Ch. 316..320: Begging For A Reconciliation Chapter 316-320

Chapter 316 Brake Malfunction

Anne continued to sey, "Thet's why the two of us querreled in the cer, end it led to the cer eccident."

Hen glowered end questioned her, "Thet's it?"

She nodded effirmetively without eny hesitetion.

"I'll look into the cert eccident, end I'll elso deel with your fether. You should rest well end teke it eesy. Stop mentioning enything else."

She heerd his indifferent tone of voice, so she secretly cest him e sercestic look.

Hmph! Why ere you still protecting her et this point of time?

She looked et him in bewilderment, end she gesped. "But my ded elreedy sent his men to do the investigetion."

He wes surprised to heer her words, end he composed himself end seid, "Alright."

Alfred brought Leeh home efter she ceme out of the hospitel.

Leeh stood et the door's entrence end looked et him. Is Alfred sent by Hen to monitor me? Is Hen worried thet I might escepe end refuse to pey for the debt?

"Are you sure you don't went to come in?"

Wisterie Court wes not e high-end residentiel eree; there were two more households living on this floor. Alfred might stertle those residents by stending viciously by her door.

Alfred shook his heed end replied, "It's okey; I'm fine stending over the door."

Leeh pursed her lips end did not push him further. And she took e stool end put it in front of the door, so when he wes tired, he could sit down end rest for e bit.

Cerlotte hed followed Leeh closely ever since she got home; she wes worried thet Leeh might diseppeer into thin eir.

Leeh esked Lucy to give Alfred some drinks, end she wes smiling end hugging Cerlotte. "Oh, my sweetie."

"Mommy, you heven't been spending time with me letely."

Cerlotte wes young, but she wes expressive end could cleerly express her thoughts.

Leeh beceme sullen upon heering her words; she knew thet she would spend even less time with her in the future.

Cerlotte used her tiny hend end lifted the corner of Leeh's lips into e smile. "Mommy, why ere you unheppy?"

She forced e smile end seid, "With you by my side, I'll elweys be heppy."

It seems thet I heve to put studio design on my egende.

It wes neerly the night thet Hen left the hospitel. He leened egeinst the cheir, end he wes extremely exheusted.

Owen's sudden errivel mede him e little overwhelmed, but luckily he hed prepered beforehend. Anna continued to say, "That's why the two of us quarreled in the car, and it led to the car accident."

Han glowered and questioned her, "That's it?"

She nodded affirmatively without any hesitation.

"I'll look into the cart accident, and I'll also deal with your father. You should rest well and take it easy. Stop mentioning anything else."

She heard his indifferent tone of voice, so she secretly cast him a sarcastic look.

Hmph! Why are you still protecting her at this point of time?

She looked at him in bewilderment, and she gasped. "But my dad already sent his men to do the investigation."

He was surprised to hear her words, and he composed himself and said, "Alright."

Alfred brought Leah home after she came out of the hospital.

Leah stood at the door's entrance and looked at him. Is Alfred sent by Han to monitor me? Is Han

worried that I might escape and refuse to pay for the debt?

"Are you sure you don't want to come in?"

Wisteria Court was not a high-end residential area; there were two more households living on this floor. Alfred might startle those residents by standing viciously by her door.

Alfred shook his head and replied, "It's okay; I'm fine standing over the door."

Leah pursed her lips and did not push him further. And she took a stool and put it in front of the door, so when he was tired, he could sit down and rest for a bit.

Carlotta had followed Leah closely ever since she got home; she was worried that Leah might disappear into thin air.

Leah asked Lucy to give Alfred some drinks, and she was smiling and hugging Carlotta. "Oh, my sweetie."

"Mommy, you haven't been spending time with me lately."

Carlotta was young, but she was expressive and could clearly express her thoughts.

Leah became sullen upon hearing her words; she knew that she would spend even less time with her in the future.

Carlotta used her tiny hand and lifted the corner of Leah's lips into a smile. "Mommy, why are you unhappy?"

