Chapter 250 Secret Admirer


    When Maria arrived at the Leopard Club, she found only one person in the private room.


    Putting her purse aside, she sat down opposite him. "Lawrence, where are your two buddies?"


    "Ethan is on his way, and James might take a while."


    "Why did you invite me here?" she asked bluntly. The three were having a gathering, and it had


    nothing to do with her.


    "Have you recoveredpletely?"


    "Yeah, it''s been a while, actually." The hospital that James had put her treated her with the best,


    most effective medicine in the country.


    "That''s good." Lawrence poured a ss of wine and slid it across the table, right in front of the


    woman. "Actually, I wanted to ask you something about Norman Shen."


    Maria smiled. "Why don''t you ask him yourself?"


    "We don''t know each other that well." Norman wasn''t going to tell him anything, even if he did ask


    him.


    "Fine. What''s up?"


    "Does he train killers?"


    "Isn''t that kind of an open secret by now?" Everyone in H City should''ve known about this already.


    At the very least, anyone in the upper echelons of society should''ve known.


    "Are you one of them?" Lawrence looked at Maria carefully, trying to read her expression.


    However, the smile on the woman''s face remained unchanged. She nonchntly took a sip of wine


    and answered, "Not really."


    "What do you mean?"


    "I haven''t killed anyone, so I''m no professional killer." However, she was trained alongside those


    killers, so she had picked up on some martial arts.


    "Do they kill people?"


    Maria frowned ever so slightly. "We may be good friends, Lawrence, but even I can''t tell you things I


    don''t know. Why don''t you investigate it yourself?"


    Lawrence didn''t answer. Instead, he eyed the wine ss in Maria''s delicate hands as he silently


    pondered over something.


    After a moment of silence, Maria finally stood up. "Maybe you could invite Norman to dinner now.


    He might talk to you if he''s in a good mood," she said airily. This woman couldn''t possibly be


    serious, could she?


    Maria briskly picked up her purse and said, Tm taking off. I don''t want to run into James."


    Lawrence raised an eyebrow. "Haven''t you two made peace yet?"


    "''Peace''?" Maria rolled her eyes. "I doubt that''ll happen in my lifetime. Anyway, I''ll get going now."


    And with that, she turned around abruptly.


    However, just as she swiveled around, the heel on one of her high-heeled shoes suddenly broke off,


    flinging her off bnce and twisting her ankle.


    Fortunately, she was able to catch herself by grabbing the sofa arm.


    Lawrence stood up, worry written all over his face. "Are you okay?" he asked, rushing over to her


    side.


    Excruciating pain shot up from her ankle, paralyzing Maria. Stiff as a board, she answered in a low


    voice, "Not really..." Great, this was just her luck. How did she manage to break a heel just like that?


    Lawrence helped her up and made her sit down on the sofa. "Let me have a look."


    "Okay. Thanks."


    He lifted her ankle gently and examined it. Then, he asked her an abrupt question. "What makes


    you say you and James will never be reconciled?"


    "Well, it''s because he''s—ouch!" Just as Maria was exining herself, Lawrence''s hand moved like


    lightning.


    "Try moving your ankle," he instructed.


    The woman obeyed, cautiously wiggling her foot. It didn''t hurt as much now. "So you asked me that


    question as a diversion to set back my bone?"


    "That is correct." Lawrence''s eyes twinkled mischievously.


    Maria bit her lower lip. "Thank you so much!"


    "But you still have to go to the hospital, just to be sure," Lawrence said firmly.


    "Okay, please help me up."


    Eyeing her high-heeled foot, Lawrence asked seriously, "Do you n on spraining your other foot?"


    Maria red at him.


    "Take off your shoe," Lawrencemanded, amusement in his eyes.


    Maria decided to obey. After all, it''d be better to walk around barefoot than to wear a single shoe.


    However, once Maria stripped off the other heel, Lawrence scooped her up into his arms.


    Her lips parted slightly, as though she was looking for the right words to protest. The thought of


    James shed in her mind. He had always been iffy about her rtionship with Lawrence. "How


    about we wait until James arrives? Then I''ll go see a doctor."


    She couldn''t help but feel a little bit guilty, despite the fact that there was nothing between her and


    the man carrying her.


    Lawrence chuckled. "Don''t worry. James is a reasonable man. Also, I don''t know what time he''s


    coming. I''ll call him as soon as we get to the hospital."


    "Okay." This sounded reasonable.


    It was the second time Maria had been to a hospital that day. Fortunately, this was a different


    hospital from the one earlier.


    Meagan was an intern in that very hospital. She had just gotten off work around the time Maria and


    Lawrence arrived.


    Just as she was waiting for the elevator, she caught a familiar-looking face from the corner of her


    eye.


    A woman with long hair was sitting on a bench in the corridor. She was stunning; everyone who


    passed by couldn''t help but stare.


    Just then, a man in military fatigues emerged from an orthopedic doctor''s office nearby and carefully


    picked her up.


    The man was very handsome, with skin as tan as leather.


    ''He must be her boyfriend,'' Meagan thought to herself.


    ''He must be head over heels in love with her. After all, he picked her up so carefully!''


    But before long, another man appeared. This one was also extremely handsome, but he was in an


    expensive-looking suit as opposed to the first man''s military fatigues.


    It was obvious that he was a CEO of some powerfulpany.


    Meagan watched, entranced, as the military man carefully ced the woman into the CEO''s arms.


    The woman''s hands instantly shot up and wrapped themselves around thetter''s neck.


    If she remembered correctly, the woman hadn''t acted as intimately with the military man.


    ''So, which one is her boyfriend?'' she wondered.


    Was it the domineering CEO? Was the military man a secret admirer? ''Well, that seems to be the


    case, '' she concluded to herself.


    What a pity!


    The two men shifted their gaze in her direction.


    One gaze was cold, and the other, deep.


    Meagan was startled by their sudden attention. Being stared at by two handsome men at the same


    time, she couldn''t take it. Panicked, she jabbed a finger on the elevator button anxiously.


    Fortunately, the elevator doors slid open and she got in as fast as she could.


    Following the gaze of the two men, Maria happened to see Meagan''s side profile. She quickly cried


    out, "Stop her, James Xi!"


    "What''s wrong?"


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    "She was the one who saved me that night. Lawrence, run after her! I haven''t had the chance to


    thank her!”


    Lawrence was confused. "If she saved your life, why did she run away when she saw us looking


    over at her?"


    "Beats me. Just go!"


    Lawrence sprinted towards the elevator and checked to see what floor she''d get off. The elevator


    stopped on the ground floor, and he quickly got into the other elevator.


    When he alighted on the right floor, he saw the girl taking deep breaths in the corner of the hall, as


    though she was trying to calm herself down. "Excuse me..."


    She suddenly turned around and found the man in camouge uniform trotting towards her.


    Frightened, Meagan turned around abruptly and started to brisk walk away.


    As soon as she started running, Lawrence also quickened his pace to catch up to her.