Scarlett froze when she saw who it was. "Jason?"
Jason looked down at her, his voice laced with a barely perceptible concern. "Are you alright?"
Scarlett was about to say she was fine, but the green-haired man behind her cut in with a sneer, "Hey, mind your own business and give that girl back to us."
Jason's eyebrow arched slightly, for he hadn't been spoken to like that in years. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he casually pulled Scarlett behind him, shielding her.
But with Scarlett by his side, he chose not to escalate. Instead, he turned to leave, his movements deliberate.
Buerger, noticing their attempt to leave, quickly signaled his men to block their path.
"Mr. Bilbo, watch out!" Scarlett cried, grabbing his arm in panic.
Jason calmly rolled up his sleeves. As one of the
