21 AGREED


    LUKE’S POV


    “What’s the problem? What’s wrong?” I asked Jack curiously.


    “It’s Harriet,” he answered. I immediately stood up from the floor, still holding my phone in


    my ear.


    “Harriet? What happened to Harriet?” A worried expression appeared on my face.


    “She’s currently at the hospital, unconscious.”


    “What the… but how?” I inquired. “She was with me justst night. What could have happened to her?”


    “Well, the doctor informed us that she took too many pills. It was an overdose, but fortunately, she


    survived.”


    “Oh my goodness, Harriet,” I whispered to myself, hitting my head. “Text me the address of the


    hospital.”


    “Okay, sir,” Jack replied before ending the call.


    Why would Harriet do such a thing? Was she trying to give me a heart attack or something? I knew I


    was extremely angry with her, but that didn’t change the fact that I still loved her. Yes, she had done


    something wrong, and she needed to face the consequences. However, taking her own life was not the


    answer. What was she thinking?


    “What happened to Harriet?” Riley asked.


    “She overdosed and is currently in the hospital,” I answered, quickly putting on a pair of jeans.


    “Oh, that’s terrible.”


    “I know.” I hurriedly put on my shirt.


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    “But why would she do that? Did you two have an argument?” Riley queries, trying to understand the


    situation.


    “Well, not really. It’s just that I said some hurtful things to herst night.”


    “But why?” Riley continued with her questions.


    I looked at her for a moment. “I found out everything.”


    “Um, please exin it more clearly to me,” Riley requested.


    I sighed. “I discovered why she had been treating you so poorly.”


    “You did?” She raised an eyebrow.


    “Yes, and as a result, I broke up with her.”


    Upon hearing this, Riley chuckled and shook her head. “And then she decided to end her life. How


    foolish of her.”


    “Can you please be more respectful?” I pleaded. “Yes, what Harriet did was wrong, but that doesn’t


    change the fact that I love her.”


    “If you love her, why did you break up with her then?” Riley questioned.


    “It was out of anger, okay?”


    “You should think twice before taking action. Making hasty decisions is never the best solution in life.”


    “But she didn’t,” I promptly replied.


    “But if she had died, would you have held yourself responsible?”


    “Yes, I suppose,” I answered softly. Then I received a text from Jack containing the address of the


    hospital. “We’ll talkter. I have to go.”


    “Okay, take care.” Riley waved her hand at me as I reached the door. I grinned at her and left


    the room.


    ARIEL’S POV


    I leisurely opened my eyes and let out a scream the moment I saw Mason sitting on my bed. He had a


    knife in his hand, which frightened me. Had hee to kill me or something? This was definitely not a


    dream.


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    “What’s with that scream, huh?” Mason‘ smirked at me. “Thought I was going to stab to death?”


    I did nothing but look at him, filled with terror, because I knew the person sitting close to me was


    completely insane. He was a psychopath, and I was afraid he could do something crazy right now. But I


    didn’t want to die yet; I still had a long way to go in life. I had children to take care of.


    “What are you doing here?” I asked with an unfriendly stare, and heughed immediately. I couldn’t see


    the humor in this situation.


    “I just came to check up on you, sweetheart. I can’t resist taking a look at this beautiful face.” He


    wanted to move his finger around my cheek, but I stopped him.


    “Well, this is my room, and I would really appreciate it if you could get your hideous face out of here.”


    “Don’t be so rude now, babygirl. You don’t want to see the other side of me,” he smirked.


    I sighed and asked calmly, “What do you want?”


    “Now we’re talking!” He eximed instantly. “You’re finally thinking straight. Now just keep being a good


    girl.”


    This young man was talking as if I were a little kid or something. I was burning with anger on the inside,


    but I couldn’t act stupid at the moment. He had a knife with him, and any slight rage could cause him to


    stab the living soul out of me.


    “Can you please get straight to the point? I have a business meeting in about an hour, and I need to get


    ready.”


    “Have you made up your mind?” Mason asked with a smiling face. That was definitely a fake smile. “Or


    do you still need more time?”


    “What if I request more time?”


    “It’s invalid,” he replied without hesitation. “You need to make a choice right now, right here. And you


    need to think wisely. Just so you know, only one phone call can take your little children out of this


    world.”


    It was infuriating that he had to mention my children in this conversation. I was overshadowed with


    anger, and I swear, if given the opportunity, I would have ripped this guy’s balls apart. With no second


    thought about it, there would be no time wasted.


    “I can’t believe you keep threatening me with my children.”


    “And I can’t believe you’re still thinking like a fool,” he threw back at me. “Justply, and I


    “Fine, I’ll do it,” I agreed, not happy about the situation.


    “You’ll get inarried to Luke?”


    “Isn’t that what you want?” I red at him.


    “Of course, that’s what I want.” He nodded, smiling, and then he got up. “You can go get dressed for


    your meeting. We’ll see each otherter in the day,” he said, walking away.


    I sighed, shaking my head.


    LUKE’S POV


    I arrived at the hospital, following the address Jack had sent me. The ce was quite calm, and there


    were hushed whispers among the doctors.


    I approached the reception desk at the entrance, and the nurse standing there was actually beautiful.


    She greeted me with a delightful smile. Behind her was arge sign with the hospital’s name written in


    bold letters. Yeah, this was definitely the right ce.


    Still thinking about Harriet, I couldn’t help but feel uneasy. I was ufortable, and I could only me


    myself for what had happened to her.


    I walked further into the hospital, looking quite worried and disturbed. But then I saw people sitting


    down, and their sad expressions were even worse than mine, I didn’t know what was going on, but I


    could sense their distress.


    I didn’t know why, but my heart was pounding really fast. Wow, I was genuinely worried about Harriet,


    even after what she had done. I was quite surprised by myself.


    As I walked slowly, I surveyed the rooms to see if I could spot Harriet. Soft music yed from a nearby


    table, and I couldn’t help but appreciate the soothing melody.


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    A few more steps, and finally, my eyesnded on the person I was looking for.