Chapter 59 I Know All the Gossip!
"Let him go, go, quickly go," Isabella willingly embraced Sebastian, burying her head in his arms, trembling uncontrollably. "I don't want to see him for even a second!"
By the end, her voice had turned sharp.
Sebastian glanced at the man bleeding on his knee.
"Mr. Lawrence, I did explain that I only targeted Mrs. Lawrence because..."
Sebastian's gaze immediately turned sharp, compelling the man to shut his mouth and not utter another word.
Engrossed in fear, Isabella didn't pay attention or listen, completely unaware.
At this moment, she didn't ponder why someone she had never met and had no connection with would want to harm her.
However, ignorance is bliss sometimes.
Kaine quietly entered, taking the man away and gently closing the door.
Isabella continued to tremble.
The shadow this incident had casted on her couldn't be erased in this lifetime. Just the mere thought of it made her heart race. She even developed an instinctive aversion towards the woods.
In her twenty plus years of living, she never had to worry about basic necessities, even though she was facing destitution. However, it was the first time her personal safety had been threatened. It was as if she was in close proximity to insects and animals she feared without any protection...
The woman in his arms trembling, Sebastian's heart softened inch by inch.
"It's alright," he caressed the back of her head. "He's gone."
Isabella remained motionless, her hands still tightly clutching his wrinkled shirt.
Sebastian sighed...then embraced her again, resting his chin on her forehead, gently patting her back, as if consoling a child.
At this moment, he suddenly thought, what difference would it make to offend the Turner family?
"Sebastian," Isabella called his name, "how long will that man be sentenced to jail for?"
"How long do you want him to be sentenced?" he asked.
"What charges will the lawyer press?"
Sebastian answered, "Attempted murder."
She furrowed her brows.
"Out of pity? Or sympathy?"
"No," Isabella shook her head. "I don't know him, we've never met. But why would he..."
As she was about to ask the questions in her mind, Sebastian suddenly felt a sense of unease and panic that he had never experienced before.
How should he answer?
Should he lie? Or...
The phone suddenly rang, vibrating on the table.
Sebastian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with one arm holding her and the other picking up the phone to answer the call.
Isabella leaned into his embrace, she felt contended and a sense of security. . But little did she know what was truly going on in this man's heart.
Are all the men from the Lawrence family like this?
Meanwhile at the airport.
Brittany heard a female voice on the broadcast: "...We apologize for informing you that your flight has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions."
After a three-hour delay, the flight was cancelled.
Brittany glanced away from her computer, rubbed her eyes, and stood up to prepare to go home.
Looks like I won't be able to make it.
She was waiting for her flight in the first-class lounge, which was comfortable and clean. Brittany finished her tea and picked up her bag, but caught sight of a figure entering through the door.
Her expression instantly changed.
Joshua.
What is he doing here!
Brittany pretended not to see and packed her belongings, walking straight ahead without looking aside.
However... Joshua blocked her path, and Brittany clenched her teeth.
"It's raining heavily outside, and we can't get a car," Joshua said. "I'll give you a ride home."
"I wonder how Mr. Sinclair ended up here."
He replied, "I'm on this flight too."
"What a coincidence," Brittany looked up at him, "It really makes me sick. I haven't seen you since I entered the lounge. As soon as the flight got cancelled, you showed up. Are you trying to play the role of a knight in shining armor?"
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