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Chapter 581
Landon escorted Lauren into the car, with Angelina at the wheel as they departed from
Seaview Manor’s
grounds.
Inside the vehicle, he tenderly embraced Lauren and ran his fingers through her hair, his
heart heavy with
pain.
He had dropped by Seaview Manor to invite Jasper for drinks. He’d never expected to run
into the fiasco.
He replayed the memories of Nina’s indignant speech and Lauren’s wounds on her arms
with resentment. A searing pain surged through his body, unlike anything he had ever
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtexperienced. Although he had endured heartbreak after Alyssa’s rejection, this anguish far
surpassed any previous pain.
Inhaling sharply, he rested his jaw on Lauren’s head and shut his eyes. He vowed that he
would keep his
word to protect Lauren.
“Mr. Harper, where should we go next?” Angelina whispered, looking at him through the
rearview mirror.
Landon was caught off-guard by the question. He had told Betty he’d bring Lauren with
him, but he
couldn’t host Lauren at his place. He’d be in grave trouble if Jasper heard about it.
“Laurie, I’ll drop you off at Jasper’s. Or how about Alyssa’s place? Would you like to spend
the night there?
* he asked Lauren gently, lowering his gaze.
She winced and held her left ear, offering no response.
*Lauren? Lauren?” Landon called out to her a few times, but she did not seem to hear him.
Instead, she
incessantly mumbled, “It hurts…”
“Where does it hurt?”
Lauren looked up at him, the red marks still visible on her cheek. When their eyes met, the
sparkle in her
eyes moved his heart.
“Landon, I’m sorry. I know you are speaking to me, but I can’t hear you
“Why can’t you hear me? Landon inquired with worry. Slowly, Lauren removed her hand
from her left ear,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmrevealing blood on her palm.
Landon took a sharp breath as his mind went blank. Pained, he instructed Angelina,
“Angelina, head to the
hospital now!”
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In a bedroom at Crescent Bay, Jasper found himself surrounded by Newton, Ben, the
physician, and
Alyssa.
Even Xavier had shown up after his work hours in his pajamas and home slippers, having
no time to change after getting the news about Jasper. Standing next to the men in suits,
he appeared quite comical. The five of them stood around Jasper, who was speechless at
the sight.
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