Chapter 145


    The car door was mmed shut then.


    Allison sat up straight, eyes closed, not daring to look out the window.


    “Dr. Dn, may the world be your oyster,” she said.


    She wasn’t sure if she had ever really loved Dr Dn, but he had given her fleetingfort once.


    Dunng her hardest times, Dr Dn was always there, not caring about her status or that her mother


    was critically ill. He was as gentle as a spring breeze.


    A mocking male voice came from beside her. “Can’t bear to leave him, huh?”


    Allison opened her eyes and looked at Lucian with a cold gaze. “We’ve broken up. I hope Mr.


    Lindbergh keeps your word.”


    She hadn’t expected Lucian to actuallye pick her up.


    The only reason she called Lucian was to make Dr. Dn give up on her for good.


    After they had been driving for a while, Allison said, “Pull over and just drop me off on the side of the


    road.”


    The driver nced back at Lucian. Mr. Lindbergh didn’t say anything, so he kept driving


    Allison looked at Lucian and thought: “Fine, if someone’s willing to take me home, I might as well go


    along with it.” She looked exhausted, her high fever had just dropped, and she was pale and fragile.


    She didn’t believe this man could do anything to her now.


    It was rush hour, and traffic was heavy.


    Suddenly, the car jolted, swaying from side to side.


    Being weak from the fever, Allison’s body lurched forward and then swayed to the left.


    Just then, a hand steadied her face.


    Allison almost fell into the man’sp.


    The hand holding her face was warm. Allison’s cheeks were still slightly hot from the fever. Her hand


    gripped the man’s suit trousers as she crouched in the car


    The man lifted his other hand and pressed it against her forehead.


    Allison flinched


    Why had he suddenly be so gentle?


    He hadn’t treated her roughly like he had in the morning.


    Why had he changed so much by the afternoon?


    She was about to stand up when the car started again, jotting her face into the man’s palm again. A low


    chuckle filled her ears. Allison looked up to see Lucian’s face break into a small smile. It was as if he


    were enjoying her difort, with a hint of amusement ying on his lips.


    Allison quickly straightened up and sat back against the car door.


    The car moved slowly all the way.


    Finally, at 8 o’clock, they arrived at the nagan Mansion.


    Allison, afraid that Leah nagan–Eaden would discover she had ridden home in Lucian’s car, decided


    to get out early. “This is good. If Leah sees me getting out of your car, it might cause some


    misunderstandings.”


    The car stopped at the entrance of themunity.


    Allison got out of the car and went home.


    She stretchedzily, feeling a bit hungry. She hadn’t eaten anything today and had been in a daze for


    the past couple of days.


    Just as she was about to make something to eat, she heard the sound of the gate opening from


    outside.


    Allison thought it was the nagan family’s maid, Linda.


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    She usually didn’t lock the yard gate because she lived in a famousmunity in Northfield, in a small


    loft behind the nagan family vi, where security was guaranteed. And Leah and her family usually


    don’te here. In their eyes, this ce was like an abandoned warehouse. They wouldn’t want to be


    seen here,


    afraid it would ‘dirty‘ their image.


    “Linda, what’s up?” Allison asked.