Husband With Benefits-Chapter 535: Intruder (1)

Wathcing the girl run towards the danger, Gabe could only shake his head! What the!!! He wanted to call her out but that might alert the intruder to their presence, putting her in more danger.

Cursing under his breath, he quickly followed in her wake. However, despite his best effort, he found himself hindered by the darkness and the unfamiliar layout of the house, his progress slowed by the obstacles that loomed in his path. He’d barely made it to the base of the steps when he saw her shadowy figure disappearing upstairs.

He’d reached halfway, when she heard the sounds of scuffling begin and a man’s loud groan, followed by more sounds. Finally, his heart pounding in fear... he saw them.

In the doorway of the room, Autumn struggled against the intruder’s grasp, her face contorted with fear and determination as the man tried to choke her. Gabe’s blood ran cold as he watched the scene unfold before him, his instincts kicking into overdrive. The man was not trying to scare her but actually kill her.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he lunged forward, his body moving on pure instinct as he closed the distance between them in a matter of seconds. With a swift, practiced motion, he delivered a powerful punch to the intruder’s side, the force of it sending the man sprawling onto his back with a grunt of pain.

As the crumpled to the ground, Gabe rushed to her side, "Are you okay?", he asked with concern evident in his voice and helped her get steady on her feet.

Autumn nodded, her breath coming in ragged gasps as she clung to him for support. "I... I think so," she whispered, her eyes wide with shock as she glanced at the intruder lying unconscious on the floor.

Gabe’s jaw tightened with the need to give her a piece of his mind for being foolish but instead he ordered her," Stay here. And call the police." He noticed when she hesitated so he simply dialed the number and handed her the phone on speaker mode, and listened to her detail the incident.

Once the dispatch assured her that they were sending a car, he quickly scanned the man, who lay on the ground, moaning in pain. With practised ease, he tied him up with the makeshift restraints of the bedsheet before checking the man’s pockets for any items that might have been stolen.

But as he surveyed the room, he realized that something was off about this. A normal burglar would have run away when Autumn tried to catch him, instead of trying to hurt her. And, even as his mind processed these words, his gaze scanned the room again and that is when he noticed. A small jewelry box sitting on the dresser, its contents scattered haphazardly around it. And despite the chaos, the precious jewellery remained untouched. Why?

He glanced at Autumn who was leaning against the door and walked to her slowly. "Autumn? Do you have any enemies? Someone who might want to hurt you?"

Even as he asked the question, he felt ridiculous. What would a young girl working as a housekeeper in a resort be doing to gain enemies. However, she looked at him and nodded hesitantly," My stepfather. I know you’re going to think that I may be exaggerating since he is not my biological parent but it is the truth.."

Gabe frowned at that. Why would he think she was exaggerating? "Why?" He’d knew the things people were capable of. Nora was an example. He was pretty sure Nora woul dhave given an arm and lef if only someone told her that Lara was not her real mother. So someone wanting to hurt another human, regardless of their relation was nothing new to him.

Walking back to the man who was silently lying on the floor, he kicked the man’s ribs, making him groan. Squatting, he caught the man’s chin and questioned him directly," What did you come here for?" freewebnøvel.com

The man trembled as he looked into the menacing eyes staring at him and gulped."I came to steal valuables."

Gabe narrowed his eyes. The man was not a good liar. "You can choose to tell me the truth or I can make sure that you are never able to talk again..."

While Autumn could not see Gabe’s expression, she too felt a chill down her spine as she heard the tone. It felt ominuous. And it seemed to work too because the man closed his eyes and started to shout in earnest," I came to rob valuables. Nothing else nothing else."

Gabe frowned. So this man’s intention was not to kill. That was clear from his words. But he did not come here for valuable but for ’something’ else. Just then the wail of siren broke through the quiet night and he watched the burglar almost sigh in relief. What kind of a criminal sighed when they saw the police? One who was sure that he would be safe from their clutches.

Grabbing the man’s hair, he pulled hard and questioned in a small voice," What did you come here for? Tell me or by the time those officers come up, you will be unable to stand."

The man started to tremble in earnest and mumbled something that only Gabe heard. Eyes narrowed, he let the man go and shot Autumn a look. The arrival of the police car seemed to be making her even more nervous.

Leaving her be for now, he walked to the window and watched as two men jumped off the police car and raced into the house, with no precautions whatsoever. What the!! Were they even trained? Even though she had informed the police that the burglar was down, they should have taken precaution.

He winced as they stepped harshly on the steps. Were they humans or elephants? Why were they making such a ruckus? It was only as they appeared in the doorway did the two men raise their guns. But instead of moving to catch the burglar, they raised the gun towards Autumn? They seemed to have not realized that there was someone else in the room.