Chapter 104 - Big Misunderstanding (1/2)

Emerson spent the rest of the day in shock. He originally planned to bring Halia to the boxing club so he could teach her a few moves and impress her, but he ended up being the one that was impressed by her instead. Who was this woman? Wasn't her family involved with alcohol? Why was she such a good boxer?

”No one's seen you in over a decade, not even at the office. Tell me the truth, are you secretly an underground boxer?” Emerson joked.

”I've been studying,” Halia replied. ”I only graduated 2 years ago and I've been working from home, so no one's seen me.”

Halia couldn't reveal to Emerson that she was a police officer since she was technically still investigating him, so she lied a little.

”I did a bit of boxing during my uni days, but it was nothing professional. It was just for fun,” Halia explained.

”Just for fun?” Emerson looked over at the other side of the club and saw Marissa sitting on the floor with blood dripping from her mouth. She had just woken up and was still a little dizzy as the club medic examined her. ”You chipped a tooth, Marissa. Also, you may have a bruise for a few days,” the medic explained as he held a piece of tooth in his hand.

Marissa screamed in shock as she held onto her cheek. She didn't expect Halia to be so good at boxing, so she didn't even wear a mouth guard. As her vision cleared, she scanned her eyes across the club and spotted Halia on the other side of the room. She immediately jumped up and glared at her. ”I'm going to kill you!” she roared at the top of her lungs. She then stormed across the room, burning with hatred.

But, just as she got close, Sean suddenly grabbed her arms and restrained her. ”I wouldn't do that if I was you. You don't want to lose another tooth, do you? Besides, you should find some milk for your chipped tooth and rush to a dentist as soon as possible. If you're lucky, you'll be able to reattach it,” Sean suggested.

Marissa glanced at the medic and the medic nodded his head in agreement. So, with a humph, Marissa immediately grabbed her jacket and left the boxing club to find a dentist. ”I'll get you back next time,” she growled at Halia as she walked out the door.

After she was gone, Natalie walked over to Sean and clapped her hands in amazement. ”You looked so cool just then. Do you know how to fight?” she asked.

”I know a little bit of self defence,” the man replied with modesty. He didn't just know a bit of self defence - he was actually a black belt in karate and taekwondo!

”Can you teach me something?” Natalie pleaded.

Sean smiled. This woman was definitely more down-to-earth than he expected. With a nod, he quickly​ walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her body.

Natalie jumped a little in surprise as she felt the man's muscly arms wrap around her. She could smell his aftershave mixed with his cologne and it made her heart race.