Shirley had barely taken a few steps when she suddenly collapsed on the ground�

�Oh no! Someone fainted!� There was a panicked scream from the crowd.

Xavier had already gotten into his car. He didn�t want to get involved with a woman who had nothing to do with him.

However, the crowd grew larger and larger, and among them included some men with ill intentions. Hence, he couldn�t resist frowning and walked over quickly.

�Get out of the way!� Xavier pushed his way through the crowd. His voice was loud and powerful.

The crowd could instantly tell that he was from a rich family, and they made way for him.

However, there was an arrogant goon who didn�t think much of Xavier. He tried to carry Shirley, who was now unconscious, back to his place for his own pleasure.

�Let go of her!� Xavier shouted at the man with a scar on his face, keeping his hands in his pockets while doing so.

�Who the hell are you? Mind your own business. I found this chick first. Don�t try to snatch her from me!�

The man exclaimed before openly carrying her over his shoulder and trying to leave.

The surrounding crowd didn�t seem surprised by this. They not only didn�t try to stop him, but they even seemed envious.

This was certainly a unique characteristic of Water Dock. Men tended to bring unconscious women home.

Any woman who found herself unconscious on the streets from getting drunk or fainting from hunger or illness was considered a public resource. Even the law couldn�t inhibit this �first-come, first -served� practice.

Beautiful women like her were hard to come by. Anyone who found her wouldn�t want to let her go easily.

�I told you to let her go!� Xavier stood in the man�s way. His stern expression was extremely intimidating.

Of course, the man was somewhat well-known in the area.

Ordinary folks wouldn�t even dare to offend him. Despite of all that, however, he didn�t think much of Xavier.

�Why do I have to do as you say? Who do you think you are?�

�She belongs to me!� Xavier uttered before retrieving the contract he�d just torn up.

�I just received this contract from Hank. If you insist on taking her away, I�ll have to ask Hank to retrieve her.� JrNovels.com