Zayn could not utter any words to refute. Undeniably, the Giblo family had owed Carla too much.
He thought that Selena's heinous act had enlightened Jombo. With this, all the misunderstandings and ruckus bugging them all this while would come to an end. It never occurred to him that there would be another round of turbulence for them. Unavoidably, nobody would still be able to stay cool under such circumstances.
"Don't make me say it again! I must take this woman away today!" Carla gritted her teeth and pointed at Solara in exasperation.
"I had sworn to avenge Mrs. Borah by paying Solara Giblo and Shelley Benday in their coins! I won't think twice to finish whoever dares to stand in my way! You won't be an exception too!" Carla hissed.
Zayn felt a rush of inexplicit complex emotions as he gazed at Carla resignedly. A surge of guilt welled up from within him, yet he could not turn his back on his grandpa.
"I'm sorry!" Like a bolt of lightning, he grabbed hold of Carla's wrist, seized her gun, and pinned it against her forehead. Everyone was overwhelmed as everything happened within such a short span.
"Put down your guns!" Zayn commanded the female bodyguards of the Lierger family.
Only then did Freda come to her senses and fumed, "What a despicable b_stard! How can you treat Ms. Lierger this way!"
At the sight of Zayn, who was threatening Carla, Rogan rushed out of the car and pointed her gun at him. "Let go of Ms. Lierger!"
"Mor, try to cool down…" Bugara tried to talk Rogan into putting down her gun. Nonetheless, she turned to point the gun at him and pulled the trigger without a second thought.
"My goodness! You really did that!" Bugara was stupefied; his shoulder was scraped by the bullet.
"Zayn Giblo, you are really a brute! Ms. Lierger has sacrificed so much by bearing three children for you. The Giblo family inflicted harm on her numerous times, yet she never thought of settling a score with you. How could you point the gun at her now?" Rogan was infuriated and lashed out at Zayn.
To her, love was never comparable to her loyalty to Carla. Not to mention, Zayn's indifferent demeanor had shattered her fantasy for love within seconds.
"All of you from the Giblo family are the same! How can you claim that you are from the prestigious family of the upper-level society with such a malicious mind! Let go of Ms. Lierger at once. If not, I will notify Mr. Lierger at once!" Freda became worked up and snapped at Zayn; her hand holding the gun was trembling uncontrollably.
"Mr. Giblo, do you think it's a bit much for her?" Benard tried to appease Zayn and talk him out of pointing his gun at Carla.
Even Benard felt that the Giblo family had owed Carla too much. Thus, it was deemed a matter of fact for her to insist on capturing Solara. As Zayn's mind was preoccupied with rescuing Jombo at the moment, he was worried sick that he would exacerbate the situation by acting impulsively.
"Put your guns down and step aside! Do you get me?" Zayn snarled at the female bodyguards of the Lierger family.
All of them turned to look at Freda and Rogan in bewilderment. Nonetheless, the precarious situation sent both of them into a tizzy, turning their minds into mush.
"Don't release her!" Carla yelled out all of a sudden. "Even if he shoots me dead, you must bear in mind to bring that woman back!"
Zayn felt a prickle of anxiousness and whispered to her apprehensively, "Why are you so hard- headed? Just let me save my grandpa first. Once I have saved him, I will surely…"
"Do you dare to shoot me?" Carla glared at him and cut him off. "Why don't you try to shoot me with your gun?"
"I-I…" Zayn stammered. He did not even place his finger on the trigger of his gun.
"Since he doesn't dare, I will be the one to do that!" Unexpectedly, Solara fired a shot at Carla's shoulder.
Bang! Blood spurted from her wound at once.
Carla stiffened; the instant stabbing pain was numbing her senses. As her blood splattered onto her face, it was as though her heart was eroded by the penetrative burning sensation of sulfuric acid.
Everyone was rooted to the spot, including Zayn.
"What are you doing?" Zayn bellowed at Solara after he came to his senses.
"All of you from the Lierger family, put your guns down! If not, I will finish her off now!" Solara threatened.
Intimidated by her threatening tone, all the bodyguards from the Lierger family could only bow to her by putting their guns down as instructed.
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