Chapter 564 Shield
The reason for asking this was that James discovered that several members of the Lawson family were clearly military personnel, and their presence was quite imposing, suggesting they held ranks.
No wonder Clio had warned him that the Lawson family was not to be trifled with. With a military background, they were indeed formidable.
But James didn't care anymore. He was inherently fearless and had absolute confidence in himself. Once he made a decision, no one could change it.
Seeing James so calm, Clio inexplicably felt a sense of security. At the same time, a question arose in her mind. ' if James were to face Sidney, who would win?'
Last year, Sidney was in the third stage of martial arts and, with an invincible momentum, had defeated the elite personnel of the National Security Agency to claim the top spot.
Recently, it was rumored that Sidney had successfully broken through to the terrifying fourth stage of martial arts!
James was also a fourth-stage martial artist. If they were to fight, it would surely be spectacular.
The new round of the military king competition was approaching, and with James joining the National Security Agency this year, winning was probably a done deal.
Clio had more faith in James.
In her mind, James was almost synonymous with invincibility.
As time passed, more and more guests arrived, and the atmosphere became increasingly lively.
"Haven't seen Mason and Yosef. They won't be absent tonight, will they?" James said, frowning.
The longer it took, the less favorable it was for him to find Jennifer, Dennis, and Kaitlyn. Although James appeared calm, he was actually very anxious inside.
It had been twelve hours since Jennifer disappeared.
If Jennifer, Dennis, and Kaitlyn had indeed been kidnapped, this was already a very long time, and who knew what kind of suffering they might have endured!
Clio shook her head and said, "No, the intelligence indicates that Mason and Yosef will definitely attend tonight's party. Let's wait a bit longer; it's still early, and they will show up."
At that moment, a delighted voice came from behind James, "Clio, we meet again, how wonderful!"
Clio immediately frowned and showed a look of disgust upon hearing the voice.
Curious, James turned around and saw a man in a dark purple suit, with shiny polished shoes, wearing a slightly strong men's cologne, and not particularly handsome, standing behind him, looking at Clio with a face full of joy and affection.
His eyes lingered on Clio, trying hard to restrain himself but still showing a lecherous expression.
James could tell at a glance that this man was not a martial artist but an ordinary person, though probably quite wealthy.
He was a typical rich man, with no significant abilities of his own, but very arrogant, accustomed to judging others by their appearance, and looking down on those poorer than him. He had probably been abroad and had a bit of arrogance and self-importance ingrained in him.
James's insight was indeed becoming more and more impressive.
The man's gaze lingered on James for two seconds, then moved away indifferently, not taking James seriously at all.
"Is that so?" Clio responded perfunctorily with a couple of laughs and then shifted her gaze away from the man.
Any man with normal emotional intelligence would know that Clio had no interest in him and was more disgusted by him, and would have left in such a situation. But this man thought differently. Shamelessly, he walked up to Clio with a smile and said, "Clio, we are really destined to meet like this."
Clio rolled her eyes, took two steps back to distance herself from the man, and said coldly, "I don't think this is destiny."
"The soldiers just don't have any sense of romance. This is destiny. But I like your straightforward personality." The man moved closer again, with a shameless smile on his face, looking like a horny poodle.
Clio was very disgusted by him but couldn't directly turn hostile, feeling more helpless, and forced a reluctant smile, saying, "Leandro McCall, go find your friends. You are not my type."
So this man's name was Leandro McCall. What a name, really hard to describe.
James couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Leandro immediately frowned and said unhappily, "Hey, what are you laughing at?"
James waved his hand and smile, "Your last name is kind of interesting."
With this, Leandro's face immediately darkened. He walked up to James and said unceremoniously, "Who do you think you are, daring to make fun of my last name? Do you know who I am? With one word, I can make sure you can't stay in Suncrest City, you know that!"
If it were someone stronger, James would have slapped him already.
But he didn't do that now because Leandro was too weak and stupid, and James had no interest in hitting such a worthless person, lest he dirty his hands.
So he smiled slightly and said nothing.
Clio was surprised to see that James actually held back and didn't make a move.
She actually hoped James would beat up Leandro to stop him from bothering her.
Seeing that James didn't dare to respond, Leandro was even more convinced that James was a small fry, not worth mentioning.
He disdainfully called James a loser and then squeezed out a smile again, saying to Clio, "Clio, you look so beautiful today, with such great temperament, outshining all the women present. Having a fiancée like you makes me so happy."
James immediately showed a strange expression. This sissy was Clio's fiancé? With Clio's strength, she could crush him with one finger.
Seeing James's expression, Clio felt a bit panicked and quickly said to Leandro, "Leandro! Don't talk nonsense. When did I become your fiancée? I'm telling you, give up. Even if all the men in the world were dead, I wouldn't marry you!"
However, Leandro was shameless. With Clio's words, he wasn't angry but smiled even more, showing a deeply affectionate look, staring straight at Clio, and said, "Clio, don't be so absolute. Who else in this world is more suitable for you than me? No one. We are a match made in heaven."
Then, Leandro kept pestering Clio, buzzing in her ear with all kinds of embarrassing sweet talk, making Clio extremely annoyed. In a moment of impulse, she directly hugged James's arm, leaning half of her body into James's embrace, and said to Leandro, "Leandro, I already have someone I like!"
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