Sorry My Step-Uncle, I'm Not Your Backup Plan novel Chapter 58

Emma, a quiet, timid girl, had hidden behind Gabriella in fear.

When Davenport saw Gabriella, he decided she was prettier than Emma. He blocked their path, demanding Gabriella's number and making increasingly vulgar suggestions. Despite the crowds of students passing by, not one stepped forward to help.

Gabriella hadn't learned self-defense yet and was terrified herself. In desperation, she'd bluffed about having a brother in a gang who would make Davenport regret bothering her.

She'd actually called Asher then.

"Remember how you said you'd break the legs of anyone who bothered me? Well, someone is... You need to come quickly."

"There's too many of them for two schoolgirls to handle."

"Where? Oh, at Westminster School."

After hanging up, she'd tried intimidating Davenport with increasingly elaborate tales.

"Listen, my brother has over a hundred men under him - all trained fighters, way tougher than your little followers. They've never lost a fight. Don't you dare come closer! Touch one hair on my head and my brother will destroy you!"

Davenport had swaggered closer. "Oh yeah? Call this brother then. Let's see if he's really as tough as you say."

"You-" Gabriella had puffed up her cheeks in anger, glaring at him. "You're the one who's all talk!"

Asher was at university twenty miles away - even if he left immediately after her call, he couldn't possibly arrive in time.

Gabriella hadn't actually expected him to come rescue her. The call was just meant to scare Davenport.

But within minutes of her call, the Deputy Head and House Master arrived hurriedly, escorting Davenport and his group away.

Emma later told Gabriella that Davenport never returned to school after that day. This incident prompted Gabriella to start learning self-defense.

Sipping her wine at the memory, she turned to Asher. "Did you call the school administrators that day?"

His dark eyes revealed nothing. "Yes."

"And did you go after Davenport later?"

Alex leaned forward eagerly. "Did he ever! You should have seen it. Nearly killed the bastard - though he deserved it for what he said. I was there."

Alex recalled that day vividly. He and Asher had been playing basketball when Gabriella's call came.

"Asher just dropped everything and left. I followed him and we drove across London to find Davenport."

"The idiot had no idea who Asher was. Started bragging about Gabriella: 'That girl's exactly my type, such soft skin, such a slim waist, can't wait to get her in bed—' Didn't finish that sentence."

The rest came out in screams as Asher attacked like a lion, targeting vulnerable points with terrifying precision. Davenport tried fighting back but was completely overwhelmed.

"Eventually his screams got weaker and he just lay there," Alex shuddered. "I couldn't stop Asher - nearly got caught in it myself. His knuckles were covered in blood, face splattered with it. Looked like something out of a horror film. Davenport spent months in hospital."

"He was expelled afterward. His family's business collapsed - some convenient audits appeared. They left London entirely."

"Asher spent time in the cells for it. His grandfather was furious, ordered him held for a few days. But his grandmother kept crying to the old man until he relented. The Blackwoods paid an enormous settlement, and Asher took quite a beating from his grandfather over it."

Alex gave Gabriella a knowing look. "You know, I was blind back then. I thought he was just being a protective older brother. Only recently did I realize Asher had his eye on you all along."