something on Jennifer by then.”

Noah nodded once and watched the car drive off before he turned around to enter the bar. However, he saw Aria being dragged away by two men. 

He hurried closer, “What do you think you are doing? Let her go!”

The men stopped in their tracks and turned to look at him.

One of them laughed, “Or what? What are you going to do?”

t let her go while I'm still asking you nicely.”

“You know what I will say? Better learn to mind your business.”

And with that, they both turned around and started to drag Aria with them.

Noah tried to keep calm even though a hard knot of fury formed in his chest.

He dropped his luggage and hurried closer quickly, pulling one of the men away from Aria and punching him hard on the face. The man staggered backwards and went still.

The other men saw this and their eyes widened in shock as if they were going to come out of the sockets. “How dare you!”

Noah didn't wait and reached for Aria, pulling her forcefully so that the other man would move with her. He reached for his arm that was still holding Aria and slightly twisted it.

The man let out a cry of terror and dropped to the floor.

Noah looked at Aria, who was smiling sheepishly. “Aria!” He called in a deep voice.

Instead, Aria continued to smile like she was drugged. “My knight in shining armour.”

Noah shook his head slightly. “Why did you drink?”

No response. Just some inaudible sentences.

Noah sighed. “I'm taking you home.”

“Not so fast!” A voice yelled behind him, and anger etched the voice. “How dare you!”

He looked back at a group of thugs, with broken pipes and bats coming his way. He scoffed, before he gently helped Aria to the floor.

“Stay here. I will be right back.”

Turning to the men, he clenched his fists tightly beside him. “Why don't you pull back now,” Noah advised them. “Or this will be your worst decision ever!”

The men regarded themselves for a moment and burst into laughter.

“Shut this fool up forever!” someone yelled among them. He looks like their boss. “And get that pretty damsel for me. I must have her and I will have her tonight!” He declared dangerously. 

The men attacked Noah all at once.

Noah dodged two attacks at once, by bending down. By doing so, he launched his blow into the stomach of three of the men. It was fast and the men didn't see it coming. Three of them were sent reeling backward and they had a hard time standing and when they eventually did, they found themselves falling right back to the floor again.

There were only three more remaining. Noah took two of them and forced them against each other by hitting their heads against each other.

They both screamed out in pain.

Noah looked at the last one, who was holding a bat. Seeing what had happened, he moved backwards but was still confused about what to do.

“Come_” Noah called, with a silly smile.

The man dropped the bat and took to his heels immediately. 

“Why are you running! Come back here you motherfucker!” their boss yelled after him angrily. “And you lazy fools, get up!”

When he looked up again, Noah was suddenly standing so close to him.

Frightened, he jerked back. “Get lost or I’m_”

Noah punched his nose and he fainted instantly.

Then he turned to look at Aria but she was suddenly gone.