When Corey heard that, he immediately ran inside the living room. “Ellen’s injured and requires ample


    rest, so she has decided to stay at my ce for a couple of days. Mr. Presgrave, please leave,”


    Lambert said with his arms crossed.


    “She’s my girlfriend. I’ll take care of her,” Jared retorted coldly. He did not need anyone else to take


    care of his girlfriend.


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    In the meantime, Corey patted Ellen’s cheek, which surprised her so much that her eyes widened in


    shock. Then, he quickly shushed her. “You’re Miss Reiss, right? Something’s gone wrong, and


    someone came to find you.”


    “Who?” “It’s Mr. Presgrave. He’s having a face-off with Lambert outside!”


    Ellen was stunned as she did not expect Jared would find her hideout. She then stood up while


    supporting herself on the couch and left the living room. In the meantime, Corey, being an avid drama-


    watcher, followed behind her for some gossip.


    Showing herself at the door, she was hit by the afternoon sun and was dazed for a while before using


    her hand to block the sunlight. “Ellen,” Jared eximed in surprise as he felt relieved to see her in one


    piece.


    At the same time, Lambert turned around to look at her. The sunlight shining on her made her look frail,


    and her long ck hair was tackled by the breeze, revealing her pale face. Overall, she resembled a


    shaky wisp of smoke that would disappear at any moment.


    Instantly, her appearance evoked distress from the two men. “Ellen, I came to pick you up.” Jared’s


    tone was exceptionally gentle.


    She merely nced at him and shook her head but could not hold back her emotion once again,


    shocking the men as tears began streaming down her face. It was then that Lambert became more


    certain that Jared had hurt her in some way for her to be so emotionally hurt.


    When she looked up at them with teary eyes, she looked pitiful yet resilient. “I’m not leaving with you,


    nor am Iing back to you. Just leave!” She made it clear to Jared while standing beside Lambert.


    Within seconds, the contrast in mood became evident between the two men. One was hurt while one


    was surprised.


    “Don’t you see, Mr. Presgrave? Ellen is willing to stay with me.” Lambert gave Jared a provocative


    stare. “No, you must leave with me.” There was no way Jared was willing to let Ellen stay with Lambert.


    Ellen shook her head again. Since she had nned to stay at Lambert’s ce for only a couple of


    days, all she wanted from then on was some tranquillity. ‘I’m not leaving with you,” she replied


    determinedly.


    “Fine. If you’re not, I’ll stay.” Jared was parroting her move. However, Lambert was unhappy about that.


    “Hey, Mr. Presgrave. This is my home, not a motel.”


    “I’ll be staying in the car. If you dare to touch a strand of her hair, I’ll beat you up.” Jared turned around


    and left the doorway after leaving his remark. Indeed, he was dead set on spending the night inside his


    car outside of Lambert’s house.


    “Is he nuts?” The frustrated Lambert then turned to Ellen and asked, “What happened between you


    two?”


    Not wanting to talk about it, she looked at him gratefully. “Mr. Orey, I’m sorry to trouble you. I’ll leave


    after a moment.”


    “Wait. You can rest assured that I don’t find you troublesome, so please stay.’ He was joyous that she


    dered her desire to stay. Also, he felt ecstatic in the face of a furious Jared.


    Looking at the hungry and lethargic-looking woman, Lambert immediately ordered some food from a


    restaurant nearby and had it delivered to his doorstep. His assumption was spot on as she indeed bore


    an empty stomach until night came.


    By the time she finished her meal, Corey had left, and she was led to a guest room on the third floor.


    “No one has stayed in this room before, so you can rest assured. I’ll protect you,” said Lambert.


    “Mr. Orey, I’m sorry for troubling you.” Ellen was apologetic toward the kind man.


    “It’s fine. Corey was the one who hit you with his car. Didn’t you already forgive him? Why don’t you


    see this as me making up on his behalf? It’s not a big deal, really.” He assured her, sincerely wanting to


    take care of her.


    Nodding, she closed the door and came to the balcony that so happened to oversee the front.


    entrance. The car glowed under the dark sky, prompting her to wonder if Jared truly intended to stay


    the night in his vehicle.