Leon could feel Ava wanted to escape hence she was trying her all to get away from him. Hence he misidentified as she was trying to run when she took a step back.

He sprung towards her to catch hold of her but before his hand could reach midway, Ava swung her leg with all the force and energy she could muster up by aiming his head below his jawline.

Her aim was the nerve next to his throat to give the pain that reaches his pressure point and keep hold of his breath.

Leon's eyes widened at her maneuver and he quickly reacted by pulling the carpet under her feet to lose her balance.

'Thud.'

The speed of Leon was a little late and his mistake was getting near her. Ava kicked him right at her target before her left foot lost balance and fell on the couch.

Leon's head hit the coffee table with a painful strong force. His chin had swollen, he felt his entire body go numb due to sharp pain at the nerve and his head hit the corner of the coffee table. He fell on the floor dizzily unable to believe what was happening.historical

'Is this a nightmare?' Ava desperately wanted to wake up to get out of it. Despite hurting him to escape, her tears failed to stop, and cried harder than before.

She never in her dreams thought of hurting anybody. She always forgave the ones who hurt her, how deeper it may be. So seeing him groaning in pain when she had the chance to leave, she still cried without understanding why her life was in jeopardy.

She hadn't done anything to Vance Hays, yet she had to endure all the curses from both the family and see all her school friends leave her like a plague. Now she was in an unknown place where the businessman who is always entitled as ideal in every relation, who was praised as a role model by the media was lying on the floor completely n.a.k.e.d.

Why wouldn't she be frightened? She was trembling profusely suppressing herself from crying out. She still didn't get the answer to a question she was trying to find for many years, why does she have to endure so many things?

Seeing Leon recover quickly, she knew she had to take action quickly else nobody could save her if he killed her right then and there. She might have given in to anything but this was something no girl would agree to accept.

She got up quickly and yelled as she swung her leg behind, "What have I ever done to you all?"

Before her leg could swing front, Leon who was still unsteady getting up the floor bellowed in horror, "Heyyyy..."

Ava swung her leg squeezing her eyes shut before running towards the door hearing Leon Harmon holler in extreme pain.

Was her kick that strong? She didn't know and she didn't care. 'Run run run..' She had nothing in mind but to run away from there. She ran out of the room and sprinted without looking right or left.

When she saw the elevator, she realized it wasn't the ground floor and darted towards it with blurry vision due to tears as her left hand pressed her right arm due to pain.

Her teary eyes didn't notice Dylan Harmon exiting the elevator.

Dylan stopped in his tracks, his gaze traced her top toe in disbelief. Escaping from Leon's clutch? It was unbelievable for him to trust his gaze. He knew what kind of animal Leon Harmon was.

He quickly stepped a leg behind to stop the elevator door from closing obviously knowing she was trying to escape and Leon Harmon wasn't successful to defile her.

Dylan could see her hurt; physically, her side of the forehead was bruised, her right arm had turned green with a blood clot. He could also feel her hurt emotionally deeper than on the body. Despite seeing her weep silently, he oddly knew she wanted to cry louder to let out her agony but was too afraid to pause for even a second.

When he had first seen her, she was innocently smiling between the cunning businessmen who had several thoughts in mind. Probably some wanted for their son, some wished to have such a smart daughter or granddaughter envious of Hayden Kelly and there were some who wanted her on their bed and Leon Harmon belonged to the last.

Dylan had sympathized with her at the business party. Probably because she might lose her innocent smiles in the business world or become one of the evil earning for power or maybe run away from the dirty world after learning from it.

He oddly knew she didn't realize who he was so he quickly lowered his head as though working on his mobile to avoid her getting scared of him and run another end.

His thoughts ran wildly and his gaze shifted around calculating something for a second or so before dropping Ava's mobile in the elevator purposefully.

Ava was just two steps away from the elevator door when Dylan started walking. He checked through the reflection of his mobile screen till Ava entered the elevator and pressed the button on the panel in her shaking hand. He saw her collapse when the door was closing before her eyes fell on her mobile.

Dylan sighed deeply and turned around to look at the elevator display screen. He didn't move until he witnessed the elevator number turn G without stopping anywhere.

At the other end, Ava ran out without stopping anywhere and exited the hotel to realize she was in the hotel next door to the club where she had gone to with Grace Wells.

That hotel was famous for rich heirs picking their date nights from the club to enjoy the night in the luxurious hotel.

Ava Kelly was back in the country after three years, she never went out before it and now Shawn and Dax always took care of her as a little sister making sure about her safety. In fact, she never needed to be cautious due to them around.

She was never a sheltered child, her parents never cared about her. She always walked alone for miles to reach home from school but she suddenly felt dependent.

She realized how unawarely she was depending on Dax and Shawn standing in the middle of the footpath. She never had to care about her safety because they used to be next to her the whole three years, No guys had ever tried to trouble her due to them.

The protection or the safety she should have got from her family was provided by two men that she never realized one day there could be a threat due to her gender, a woman, a weak, helpless woman.

Was she really reliant on them? Or is it her vulnerable state causing her to overthink as fragile?

Does it all matter when she just wanted to be alone and cry out longing for some peacefulness? But when did she ever have the right to even cry her heart out? She always had to weep alone in the corner of her room.

Will she get a chance to even breathe? Unfortunately no, Ava heard steady footsteps and her gaze quickly moved on them.

There were five tall, well-built men. They were wearing all black suit and could easily guess them as bodyguards. 'Why are they running towards her?' She didn't know how but she just knew they were coming to get her.

She wanted to cry but started running, should she ask help from the people who were walking around? Why would they help her? They just watched her run and the men run behind her. None tried to even know what was going on and she didn't even expect them to help her.

She just turned wherever she found a way. Right or left or straight, she ran however fast she could. She didn't know where she was running, she just ran hoping they will get tired and leave.

She had almost lost the strength to even take a step causing her to halt. She supported her hands on her knees panting heavily, feeling dizzy, and also very much thirsty.

Feeling the men's footsteps slow down, she involuntarily turned around thinking they caught up but their gaze alternated between her and the building next to her. Her gaze followed their line of sight and realized she was standing in front of the police station.

Police! A strange kind of relief washed over her. Why didn't she think of them? Why are police there for? To ensure the safety, health, and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder.

Now it's the matter of her safety and hence they will listen to her, won't they? Ava took a deep breath and ran inside the premises of the police station ignoring her feet which were screaming in pain tired running on the high heels.