Chapter 95: Altruistic Calvin (1/2)

”Oh? To think that there's a busybody out here... From the looks of it, you're a foreigner, aren't you? Don't you know how things work here in Ashmelion? Those who borrow money from my company shall pay for it properly!” The gangsters weren't intimidated at all.

In fact, when they saw Calvin's closed eye, and his arm that dangled strangely on his side.

The gangsters realized that Calvin was a cripple.

Just what could a cripple do against them?

The gangsters became even more arrogant.

Calvin furrowed his eyebrows and glanced at the soldiers stationed near both entrances of Mapayapa Street. There, he saw both guards pretending to be asleep with their chins tucked and their heads dangling in front of their chests while they leaned on the walls behind them.

Damn...

Calvin bitterly smiled.

He swept his gaze at the gangsters and asked, ”How much does she owe you?”

The gangsters and the crowd expected a brutal fight to happen.

They were dumbstruck hearing Calvin's words.

The leader of these ruffians stared wide-eyed at Calvin before replying in a strange tone of voice.

”Uh... A thousand Joselian pesos should be enough...?”

”All right...” Calvin hurled a pouch containing coins amounting to a thousand Joselian pesos.

Afterwards, he turned around to help the mother and daughter duo.

”Are you okay?” Calvin stretched his hand out.

The woman stared in shock at Calvin.

She didn't expect that someone would help her at this moment. What's more, he just didn't help her fend these unscrupulous loan sharks and gangsters. He even paid for her debt! Complicated emotions flashed across the woman's face.

She wasn't a greenhorn.

A lot of men offered their help to her, but all of them only wanted one thing from here which was outright disgusting.

But when the woman saw the light in Calvin's eyes.

She realized that he had no desires for her body whatsoever.

Was he doing this because he's a philanthropist?

The woman didn't think so.

But at least, it was clear that Calvin's motive for helping wasn't her body.

The woman took Calvin's hands and stood up.

Her daughter jumped up and down in excitement and joy as she said, ”Mommy! I told you Superman will come to save us! Uncle Superman is here!” She held Calvin's arm and tugged on it as Calvin and the woman lifted bitter smiles on their faces.

”You're safe now. I've already repaid your debt, I guess these gangsters won't bother you anymore.”

Calvin said.

”Why... Why are you doing this?” The woman asked.

She was once again reminded as to just what were Calvin's true motives.

”Nothing... I just felt like helping someone else today and it just happens that I was passing through this street and saw your plight.” Calvin gave a small smile, ”And besides, your daughter believes that I'm Superman, so let's just leave it at that, all right?”

”That's...” The woman hesitated. But when she saw the joy and excitement on her daughter's face, she was suddenly speechless and didn't know what to say.

”What's your name?” Calvin detected her embarrassment, so she promptly switched topics.

”You can call me Charlotte... She's Cecilia.”

”Oh, what beautiful names... Really suits both of you considering that you two are beauties.”

”Ermmm...” The woman went speechless.

A crimson blush appeared on her face and no one knew what she was thinking. However, when she surreptitiously glanced at Calvin's eyes when he said those words.

She realized that there was no tinge of desire from Calvin.

What he said about feeling like he wanted to help others today was most likely true.

”Can you lead me to your home? I'll escort the two of you, so I can ensure that these bastards won't follow you home and demand more payment.” Calvin made a proposal. He wanted to leave, so he could prepare more of his plans, but Cecilia just wasn't letting go.

It was as if she was afraid that if Calvin left, she wouldn't be able to see Superman anymore.

The Joselian Kingdom's tradition placed a lot of importance on purity and etiquette.

Inviting a stranger, who was also a man with unknown motives into her home, made the woman hesitate on her decision. But at this moment, Cecilia detected her mother's hesitation and doubts, so she spoke up for her Uncle Superman.

”Mommy... It's okay! Daddy always said to me back then that Uncle Superman wouldn't hurt us! I want Uncle Superman to go home with us! I'm going to give him some snacks!” Cecilia seemed to be incredibly excited with the prospects that Uncle Superman would escort them home.