The Ex-Con at Her Wedding Was a War Hero

Chapter 003

Justin's furious voice echoed across the lawn outside the villa. Among the Flores family's friends and relatives, someone recognized him right away. "Isn't that Justin, the guy who went to prison for injuring Mr. Anderson five years ago? What is he doing here?"

"Yeah, what bad luck to see him here!"

"Emma's getting married. Why are you here, you criminal? Get lost!" A few relatives from the Flores family started shoving Justin.

Emma was caught off guard by Justin's sudden appearance at her bridal shower in a plain T-shirt, with fury written all over his face. Her smile froze. "Ju... Justin, is that you? How did you get out?"

"Maybe you should ask Daniel. I have been released today," Justin replied angrily, glaring at her.

Emma calculated quickly. It had indeed been five years, and hearing this made her uneasy.

After Justin went to jail, she sought compensation from his parents, causing Olivia's blindness. If not for Daniel's influence, she might've gone to jail.

Now, though nervous, Emma tried to act nonchalant. "Are you here to congratulate me, then? Or is there another reason? If it's nothing nice, shut up. This is my bridal shower, and I don't have time for your drama!"

She then mocked, "By the way, thanks for hitting Daniel back then. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have found such a wonderful husband. He's the councilman's son. He is rich and powerful. You, on the other hand, are just a criminal. You're no match for him."

Rage surged through Justin. "Emma! I'm here for answers! Daniel broke my legs and sent me to prison because I had tried to save you. You promised you'd look after my parents. But when I got home, I found my mother blind. Did you do this?"

Emma stood unfazed by Justin's questioning. "I didn't ask you to save me. You did it on your own. Did I ever beg for your help?"

She said without any remorse, "And why should I take care of those old fucks for you? Did you really take my words seriously? It's not my fault your mother went blind. She fell and hit the table. I didn't push her!"

"Then why do you have to marry the man who hurt you?" Justin pressed.

"Because you're a poor criminal. You can't give me the life I want. Mr. Anderson is rich and powerful, offering me everything a woman desires. Is it wrong to want a good life?"

Emma flaunted her vanity without shame. "Besides, do you believe you are worthy of me? Look at yourself, you pathetic creature!"

"Don't waste time, Emma. Let's just throw him out," her mother, Ava, interjected and stepped up beside Emma with a disdainful look at Justin.

"Exactly, he's not even qualified to compare to Mr. Anderson. Mr. Anderson is the son of a councilman. Who the hell do you think you are? You're just a criminal!"

"Get lost! Are you waiting for Mr. Anderson to teach you a lesson?" echoed the other Flores family members, ready to drive Justin away.

Justin shoved past them and slapped Emma hard across her face. "Emma, you shameless bitch! This is for my mother. She treated you like family, but you blinded her!"

With that, he slapped her again. "This is for my father. He spent everything he had on our house, and you broke his trust and crippled him!"

Justin gave her the third slap. "And this is for me! I fought Daniel for you and spent five miserable years in prison! How dare you marry him, bitch? You should rot in hell!"

Blow after blow, Emma cried out as she coughed up blood, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Help! Help! He's trying to kill me!" Emma shouted for help, but Justin grabbed her neck tightly, making her feel like she was suffocating.

"Call the police! Right now!"

"Emma! Emma!"

Seeing this, the Flores family members rushed up to pull Justin away.

"Fuck off!" Justin's whole body shook as a powerful force exploded from him like a shockwave, sending everyone around him flying.

The next moment, Justin threw Emma onto the lawn harshly, her face bruised and bloodied, a pitiful sight.

Ava rushed over, heartbroken as she picked her daughter up. She glared at Justin with venomous eyes and huffed through gritted teeth, "You criminal, how dare you hit my daughter? Mr. Anderson won't let you get away with this!"

"After I kill you all, I'll settle the scores with him myself!" Justin was now crazed. He was about to charge forward when a stern voice rang out, "Who dares to cause trouble here? Are you looking for death?"

Hearing this, everyone from the Flores family looked outside the villa, where they saw a dozen Mercedes, BMWs, and Audis driving in.

Leading the group, a burly man in a suit, around thirty years old, stepped out of a Mercedes. But when he saw Justin, his smile froze. "It's you, you bastard!"

Scarface from the Darkvipers had told him that Justin was out of prison, which he hadn't believed since he had bribed the judge to sentence Justin to life. Yet here Justin was, standing before him with healed legs. What was going on?

"Honey! Honey, you have to avenge me! This criminal beat me and even said he would kill me!" Emma ran to Daniel as soon as he arrived, complaining about her grievances, her disheveled hair and swollen face telling of the abuse she had suffered.

"Mr. Anderson! Please avenge Emma. Look at what this beast has done to her!" Ava pointed at Justin angrily, looking heartbroken.

"What?" Seeing Emma's swollen face, Daniel was shocked. Then, his expression turned vicious. He never expected Justin to attack his fiancée right after getting out of prison.

Furious, Daniel pointed at Justin and shouted, "You piece of shit, how dare you hit my fiancée? Do you want to die?Slap yourself and lick Emma's shoes now, and I'll only break your legs. Otherwise, I'll kill you!"

"Don't you know I've done everything with her? What do you think you are?" Justin sneered.

"What do you mean by that?" Daniel demanded.

"Didn't she tell you she's not a virgin because she had slept with me?" Justin let out a meaningful smirk.

Daniel's face darkened drastically, and in a fit of rage, he slapped Emma. "You fucking bitch, didn't you tell me you never slept with Justin?"

"Daniel, I didn't!" Emma covered her cheek, explaining loudly with grievances, "I never slept with Justin. Why would I be interested in a broke guy like him? I gave my first time to you, don't you remember?"

Emma then accused Justin, "Justin, you bastard! You're jealous because I found such a great man. That's why you slander me. You're a shameless jerk!" She cried as she threw herself into Daniel's arms.

Although Daniel felt Justin's words were true, he didn't want to embarrass himself at the party. He pointed at Justin and yelled, "Justin, you slandered and insulted my fiancée. Today, you will die here! Dragonclaw, kill him!"

With Daniel's shout, everyone saw a towering man, about six-foot-four, step out of the Mercedes, his cold eyes sweeping the crowd, sending shivers down people's spines.