Chapter: 1574

“Ah, get away from me! Let go!”

A scream suddenly rang out in the staircase.

Norah exhaled deeply. The woman was someone she had met earlier that day-Alyssa. She was reluctant to intervene, but recalling that Alyssa appeared frail and indecisive yet kind, she felt compelled to act.

She pushed open the stairwell door and shouted, "Stop!"

A young man was aggressively holding a struggling Alyssa, attempting to kiss her.

“Help!"

Alyssa, a young woman usually shielded by those around her, couldn't escape. She wished she had her bodyguard with her, trusting too much in the man's familiarity not to harm her.

Norah acted quickly, dashing forward to kick the man away and swiftly pulling Alyssa to safety.

“Are you not worried I'll tell my father about what you have done to me and cause problems for your father's company?" Alyssa warned him.

Feeling the safety of Norah's embrace, Alyssa found comfort, even though they had just met that day.

With her voice shaking, she questioned, “Why would you do something so reckless?"

The man, sprawled on the floor, turned his head to shoot a fierce glare at Norah, "Damn it, you always have to meddle in my affairs."

Pain racked his body, and he struggled to rise. He had underestimated Alyssa, thinking he could easily charm the naive young woman, but his plan was interrupted almost immediately.

Norah shot the man a cold glance. “Fools love to do foolish things.”

She couldn't believe that a man like him, who came from a humble background, thought he could raise his status by marrying Alyssa, the daughter of a wealthy family. It was downright delusional.

Their difference in status was glaring, and even if love existed between them, his behavior made marriage seem impossible.

Alyssa's eyes began to well up. "I thought I was kind to you, bringing you along with me, and this is how you repay me?"

The man stood up slowly and chuckled. “Is it so wrong to love you? I just want to be with you, Alyssa. My feelings are real.”

Alyssa trembled. “I don't like you. And after what you did today, I'm telling my father everything.”

The man's face turned pale. He was finished, all because of Norah's interference.

Alyssa called her bodyguard, and two tall men immediately showed up and forcefully dragged the man away.

Alyssa straightened up in Norah's embrace, their voices the only sound echoing in the empty stairwell.

“Thank you."

Meeting Norah today had been a coincidence, and her friend had even competed against Norah. Alyssa admired Norah-she was truly impressive.