Don't Be a Tease, Mr. Blackwood

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Jaden Gets Beaten

Alaric Blackwood was livid.

He looked at Sophie Shaw, desperate to throw her over his shoulder, take her home, pin her to the bed, and spank her soundly.

"What’s with that look?"

Sophie Shaw took a step back, pinned by his predatory gaze. "You’re not actually thinking of hitting me, are you?"

"Yes."

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"I want to pull down your pants and spank you."

"..."

’This guy really is a pervert.’

Sophie Shaw stumbled back several steps in a panic, putting a safe distance between them before turning and running toward her car.

He was left far behind.

The woman reached her Cayenne but didn’t forget to shout back at him, "You’re a pervert! A psycho!"

After yelling, she quickly scrambled into the car and locked the doors, terrified that Alaric Blackwood would chase her down and actually pull down her pants to spank her.

Ethan Austin looked at her, confused. "Did that guy harass you?"

"No."

"Did he bully you? If he dared to..."

"Ethan, stop it."

Sophie Shaw cut Ethan off, her gaze shifting to look at Alaric Blackwood through the car window.

The man got into a red sports car.

Ever since his Maybach was smashed and sent back to the factory for repairs, he’d been driving this flashy, ostentatious sports car.

’The car is as flashy as he is.’

The man started the engine, stuck a hand out the window to signal her to follow, then stomped on the gas. The sports car shot off with a WHOOSH.

She quickly hit the gas and followed.

「At the boxing gym」

Evan Ford and Jaden were already there, with Stella Yarrow accompanying Jaden.

When Jaden saw Alaric Blackwood walk in with a man built like a three-door refrigerator, their eyes met. Alaric’s lips curled into a smirk, and Jaden couldn’t help but swallow hard.

’Did he deliberately bring someone here to beat me up?’

He’d felt something was off when Evan Ford called and asked him to meet at the gym.

’Just as I thought!’

’Evan inviting me was just a trap set by Alaric Blackwood.’

"What’s all this about?"

He was asking Alaric Blackwood, but his eyes uncontrollably sized up Ethan Austin standing beside him.

’A very sturdy young man. He looks like he can really fight.’

"He’s applying to be a bodyguard. I’m not sure how skilled he is, so you can test him for me," Alaric Blackwood said, beaming.

The more Alaric smiled at him, the more uneasy Jaden felt.

Especially when he saw Sophie Shaw following them in, Jaden immediately realized that Alaric Blackwood must have found out about his confrontation with Nina Halloway.

’That Sophie Shaw... she has such a big mouth. She already tattled to Alaric Blackwood.’

’How long has it been since I met with Nina Halloway?’

’And Alaric Blackwood has already brought his hired muscle...’

"We’re brothers, after all, Alaric. Don’t take things too far." He was trying to give them both a way out.

However, Alaric Blackwood just smiled and clapped him on the shoulder. "If we’re brothers, then you’ll help me test the skills of my new bodyguard."

Ethan Austin’s eyes were filled with disdain for Alaric Blackwood.

’This bastard isn’t sparring with him himself; he’s making his brother do it.’

’It’s a bit of a bully move.’

He didn’t know the specifics of what had happened between Jaden and Nina Halloway, nor did he know that the man before him was the one who had provoked Nina until she fainted.

He didn’t feel much hostility toward Jaden; he just wanted to get this over with and go home.

"So are we fighting or not?"

His patience was wearing thin.

Jaden reluctantly nodded. "We’re fighting."

He had the gym staff bring over hand wraps and boxing gloves. The two men changed their clothes, wrapped their hands, put on their gloves, and climbed into the boxing ring one after the other.

Alaric Blackwood hooked an arm around Sophie Shaw’s waist, pulling her down onto a long bench beside him to watch the show.

Evan Ford walked over and sat down on his other side.

"That’s a nasty move. You want to beat him up but won’t even do it yourself."

Alaric Blackwood turned to Evan Ford. "We’ve known each other for so many years. If I did it myself, it would truly damage our friendship."

He still had some consideration for his friendship with Jaden. Jaden was right about one thing: you can’t force matters of the heart. He couldn’t just because Nina Halloway was his sister, force Jaden to marry her.

But the fact was that Jaden had cheated. If he didn’t teach him a lesson, he couldn’t just swallow this anger.

Jaden and Ethan Austin, on the stage, couldn’t hear the conversation below clearly; they could only hear the low murmur of voices.

The two had no personal grievance, so their face-off lacked any real passion.

One wanted to get it over with and leave, while the other didn’t want to get beaten up. Both were just going through the motions.

Alaric Blackwood’s expression grew darker as he watched them swing limp fists—a light tap from one, a gentle pat from the other. Their exchange was completely perfunctory, with no desire to actually spar.

He stood up, walked to the edge of the ring, and looked up at the two men on the stage. "Are you two playing house?" he asked, his face cold.

Jaden looked at him and gave a bitter smile. "Alaric, that’s enough. Your sister already slapped me a few times. She’s had her revenge."

Alaric Blackwood ignored him and stared impassively at Ethan Austin. "You want to be a bodyguard, looking like that? I doubt you could even squash an ant."

Provoked, Ethan glared at him. "If you don’t like what you see, then get up here and fight me yourself."

Just because he couldn’t bring himself to fight Jaden, whom he had just met, didn’t mean he couldn’t fight Alaric Blackwood.

However, Alaric Blackwood wasn’t provoked by Ethan. He simply tossed out a parting shot, "Keep phoning it in, and I guarantee your sister will lose her job," before turning and walking away.

Ethan gritted his teeth in anger, but a wave of panic also washed over him.

His sister cherished her current job and the large apartment she had bought. If she lost her job, she would go crazy.

Whether he got this bodyguard job or not was a small matter, but his sister couldn’t lose her job.

Instantly, Ethan’s expression changed. He retracted his gaze and began to take the match seriously.

Jaden noticed his focus sharpen and his nonchalant attitude disappear. He quickly steeled himself and prepared to fight with everything he had.

After being Alaric Blackwood’s sparring partner for years, his reflexes were superb...

However, after only a few minutes of circling each other, Ethan suddenly landed a punch square on his face.

It was a heavy blow, a fist like iron.

From below the stage, Alaric Blackwood watched as Ethan’s punch connected, sending Jaden falling stiffly to the mat with blood gushing from his nose.

"AH—"

Stella Yarrow let out a piercing shriek.

Seeing Jaden sprawled on the canvas, nose still bleeding and barely conscious, she rushed forward, scrambled onto the boxing stage with her hands and feet, and started punching and kicking at Ethan Austin.

Ethan adopted a defensive stance, annoyed by the woman who had suddenly charged him. Fortunately, Stella Yarrow was quite petite. He just placed a hand on her forehead and pushed, preventing her from getting any closer. She could only windmill her arms uselessly.

’You can tell he’s had professional boxing training. That punch he just landed on Jaden was on par with a professional boxer’s.’

Alaric Blackwood nodded at him in satisfaction.

Ethan quickly shook off Stella Yarrow, vaulted over the ring ropes, and jumped down. frёeωebɳovel.com

"You’re hired."

Hearing this, Ethan showed no sign of joy. He asked, "What about my sister’s job?"

"She doesn’t work for me. Her staying or going isn’t my call."

Ethan: ...

’I was played by Alaric Blackwood.’

"You—"

Filled with righteous indignation, he ripped off his boxing gloves and grabbed Alaric Blackwood by the collar.