Pursuing Her
Pursuing Her Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Do Not Move

It was annoyingly hot in Horington by the time June arrived.After the self-study session ended atnight, Sophie Tanner waited till the other students filed out before she got on her bicycle. She tookthe road to a quiet alley to head home. It might be deserted, but she could shorten her journey byover ten minutes.Before she could cycle out of the alley, she caught a whiff of blood with her keennose.Sophie was pretty familiar with the scent of blood. Other girls would've fled the scene if theywere in her shoes.However, Sophie was no ordinary young woman. She continued riding on herbicycle as though nothing had happened.indeed, five minutes later, she saw a fight happening inthis desolate alley.One of Sophie's feet was on the ground, and the other was on the pedal. Shestuck one hand into her pocket and held her bicycle with the other as she whistled loudly to catchthe others’ attention.There were over a dozen tall men beating a man up. As there were no lights inthe alley, she peered at the man who was surrounded by the rest under the moonlight.Looks likehe’s the one who got hurt. Hearing Sophie's whistle, everyone present turned to look ather.”Scram!”As she was tall, skinny, and clad in her school uniform, the leader of the attackersbarked at her furiously.Sophie’s brow knitted together impatiently."You're blocking my way.""Youhave a death wish!” the leader snarled testily. They had gone to great lengths before getting theopportunity to take action against Tristan Lombard.Anyone who stopped them from doing thatwould have to die.lt only took one look from him to get two men to march toward Sophie.Glancingat her watch, Sophie realized it was already half past ten at night.Before they could lay a hand onher, Sophie placed her other foot on the pedal and cycled toward the men in black swiftly.In theblink of an eye, she managed to hit one man with her bicycle, who stumbled to the ground in amiserable heap.Placing both palms on her seat, Sophie whipped around and kicked another manforcefully.The leader belatedly realized he had overestimated Sophie's capability.At once, heordered, “Kill them both.” They didn't have much time left. If Tristan’s men arrived, they wouldn't beable to take him out any longer.Tristan was barely alive when he heard the leader's order. Heimmediately pulled himself together. I can't die here.Sophie initially planned to leave after teachingthe men a lesson.She happened to walk past Tristan and caught a glimpse of him. Suddenly, herbicycle halted to a stop even though she had successfully escaped from the men.”D*mn it.” Sophiechanged her mind. I'm going to do a kind act today. Just for today.The next moment, she turned herbicycle around and pedaled toward the men.As Sophie didn't have any weapons, she grabbed twoknives from the men.Using her bicycle as leverage, she started attacking the men.The men’sexpressions grew grim when they realized how vicious and swift Sophie could be."Kill them!” theleader commanded.Sophie darted to Tristan deftly.”You're still alive?”I'm not going to die."Theydidn't have a chance to continue their conversation, for the men began charging towardthem.Sophie was capable enough to defeat them all easily. Her actions were cool yet sassy.After allthe men had been beaten to a pulp, Sophie kicked the person who was blocking her pathaway."Goodbye. You're welcome.” She didn’t want to continue poking her nose into his business.Shegot onto her bicycle nimbly. It was almost eleven, so she needed to get home as soon aspossible.Alas, her bicycle remained rooted to the spot even after she started pedaling.She turned ather shoulder and realized Tristan had grabbed the rear seat of her bicycle. Her eyes were flashingwith fury, for it was late at night."What else do you want?"“Thank you."With that said, he fainted andlost consciousness.”"What the f*ck?” Sophie cursed under her breath as she glared at the man on theground. Despite losing consciousness, he still looked as dignified as ever. In the end, she helped himup and used up all her might to place him on the rear seat of her bicycle. After doing that, shegritted her teeth and rode out of the alley.As Tristan was shot, Sophie dared not bring him to thehospital.A gunshot wound was too sensitive. She was pretty satisfied with her current life and didn'twant to return to her past life.If his gunshot wound wasn't dealt with, he would meet his doombefore the sun rose tomorrow morning.Sophie brought him to a medical laboratory at HoringtonUniversity. She walked in freely as though she owned the place.After switching on the lights, sheplaced Tristan on the dissection table that the medical students used for their experiments.Openingone of the cabinets, she pulled out a surgical gown and put it on.There were no anesthetics around.He had fainted, so she assumed he could bear the pain.After putting on the surgical gloves, Sophiegrabbed a pair of scissors and cut Tristan’s bloodied shirt into half.The bullet was pretty near to hisheart, so if she didn't pay enough attention, his heart might suffer from a rupture.She disinfectedthe scalpel and began to remove the bullet.Tristan prided himself as a tough man, but the painjolted him awake when the scalpel sank into his chest.He glared at the young lady beside him whowas holding the scalpel.“Who are you? Do you have a death wish?"Sophie had no idea Tristan wouldregain consciousness at this moment. It was understandable, though. There was an incision on hischest, so he was no less than a dead body if he were to remain motionless.”If you want to survive,don't move,” she snapped impatiently.Not wanting to waste more time, Sophie continued thesurgery without hesitation.”Mm!” Tristan moaned in anguish as she cut into his skin. However, thatwas the only moan he made throughout the entire surgery.Tristan waited until the surgery endedbefore he allowed himself to faint."He has a strong willpower, huh?” Sophie remarked. After all,Tristan had remained awake the entire surgery and watched as she operated on him without takingany anesthetics. Hence, he deserved the praise.Pulling his phone out, she typed out a text and sentit to a random name that was to her liking.Sophie cleared the laboratory and left with her backpack.She didn't even bother sparing the man another look After receiving Tristan's text, Felix Northleyrushed all the way to the medical laboratory at Horington University.He was stunned to see Tristanlying on the dissection table.l wonder who had the guts to do this? Doesn't he or she know whoTristan Lombard is? He's one of the Lombards from Jipsdale! Tristan woke up and saw Felix standingbefore him.”Mr. Tristan, who did this to you?” he asked curiously. The person must have a deathwish! No one dares to do this to Mr. Tristan in Jipsdale. Tristan shot the talkative Felix a look."Mr.Tristan, who brought you here?” Felix was sweating profusely after he learned of Tristan’sdisappearance.If he meets his doom, many people in Jipsdale will have to die alongside him! Iwonder who is the person who did this to him.Felix's curiosity was piqued."The enemy hiredmercenaries to take my life. Find out who saved me tonight.”