The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 451 Why Does He Want to Kill You?

Chapter 451 Why Does He Want to Kill You?

Daniel nodded, his response as cool as ever, "Yeah, probably."

"Probably? I'm pretty sure he was here for you!" Beauty rolled her eyes, clearly annoyed, "Countryboy, who did you tick off? Why would someone be bothering you this late at night?"

"Who could I have possibly ticked off? Thanks to you, Beauty, I've gotten on the bad side ofDumbbell, that's who!"

"Dumbbell? You mean the guy from earlier was sent by Dumbbell?"

Now Beauty was picking up Daniel's way of talking, referring to Smart as Dumbbell.

"That would be my guess! But, to be honest, I'm not totally sure. Why don't we lure him somewherequiet and interrogate him? Then we'll replace out."

Beauty glanced again and noticed a concerning detail which left her stunned.

"Country boy, that guy seems to have a gun tucked in his waistband. He’s not here to kill you, ishe?"

"He's definitely here to kill me! You and Dumbbell hail from New York's elite families. You're wellaware of how your people handle things. To them, taking out someone like me, an insignificantnobody, is nothing. They’d rub me out and vanish without a trace. No one would care about mydeath. No one would mourn the loss of a nobody like me."

"Get outta here with that pity party! You knew he was coming for you, with a gun and everything,and you still drove us down this deserted road? Are you asking for trouble? Get us out of here,now!"

"Are you worried about me?" Daniel teased.

"I'm worried about myself! I just don't want to get dragged into your mess. The killer's after you.Whatever happens when you're alone, I couldn't care less. But since I'm in this car, you have to getus back to the main road right away and keep me safe."

It was pretty obvious Beauty was concerned about Daniel, but she kept pretending it was all abouther own safety. If the killer was indeed sent by Dumbbell, there was no way he'd dare touch her.

After all, she was one of the Matthews!

"Don't worry, Beauty. With me here, not even the sky falling down could touch you. And some lowlyassassin from Japan? Not worth a second thought!"

Her suspicions piqued by his words.

"How do you know the guy behind us is an assassin from Japan? He's wearing a helmet. Can yousee through it?"

"Intuition!"

"What intuition?"

"A man's intuition!"

Beauty rolled her eyes and shot back, "Get lost!"

She certainly wasn't buying that Daniel figured out their pursuer was a Japanese assassin throughsome gut feeling. She suspected this 'country boy' must have had prior knowledge. It couldn't justbe a coincidence that Smart – she corrected herself, Dumbbell – had hired an assassin to kill him. Itwasn't just about today; it was premeditated.

"Why does Dumbbell want to kill you?"

"Come on, his name is Dumbbell!"

"Stop messing around!"

Beauty gave Daniel a gentle shove.

"At one moment you're all 'me, me, me,' the next you're 'mine, mine, mine.' Is it that bad if I call you'big sister'? It's a pretty powerful and awesome title, isn't it?"

"I'm asking you, why did Dumbbell have an assassin come after you? Did you guys have some kindof beef before?"

"It's way beyond 'beef'. He's got a grudge over a stolen love – it's a feud so deep it's unresolvable."