FreeGoodNovelChapter 525 A Lost Chance for a Comeback 40% Pearls When Irving returned, he noticed from afar that the front door was left wide open. Inside, the room was in disarray, and Lisa lay injured on the couch.
He squatted and lightly shook her shoulder. "Lisa?" Lisa wasn't truly unconscious-she was feigning weakness to deceive Irving.
Sensing his concern, she slowly opened her eyes and explained weakly, "Hayley and Benjamin conspired together. They stabbedand escaped. I'm so sorry..
The chance to turn the situation around had slipped away.
Irving's anger flared. But as he looked at Lisa's pale and fragile appearance, he couldn't bring himself to lash out.
Instead, he set his frustration aside and carefully helped her up. "It's not your fault. You were alone-it's understandable that you couldn't stop the two of them.
Hayley's POV: Benjamin still didn't know the truth about my status as an Alpha, nor that my injuries would heal quickly. He worried about my wounds and insisted on takingto the emergency room.
After the nurse treatedand gave a few instructions, she left the room, allowing Benjamin to cin. The tension between us was palpable. After everything that had happened and the twe'd spent apart, our interactions had becpolite but distant.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtTrying to break the awkward silence, I bit my lip and joked lightly, "The nurse sure has a lot of patience." Benjamin stood still in front of me, his face unreadable and his silence unbroken.
His deep eyes, gleaming faintly under the light, held a mysterious glow as he gazed at me.
For a brief moment, the atmosphere between us was charged with awkwardness.
I was not good at conversations, so I just shrugged and looked away.
"You're always like this," Benjamin suddenly said, his low voice filled with both frustration and resignation.
I looked back at him, confused about what had provoked his reaction.
My bewilderment only seemed to irritate him further. He pressed his fingers to the bridge of his nose before letting out a long, weary sigh.
"I'm not angry with you," he began, his tone softening. just need you to understand how much your safety means to me.
"If you'd waited for my help, instead of taking matters into your own hands and getting hurt, none of this 1/3 12:06 Fri, Jan 31 BD.
Chapter 525 A Lest Chance for a Comeback Before I could respond, he stepped closer and pulledinto a firm embrace.
Pearls "Do you have any idea how worried I've been since the moment you were kidnapped? Even Lawrence has been anxious for you. Holding you like this is the only way I can feel at ease again.
"I swear, I won't let anyone harm you ever again." His sincerity brought tears to my eyes.
I wasn't sure how much thad passed, but his tight hold was starting to make it hard to breathe. Just as I opened my mouth to ask him to loosen up, he released me.
"Let's head back. It's not safe here." Benjamin slipped off his coat and draped it over my shoulders, and we left the hospital to head for the airport.
A few hours later, the car pulled up to the Southwells' Residence.
I had been here before, so the surroundings were familiar Byt as the vehicle cto a stop, hesitated, staring at Benjamin's outstretched hand, Surviving the ordeal didn't erase the lingering shadows of unresolved issues.
Odessa was the wall that separated us-a barrier I wasn't sure I could overcome.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI had just escaped from Irving and wasn't ready to return to a place where I'd have to endure Odessa's sharp words and constant contempt.
I couldn't yet reveal the truth about my Alpha identity or my immense wealth.
As long as I was an Omega in her eyes, her disdain forwould remain unchanged.
Benjamin seemed to sense my unease. He extended his hand again, his voice steady and reassuring. "Trust me. Things are different now.
You won't be disappointed." I studied him, lost in thought.
He had proven tand again how well he understood me. With nothing but a wedding dress he had pieced together my thoughts and trackeddown. No one else could knowas deeply as he did. He was the destined mate chosen forby the Moon Goddess, and no one else could ever take his place.
So, why was I hesitating? No matter the challenges ahead, I belonged by his side.
With that resolution, I pushed my doubts aside and took his hand firmly as we stepped into the familiar Southwells' Residence.
I hadn't expected that the first person I would encounter was Odessa.
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