That's weird. Why didn't the bad guy feel any pain?
Not a sound out of him.
Venus directed her hatred-filled eyes to gaze at Zayn. Her face was red with anger.
Zayn bent over with an arm outstretched. He hoisted her up as easily as a baby chick.
"Let go of me!" Venus demanded. She trembled, thinking that Zayn wanted to hit her. She kicked and struggled in vain.
Venus scrunched up her face and wailed loudly.
"Let go of Venus!" Josh fired his gun at Zayn.
The toy bullets struck his thigh with several dull thuds. That should hurt.
Compared to Venus, these should do more damage.
"Stop!" Several guards rushed over, as Mr. Giblo was being overwhelmed by the children's onslaught.
Josh turned and pointed his gun at them, intending to hold them back. But a guard grabbed his toy in one swift motion.
"Give me back my gun!" Josh shouted, looking as though he was fit to leap up if not for his broken leg.
"How dare you!" Zayn yelled at the guards. Fearing his employer, the guard hurriedly returned the child's toy and stood against the wall.
"Stop screaming, Josh, " Derima was frantic. "Mr. Giblo will not hurt Randy, I promise you."
"Then how did Randy fall ill while he was with him?" Josh demanded, staring at Zayn with distaste.
Zayn took Venus by the hand and led her to Josh's side. He knelt down and was about to address the children when Josh swung a fist that met his nose with a crunch.
Though it wasn't particularly painful, the real sting was the embarrassment of it.
Zayn clenched his eyes and furrowed his brow. The bystanders were breathless with horror at Josh's audacity.
Mr. Giblo has never been disrespected in any way before.
How will he react?
"You've gone too far, you little rascal!" A guard bellowed, reaching out to grab Josh.
"Step down, " Zayn commanded grimly. The guard obeyed without a word.
No one else dared to voice their displeasure. However, they eyed Zayn warily.
Benard, who just arrived, was equally speechless. He hid his face in his hands, unsure of what to say.
"You bullied my mommy and Randy. I won't let you get away with this! You just wait until I'm grown up. I will pay you back twice as much the pain!" Josh shook a little fist and shouted, looking like an angry little lion cub.
"That's right, " Venus said, her face flushed with righteous anger. "You are a jerk. I thought you wanted to be my friend, but if this is what you really are, I won't hold back on you!"
As soon as she uttered those words, Venus headbutted Zayn in the chest with all the strength she could muster.
Zayn would have fallen over if he was not a practitioner of martial arts. He merely swayed, but held his ground.
Zayn felt aggrieved. He was used to dealing with murderous beasts and savage foes. These little children who seemed to hate him with a passion, however…
All of a sudden, his salvation arrived.
"Josh!" came a feeble voice from within, with a trace of the authority of an elder sibling. "Stop that racket!"
Zayn saw that Randy had arisen. He shuffled towards the door with his drip, looking pale and exhausted. "Uncle Zay did not hurt me. It was my mistake. I'm allergic to peach, and have had some peach juice by mistake."
"Randy…" Venus rushed over as quickly as she could to hold him. "How do you feel? Does it hurt?" she asked tenderly.
"Just a little, " Randy sighed with a resigned air. "I wanted to lay down for a nap, but you were all too loud."
"Sorry, Randy." Josh pushed a wheelchair towards him. "I was thinking that something had happened to you. You made me worry, " Josh said in a shaky voice.
"You should apologize to Uncle Zay." Randy jerked his chin to indicate Zayn.
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