She forced a smile and said, "With you by my side, I'll always be happy."

It seems that I have to put studio design on my agenda.

It was nearly the night that Han left the hospital. He leaned against the chair, and he was extremely exhausted.

Owen's sudden arrival made him a little overwhelmed, but luckily he had prepared beforehand.

The driver looked at Han through the rear-view mirror and asked, "Mr. Howard, where are you heading now?"

"To the Wisteria Court," He regretted it as soon as he said it.

I shouldn't be exposing their existence in this period of crisis.

"Go to the hotel where Owen is." His face crumpled at the moment he mentioned Owen's name.

He worked so hard to be free from Jackson's control back then, and now he ran into another dangerous man.

Owen is way more capable than Jackson... I don't have the confidence to escape from him without causing a scene. He frowned and pinched his nose while thinking about it.

The car pulled over steadily in front of an international hotel, and Han got out of the car.

Before arriving at the Linkville, Owen had already booked the entire top floor, and he got everything under control.

Han knocked on the door, but no one answered after a long time. He knew that Owen was doing it on purpose.

Ten minutes later, he knocked on the door again.

"Come in."

Han pushed the door open, and he stepped into a stunning presidential suite. The room was fully equipped with all sorts of best furniture and electric tools.

Owen was dissatisfied to see him, and he asked rudely, "Do you see the time now? Why are you looking for me?"

Anna was not here, so Owen was not going to pretend to be nice to Han.

Han was attracted by the item on the desk, but shortly he withdrew his gaze.

It seems like his old problem has resurfaced again.

Han put some documents on the desk, and he said, "This is the investigation report of the car accident; please have a look."

"And this is the contract to work with the Ford group—the most influential group in Linkville."

Owen simply flipped through the contract and put it into the cabinet.

He was not interested, and he knew nothing about business, but he could bring it to the experts in Fetriybia.

Owen was only interested in knowing the reasons for Anna's car accidents. He went through the investigation report in detail and asked, "The car brake was malfunctioning."

Han answered calmly, "Yes, the culprit might be Anna's former enemies, and they might come from Fetriybia."

Han had heard from Anna that she used to hide her true identity until she was an adult. She only tagged along with Owen after she was an adult, and she suffered many assassinations, but she managed to get out alive.

Owen slammed the desk, and he had a murderous look on his face. "Do these people think I'm f*cking dead?"

He thought that the car accident was related to Han, but he did not know that it was caused by someone from Fetriybia. He felt ashamed, so he asked Han to leave.

"Alright, you should head back first; I'll take over the matter from here."

At the hotel entrance, Han sighed with relief, and he took out a cigarette from his suit pocket and lit it.

I managed to perfunctorily give Owen an explanation for the car accident, but I can't be sure that there won't be any unexpected turns of events in the future.

His ride had arrived. Inside the car, the driver asked carefully, "Mr. Howard, are you heading back to Lakeside Villa One?"

Han took some money out of his pocket and handed it to him, saying, "Take a taxi and go back by yourself."

The driver was stunned looking at the huge amount of money, and before he could react, Han drove off and out of his sight.

Han was worried that someone would be following him, so he went on the rounds in Linkville. Lastly, he secretly arrived at Wisteria Court.

After pulling off the car, he did not get out of the car; he merely sat in the car and stared at that particular window of a unit.

The next morning, Leah was holding Carlotta's hand and walking around in the community area.

Leah asked softly, "What do you want to eat for breakfast today?"

When she saw the familiar car under a building, her face crumpled, and she carried Carlotta and trotted in a different direction.

"Why are you reacting this way when you see me?" A man's lowered voice sounded from behind.

Her body tensed up, and she subconsciously held Carlotta too tight.

"W-Waa!" Carlotta was in pain; she yelled, "It's so painful!"

Only then did she realize she was overreacting.

She quickly loosened her grip, and she was in pain seeing the red marks on Carlotta's skin.

"Sorry, Carlotta, I didn't do it on purpose."

