the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart-Chapter 978: Throw a Friend Under the Bus to Save Myself

"Does the Shaw Family have a driver to pick you up?" Nova Howard fussed like a mother hen.

Crystal Landon pointed to the conspicuous modified Hummer at the school gate, quickly patted her face, and bravely got into the car as if heading to her doom.

A man sat in the back seat, watching the latest military battle simulation video. His handsome face carried an unwavering seriousness. Upon seeing Crystal sprint into the car, he immediately turned off the video and recalled her tree-climbing and wall-jumping act, coldly saying, "Did you climb trees and jump walls at school today?"

Seeing Richard Shaw with a stern face and an ominous tone, Crystal blinked her dark eyes, reached out to hug the man’s muscular arm, and smiled unflinchingly, "It was Yeats Howard climbing trees and jumping walls. Nova and I just stood under the tree watching."

Better him than me. If you don’t look out for yourself, heaven and earth will combine to destroy you. The betrayed Yeats Howard, at home, sneezed several times consecutively, looking bewildered as he shouldered a massive blame.

Richard Shaw sneered and said flatly, "A thousand bucks penalty."

Crystal suddenly tightened her grip on his arm, incredulous, "What, are you robbing me?"

The man’s arm, honed over years of special training, was muscular and strong like stone. Suddenly embraced by the soft young girl, his whole body stiffened, and the car’s interior seemed abruptly cramped.

"Let go." Richard Shaw lightly coughed, speaking somewhat unnaturally, his voice tinged with a brooding quality.

Seeing his unnatural expression, a sly light flashed in Crystal’s beautiful eyes, and she straightened her back, saying, "I’ll let go if you cancel the fine, or I’ll go back and tell Grandma you harassed me."

The young bodyguard in the driver’s seat burst into laughter, quickly stifling it, shrinking his robust frame as if he didn’t see or hear anything from the back seat.

Richard Shaw’s face darkened as he felt her grip tighten on his arm. He clenched his teeth and said, "Fine."

Only then did Crystal quickly release him, letting go of his arm, and sat proudly upright. She then noticed the bodyguard who had just mocked her, pretending to minimize his presence while actually eavesdropping. Smiling sweetly, she asked, "I’m Richard Shaw’s fiancée. Who are you, handsome guy?"

Whoa, a bombshell news! The chief’s fiancée? The bodyguard, Swii, widened his eyes. No wonder she dared to flirt with the chief right from the start. No wonder the chief took a month’s vacation—it was to come back and see his fiancée. But wait, what about the one in the Southwest Military Zone? Swii scratched his head, deciding it didn’t matter; this beauty in the Imperial City couldn’t be wrong.

Swii instantly straightened his back and loudly declared, "Good day, Madam. I am the chief’s bodyguard. You can just call me Swii."

Before Swii finished speaking, he felt the chief’s cold gaze and immediately shrank back, wilting.

Crystal giggled out loud, then stifled her laughter to focus on her own matters.

Apparently, there was something going on at the military zone. After returning to Shaw Mansion and having dinner, Richard Shaw went to the study with Swii to join a video meeting.

Crystal was in a great mood. Before going to sleep, she did two sets of test papers, then took photos of them and sent them to Hawk Howard to correct her mistakes.

Ten minutes later, Hawk sent back photos, marking a lot of red Xs with a bright red pen on the test papers, writing a big 59, and then sent a string of ellipses.

Crystal: "..."