Chapter 3 If You Want To Risk Your Life Again, You Are Free To Leave


    Hearst had brought Heidy to hisrge, luxurious vi.


    Feeling the soft wind, Heidy stood at the balcony as she looked up at the blue sky. Her hand tightly


    gripped the railing, her eyes full of anger.


    For nearly two days, Heidy was in aa. Jack Xu told everybody that she fell down the stairs and that


    she might never wake up. He obviously did not expect that Heidy would be able to fight the drug given


    to her. If he had seeded with his ploy, the Hua Group would fall into Jack''s hands.


    Memories of his sweet words and their marriage flooded Heidy''s thoughts. ''How could I have been so


    stupid? To let that bastard fool me for two whole years! Not to mention that bitch of a sister!'' Sherry


    Hua was not rted to Heidy by blood. She had been adopted from an orphanage. Still, Heidy treated


    her as if she was truly her sister.


    Whatever Heidy''s father bought for her, she would share it generously with Sherry. When people spoke


    ill of Sherry, Heidy was always there to stand up for her sister and protect her. All those years, they


    were like the best of friends. Heidy loved Sherry very much, and opened her whole heart to her. This


    was why it was such a terrible shock to Heidy that Sherry turned out to be such a snake. ''That


    ungrateful whore!'' Heidy sneered in her heart.


    It was her father''s funeral, but she couldn''t go back home. Tears fell down on her cheek, one after the


    other. "Dad, I give you my word -- I won''t let those people snatch thepany you''ve built with your


    own sweat and blood!" said Heidy, gritting her teeth.


    Just then, she heard footsteps approaching her from behind. She turned around, and saw Hearst Tan


    walking towards her. "Mr. Tan, why did you save me?" Heidy asked tly. It was easy to judge from the


    looks of the vi and its location that he was a rich man. The only thing was that she had never heard


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    He came in closer and pulled out one his hands out of his pocket to stroke Heidy''s hair. Heidy jerked


    away to avoid his touch. "That''s none of your business," he replied calmly, his eyes focused on her


    face.


    Something about him made Heidy ufortable. Her instincts told her that the man in front of her was


    not as simple as he looked. "I have almost recovered. I''ll leave tomorrow morning so that I won''t disturb


    you any further," Heidy said with a calcted smile.


    "Sure. If you want to risk your life again, you are free to leave," he retorted with a shrug.


    "Are you saying that I won''t be able to handle myself? You should know that I won''t let my good-for-


    nothing husband get what he wants. The Hua Group belongs to me. Jack Xu won''t get a single cent,"


    Heidy said resentfully.


    Furrowing his thick eyebrows, Hearst grabbed her chin and tipped her head up to make her look at him.


    The touch of his cold fingers sent goose bumps running down Heidy''s spine. "Well, from what I know,


    this Jack fellow has been managing the Hua Group for quite some time now. And JA Group is currently


    the Hua Group''s partner," said Hearst with a half-hearted smile.


    Heidy didn''t say anything, but her eyes were twinkling with chagrin. Years ago, her father had asked


    her to run thepany, but Heidy refused. Business matters wasn''t something she was really


    interested in. After she got married, it was natural that Jack reced her to be the general manager of


    Hua Group. It seemed to be beneficial at first since Jacob Xu, Jack''s father, was the chairman of JA


    Group.


    With her face growing paler, Heidy was only starting to realize the weight of the situation. She looked at


    the tall and handsome man in front of her. "Can you help me?" she asked, tears already forming in her


    eyes. At this point, she didn''t know what she could possibly do on her own.


    "Why should I help you?" said Hearst, the corners of his mouth turning to an amused smile.


    Closing her eyes, Heidy took a deep breath. ''Can I trust this man?'' she thought to herself. Then, she


    looked at him with a ferocity in her eyes. "If you help me get thepany back, I will give you twenty


    percent of the shares of the Hua Group."


    Taking a step back, Hearst put his hands back into his pockets and frowned. "Not interested," he said


    with a shrug.


    "Then tell me what you want," Heidy said through clenched teeth. Although she had no idea who this


    man was, Heidy had a feeling that he would be able to help her.


    Much to her surprise, Hearst stepped in closer to her and bent over to level his head with hers. Heidy


    leaned back in shock. Her back was already over the railing as Hearst came in closer and closer, his


    warm breath grazing her face.


    At this point, his face was barely an inch away from hers. "That would depend on my mood," he said in


    a hoarse voice, his gaze never leaving Heidy''s beautiful, bright eyes.


    "And.. what''s your mood right now?" Heidy stammered, her legs starting to get weak.


    Slowly, Hearst lifted his hand and gently caressed her soft face. "It''s pretty good right now," he uttered,


    his low voice sending vibrations through Heidy''s body.


    Their bodies were so close to each other at this point. Suddenly, without warning, Heidy suddenly


    pushed him away, and turned to leave. "I''m going downstairs." Heidy left as quickly as she could.


    Seeing her leave in such a hurry, a devious look shed at Hearst''s eyes. He turned around and


    tapped his fingers on the railing, starting thoughtfully at the horizon.