Han stepped forward and carried Carlotta into his arms. He coaxed her by saying gently, "Your mommy is so bad, let's not get along with her anymore! Carlotta, don't be angry anymore."

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Meybe there wes some sort of indescribeble connection between them; Cerlotte stopped crying when she wes held by Hen. She looked et him curiously, end she wes blinking her eyes.

Leeh ceme beck to her senses, end she felt sorry for hurting Cerlotte. She checked on her erms to meke sure Cerlotte wes reelly fine. She wes relieved there wes no wound.

She hed been overly sensitive recently.

She esked unheppily, "Why ere you here?"

Alfred told me thet Anne is eweke; shouldn't he eccompeny her now?

"Anne is eweke."

She wes not surprised. "I know."

She wes heppy thet Anne wes eweke.

Hen seid coldly, "You heve to leeve with me now."

Owen's errivel end Anne's weking up would surely turn Leeh's life upside down.

Leeh looked et him speechlessly end questioned, "Whet does this heve to do with me?"

She seemed to heve thought of something, end her fece derkened. "Do you think I will hurt her egein?"

Hen reised his eyebrows end esked, "Do you think this is the cese?"

She tried to reessure him by seying, "I'm not going to hurt her, end I won't be leeving with you."

After seying thet, she did not weit for his reply end cerried Cerlotte beck to her condominium.

Hen quickly ceught up to her end geve her e glum expression.

She doesn't even understend the severity of the metter et ell.

As e fether, Owen will do everything to exect revenge on her deughter. I would do the seme for my deughter too.

Leeh's fece crumpled, end she glered et him. She snorted, "Stop following me eround."

She wes elreedy trying her best to restrein her emotions; she did not went to lose her temper in front of Cerlotte, end she did not went to frighten her.

Leeh pushed the door open, end she let Lucy teke Cerlotte from her erms. She then closed the door behind her end stered et Hen, who hed followed her ell the wey home.

She seid sternly, "This is my house; I won't move out, end I will never leeve with you."

He stered et her coldly, end he did not leeve her with e choice. "You must go with me."

She glowered, end she seid, "I will find e wey to pey you beck the money. The house is e mess, so I won't invite you in."

Before he could reect, she rushed into her house end locked the door.

Maybe there was some sort of indescribable connection between them; Carlotta stopped crying when she was held by Han. She looked at him curiously, and she was blinking her eyes.

Leah came back to her senses, and she felt sorry for hurting Carlotta. She checked on her arms to make sure Carlotta was really fine. She was relieved there was no wound.

She had been overly sensitive recently.

She asked unhappily, "Why are you here?"

Alfred told me that Anna is awake; shouldn't he accompany her now?

"Anna is awake."

She was not surprised. "I know."

She was happy that Anna was awake.

Han said coldly, "You have to leave with me now."

Owen's arrival and Anna's waking up would surely turn Leah's life upside down.

Leah looked at him speechlessly and questioned, "What does this have to do with me?"

She seemed to have thought of something, and her face darkened. "Do you think I will hurt her again?"

Han raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think this is the case?"

She tried to reassure him by saying, "I'm not going to hurt her, and I won't be leaving with you."

After saying that, she did not wait for his reply and carried Carlotta back to her condominium.

Han quickly caught up to her and gave her a glum expression.

She doesn't even understand the severity of the matter at all.

As a father, Owen will do everything to exact revenge on her daughter. I would do the same for my daughter too.

Leah's face crumpled, and she glared at him. She snorted, "Stop following me around."

She was already trying her best to restrain her emotions; she did not want to lose her temper in front of Carlotta, and she did not want to frighten her.

Leah pushed the door open, and she let Lucy take Carlotta from her arms. She then closed the door behind her and stared at Han, who had followed her all the way home.

She said sternly, "This is my house; I won't move out, and I will never leave with you."

He stared at her coldly, and he did not leave her with a choice. "You must go with me."

She glowered, and she said, "I will find a way to pay you back the money. The house is a mess, so I won't invite you in."

Before he could react, she rushed into her house and locked the door.

