Lisa and Laura remained frozen, too stunned to do anything. They felt Curtis's departure as his car drove away, and the bodyguards went after their boss without any hesitation.
Kayla, however, was angry. She marched up to Lara with rage in her veins. The strange man saw her first.
He raised his eyebrows at her, but Kayla ignored him as she stood before her friend.
Lara's eyes widened in shock as she saw Kayla. Her jaw dropped open, as she hastily stood up. The man stood up too, and there was a frown on his face as he looked between Lara and Kayla.
"Excuse me, but who are you?" he asked. Kayla's anger burned hotter as she glared at him.
"Stay the fuck out of this," she snapped. There was an edge, a bite to her voice that made the man flinch. But instead of him backing off, his eyes narrowed in challenge.
He took a stop forward and was about to say something when Lara placed a hand on his arm, stopping him.
