Chapter<b>22</b>
“Selenaisimpulsive.Ifshedidsomethingtohurtyou,Ihopeyouwon’tholditagainsther.Ipromiseshewon’tdoitagain.”
Selena’seyesturnedredinstantly.“Ave,whyareyou.apologizing?Thishasnothingtodowithyou!”
AvelineignoredherandlookedatLucas.“Isthisenoughnow?”
Herfacewasslightlypale,andtherewasashatteredlightinher
eyes.
Wasn’titjustforcinghertply?
Whywasn’thesatisfiedwhenshehadalreadpliedwithhiswishes?
Shewastrulyblind.
Whydidn’tshelistentoSelena?
Thetasteofreapingwhatonesowswastrulyunpleasant.
Lucaslookeddeeplyather,feelingawaveofirritation.Whatdidthismatterhavetodowithher?
Acold,harshauraenvelopedhim.
Sophiaspokeupatthismoment,“I’mfine,butLucasisinjured.IunderstandthatMissQuinisangry,buthurtingsomeoneisagainstthw.IhopeMissQuinwon’tdothisagaininthefuture.”
Shelookedatthetwobodyguards.“LetgoofMissQuin.”
ThetwobodyguardsimmediatelyreleasedSelena.
Ave…”
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SelenalookedatAveline.
Avelinesaid,“Ifthere’snothingelse,we’llleavenow.Wewon’tdisturbyouanylonger.”Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.
Selenabegantopanicandquicklyfollowed.
Lucasstaredcoldlyatthetwobodyguards.“Whosemenareyou?
Thetwobodyguardswerestunned.“Weareyourmen,Mr.Tudor.
“So<b>,</b>youdoknow.”Lucas’stonegrewevencolder.“Getout ofhere,anddon’tletmeseeyouagain.”
Thetwobodyguardswereimmediatelyterrifiedandwantedtosaysomething,butunderLucas’scoldgaze,theyshiveredandleftwiththeirheadsdown.
Sophiawasslightlytakenabackbythesituation.
Whatdidhemeanbythis?
Washedispleasedthatthebodyguardslistenedtoher?
“Lucas,yourinjuryhasbeentreated.Becarefulnottogetitwet,”shesaidsoftly,suppressingthestrangefeelinginherheart.
Lucastookoutacigarette,litit,andhalf–closedhiseyes.Thesmokeenvelopedhisface,makingithardtodiscernhisexpression.
Sophialookedathim.“Lucas,areyoustillworriedaboutMissYoung’sinjury?Sheseemstohaverecovered.”
“No,”Lucasrepliedcoldly.
Sophia’seyesflickered.Really?
Ifhewasn’tworried,thenwhydidhedealwithPandhisgangsoharshly?
Theprotestorscametotheconstructionsitetocausea
disturbancebefore,andheneverpersonallyintervened.ButwhenAvelinegothurt,hesentthosepeoplestraighttoprison.
Theyjustwantedfaipensation.Wasn’tthistoosevere?
“I’llhavesomeakeyouhome.”
Lucasstoodupandlefttheprivateroom.
Sophiawatchedhistallbackandsuddenlyasked,“Doyoulikeher?Ifyoudo,Iwon’tsayanything.Afterall,savingyouwasmyone–sideddecision.EventhoughIlostaleg,I’vegottenusedtoitoverthepasttwoyears.“!
“Don’toverthinkit.”
Lucaslookedather.“Gohomeandrestwell.SheandIwillgetdivorcedsoon.”
Heopenedthe door,andDesmondwasalreadywaitingoutside.
Lucasgaveabriefinstructionandthenleftquickly.
DesmondlookedatSophia.“MissWinter,please.”
Sophialoweredhereyes,hidingheremotions.
“Ave,waitforme.”
SelenacaughtupwithAveline,seeingherpalefaceandfeelingasurgeofguilt.“I’msorry,Ididn’texpecthimtobesoruthlessnow.”
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Avelookadeepbreathandsaid,“Whyareyouapologizing?Youdiditforme.Butpromiseme,don’tgotohimaloneagain.Wecan’taffordtoprovokehim.”
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