Chapter 108 Help Lauren
Clarissa naturally followed them.
She was not very interested in this kind of activity. But as the manager of the department director, she couldn't let them down.
Therefore, after drinking a few glasses of wine, she asked them to enjoy themselves and then went out to take the fresh air.
The karaoke bar was chosen by a colleague of the department, and its decoration and layout were very stylish.
Out of the box, there was a curved corridor. Outside the corridor was gardens and lawns, and the gardens were dotted with several buildings, looking like a private holiday village.
Standing on the corridor, Clarissa stretched her body.
The wind in the winter night was always cold. Although she wore a thick down-filled coat, the cold wind poured into her clothes from her neck.
Clarissa stood there for a while, feeling that she was almost sober and was about to turn around and go back.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned around, she saw a familiar figure coming from the other end of the corridor.
Natalia didn't expect to meet her here.
They were all surprised for a moment. Then Natalia showed her a polite smile.
Clarissa nodded at her blandly.
"What a coincidence, we meet again."
"Yeah."
Looking at her, Clarissa thought of something and suddenly smiled.
"As far as I know, you have always been staying in Flaucford. Why did you come to Visstead?"
Natalia's fingertips trembled slightly.
She smiled softly.
"I came here to deal with something and happened to meet Elliot. Both of us were happy to meet each other again, so I stayed here for some more time."
After graduating from high school, Elliot went to Flaucford for university.
The reason why Clarissa knew about Natalia was that he often mentioned her on the phone when he was in Flaucford.
Although Natalia was from the Levine family, she was not a directly-related member of the Levine family. She was only a distant relative of the Levine family, so her family was not very powerful.
However, her family educated her very well. She was educated and reasonable. She not only had a pretty face and talents, but also had a good personality.
In the circle of rich and young women in Flaucford, there were many women whose families were powerful than hers, but few of them could be more popular than her.
At that time, Elliot mentioned to Clarissa many times on the phone about how excellent Natalia was.
Thinking of this, a playful expression flashed across Clarissa's eyes.
"In this case, have a good time here."
After Clarissa finished speaking, she was about to leave.
But Natalia suddenly stopped her.
"Miss Chapman."
"What?"
She pointed to the necklace on Clarissa's neck, "Your necklace is very beautiful."
Clarissa was stunned.
She was wearing a white down-filled coat and a light-colored low-neck sweater. Perhaps it was too stuffy in the room, so she took out the necklace pendant that had been hidden in her clothes by accident.
She subconsciously held the pendant and pursed her lips slightly.
After a moment, she said, "Thank you."
Natalia smiled, "You must protect such a beautiful thing well!"
Clarissa was slightly stunned.
However, after Natalia finished speaking, she didn't seem to want to speak anymore. She smiled friendly at her, and then left.
Clarissa returned to the box.
She kept thinking of Natalia's words and felt so strange.
She sat on the sofa, pulled out the pendant, and looked at it carefully under the dim light. But she didn't find anything special.
This was her mother's effect. On paper, Natalia shouldn't have seen it before.
But she deliberately reminded her of this for no reason. What did she mean?
Clarissa frowned.
After thinking for a long time, she didn't understand what Natalia meant.
......
After the party was over, Clarissa went home in the midnight.
Anderson was on a business trip these days, and most of the servants went back to celebrate the Spring Festival. Pattie's son was studying abroad and her husband died young. She had no families at home, so she didn't need to go back and stayed in Visstead to spend the Spring Festival with Clarissa.
Clarissa got a little drunk. After drinking the hangover-cure soup made by Pattie, she lay on the bed and fell asleep.
The phone rang suddenly.
She frowned.
She was so tired that she didn't want to pay attention to it, but the phone kept ringing.
She had no choice but to sit up in a daze, took out her mobile phone from the bag and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Clarissa, are you at home?"
It was Lauren.
Clarissa sobered up in an instant.
On the phone, Lauren's voice trembled slightly, and she was crying.
Clarissa face changed, and she asked in a hurry, "Yes, what happened?"
"Can I come to your house to sleep for one night?"
"Of course. Where are you? I'll pick you up!"
Lauren told her an address.
Clarissa didn't have time to ask anything else. After hanging up the phone, she took the coat from the shelf and walked out.
Pattie was about to go back to her room to rest, and she was a little surprised to see Clarissa going downstairs anxiously.
"Mrs. Jordan, what's wrong?"
"Pattie, I have to go out."
"Now?"
"Yes."
Clarissa paused, and remembered that she was drunk and couldn't drive, so she ordered, "Call a driver for me."
Pattie was confused, but Clarissa had no time to explain too much to her.
Although Lauren was born rich and honorable, her character had always been strong.
Her fragile voice was trembling on the phone just now, and Clarissa had never heard such a sad voice of her.
Something bad must have happened!
The driver quickly drove her to the address Lauren told her.
It was a five-star hotel. Clarissa asked the driver to stay in the car and went upstairs alone.
After arriving at the room, she knocked on the door first and no one responded to her, so she pushed it lightly. Then she found that the door was unlocked.
Clarissa stepped in.
The light in the room was very dim, and all the pillows and ornaments were thrown on the floor. The bathroom, the the living room and the bedroom were all in a mess, as if someone had just had sex here.
Clarissa was slightly shocked. When she walked into the bedroom, she saw Lauren who was covered with wounds in a very dark corner.
Lauren was sitting on the ground with her head buried in her knees, and her hair was messy. Even if Clarissa couldn't see her clearly, she could feel that she was trembling.
Clarissa opened her eyes wide and called her softly in disbelief, "Lauren?"
Lauren raised her face.
Under the dim light, her face delicate and beautiful face was covered with tears.
There were red scars on the corners of her lips, and there were wounds on her wrists and ankles, as if she had been tied up by great strength. Her neck and chest were covered by purple bruises, and she only wore a torn red slip dress. Without asking her, Clarissa could imagine what she had experienced here.
Clarissa opened her eyes wide and looked at Lauren. Her face became livid because of anger.
After a while, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll call the police right now!"
"No!"
Lauren stopped her.
When she spoke, Clarissa found that her voice was so hoarse, and it was totally different from her usual voice.
She felt so distressed and angry!
"What happened? Who hurt you like this?"
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