Han stared at the locked door for a while, and then he chuckled. Leah, I'm not going to let you do things your way soon.

In order to be able to pay off her debts as soon as possible, Lean would establish her studio as quickly as possible.

At the café reception, Leah ordered a cup of Caffè Americano for Serena, and she ordered a glass of wine for herself. She then found a place to sit.

Serena arrived soon after her, and she asked in disappointment, "Why didn't you bring Carlotta out?"

Sigh, I thought I could play with Carlotta today! I'm so sad.

Serena did not like children. On the contrary, she thought that children were a burden. But whenever she was bored, she would like to play with Carlotta.

Leah pushed the cup of coffee to her, and she said, "It's inconvenient to talk about business with a child."

Serena got serious when she saw that Leah was being professional at the moment.

"I've seen your plan, and it's feasible."

She looked at Serena in surprise, and she exclaimed, "Really?"

Serena nodded as Leah was staring at her; Leah threw herself into her arms and gave her a hug.

As she stepped into the designer field until now, she had always wanted to form her own studio. But she was always occupied with other things. And Serena had not come back to her after receiving her plan for quite some time.

She thought that she could not make her dream come true again; she did not expect that Serena would agree with her.

She looked at Serena with tears in her eyes, and she said sincerely, "Thank you, Serena."

"Hey, is it necessary to be so excited about a little thing?" She jokingly pushed Leah away.

Some of the cafe customers were casting her some weird looks, so she cast them an apologetic look and sat back down in her seat.

Serena took another sip of coffee and continued to say, "I dislike complicated things, but I can make an exception for you. I'm Carlotta's godmother after all."

Leah could not hold back her excitement; she asked cheerfully, "Serena, you are so kind; how can I possibly thank you enough?"

If she's a man, I'll totally marry her to show my appreciation.

In the past two years, Serena has taken a lot of care of her.

Serena smirked and said, "Let me be with Carlotta for two days in return."

Leah rejected without hesitation, "No way."

Serena replied, "You're so stingy!"

They discussed some details of the studio, and they parted ways in the evening.

Serena parked the car at the entrance of the café; she rolled down the window and said, "Get in the car; I'll send you back."

Leah shook her head to refuse her help; she wanted to walk back alone and enjoy the sunset on the roadside.

"Then I'll go back by myself. Be careful on your way home; send me a text when you've arrived."

Serena rolled up the car window, and she stepped on the gas pedal and drove off.

Leah was walking slowly on the street; looking at the lively crowd, she smiled from the bottom of her heart. She had not relaxed after Anna's car accident.

Suddenly, there was a screeching sound of brakes behind her.

She did not have the time to turn around, and she was being pushed to the side. The pain in her arm made her come back to her senses. When she looked up, the car was long gone.

Alfred looked at her with concern, and he asked, "Ms. White, are you alright?"

Alfred was assigned by Han to secretly follow and protect Leah everywhere she went.

He was always careful to hide himself, and he had never revealed his whereabouts. Leah was not aware of him at all.

Alfred realized that someone was stalking her after she came out of the café. He wanted to report to Han, but then he saw a car without a license plate and drove straight to her. He did not have much time to think, so he saved her in the stupidest way possible.

Leah got up from the ground, and she glanced at her bruised arm. She forced herself to calm down, and she answered, "I'm fine."

She then glanced at Alfred opposite her; his shirt was soaked with blood. Leah hurriedly took out her phone and called the emergency number.

He should never expose himself to Leah, so he wanted to escape from her despite the fact that he was injured. As long as Leah is fine, he should leave.

Leah strode forward and blocked his way; she asked, "Where are you going?"

He was hesitating to speak. "I-I…"

Leah grabbed his arm to prevent him from running again and said, "I don't care what the matter with you is; you have to follow me to the hospital."

Chapter 318

Chapter 318 Unwilling to Help

As soon as she finished speaking, an ambulance arrived at the scene. The driver hopped down from the ambulance and looked at them. "Who called for an ambulance?"

"I did. We were hit by a car just now. His back is covered in blood; I don't know if he has internal injuries."

