Monique signaled to her men, who were hiding behind her, and pressed her hand on Nelson's shoulder.
Her men came out and fought with the intruders, successfully driving them out in the end.
At the sight of that, Nelson became even more convinced of his own judgement.
Monique would certainly not believe anyone that easily. All of that had just been to gauge whether he would truly stand by her side.
As he was thinking about that, Monique had already hugged him from behind.
"Thank you, Nelson."
A hint of disgust flashed across his face, but he quickly concealed it.
He stepped back a little inconspicuously, saying, "Are you okay? Don't get me wrong. It's not that I was eager to save you. I'm just doing so because we are partners now, and partners should help each other."
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