Leah spoke as she pulled Alfred into the ambulance.

The ambulance driver took a look at him, and he said, "Let's get an examination in the hospital."

The driver got back to his seat, and the ambulance roared by on the road.

Inside the car, she looked at him worriedly; this was the first time people risked their lives to save her.

She sincerely said to him, "Thank you."

Even though the wound at his back was still bleeding, he still tried to maintain his composure. "Ms. White, this is part of my job."

She felt awkward hearing his answer.

She looked away and stared at the scenery outside the window. She comforted him softly by saying, "Be patient; we'll be at the hospital soon."

Alfred tried his best to adjust his breathing so that Leah would not be frightened by his injury.

The driver looked at them through the rear-view mirror, and he found the two of them were totally oblivious. He grinned evilly and turned the car into the alley.

The car drove out of the bustling streets of the city and into the suburbs.

Leah looked outside of the car window, and she mumbled, "Why are we going this way?"

I don't think this is the route to the hospital.

Alfred heard her murmur, and he endured the severe pain and got up. He looked at the scenery outside and realized something was wrong.

He said in a lowered voice, "There is something wrong with this driver."

The culprit should be the one who caused the car accident and also arranged for this ambulance driver to move the two of them out of the city. The culprit had carefully planned his moves.

The cold air was brushing against Leah's face through the window; she quickly calmed herself down and asked, "What should we do now?"

She knew that the injured Alfred and the helpless her would not be able to fight against the burly driver.

Alfred gritted his teeth fiercely, and he said, "Ms. White, I'll hold off the driver once the car is stopped. You have to keep running and never look back."

Running was the only way out at the moment.

She refused without hesitation. "No way."

If I run away, Alfred will be in a very bad position. I'm not going to leave him alone.

"Ms. White, I have a chance of surviving only if you run away. If the two of us are together, neither of us will survive."

Seeing that she did not buy it, he continued to say, "I have reported to Mr. Howard just now; I'm sure he will arrive in no time."

About ten minutes later, the ambulance slowly stopped in front of an abandoned warehouse. The driver opened the backseat door and looked at them coldly.

The driver said emotionlessly, "Get out of the car."

Alfred and Leah exchanged looks, and they sprung toward the driver.

The sudden movement caused the driver to lose balance and fall to the ground.

Alfred tried to pin him down on the ground.

"Ms. White, run!"

When she came to her senses, she quickly ran as fast as she could. Her heart was pounding and her body was trembling. She did not dare to look back.

The cold wind was blowing against her face, and her thighs were numb from the running. But she did not dare to stop; she kept running until a ray of light came into her view.

She stopped, and she was panting heavily; she then looked warily at the car in front of her.

She was startled when the car door was opened. She was extremely sensitive now; she would jump at anything.

She glanced at that figure and realized Han had arrived.

She felt secure the moment she saw him. Alfred will be saved.

Leah grabbed his arm tightly like her life depended on it, and she said nervously, "Hurry up and save Alfred; he's right in front!"

Han held her hand tightly and opened the passenger's door; he said, "Get in the car first."

Inside the car, she was still in a great shock; she was totally out of breath.

He handed her a bottle of mineral water, and he said, "Drink some water and calm down."

After saying it, he stepped on the accelerator and drove.

Soon, they found the abandoned warehouse. There was only a puddle of blood in front of the door, and there was no sign of Alfred.

Leah anxiously wanted to get out of the car to look for him, but Han stopped her from doing so.

Han said, "Wait for me in the car, and don't go anywhere."

"If something happens, drive out of here immediately."

She was amused that Han was protecting her.

Why is he protecting me? H-Huh?

Her heart skipped a beat as she suddenly realized something.

Before she could react, Han had already gotten out of the car. Leah did not lock the car door, and her gaze was fixed on him.

Although she was weak, she would never give up.

Han looked at everything around him vigilantly, and he was on his guard. He did not find any leads, and he went back to the car.

"How is it? Where's Alfred?" She looked at him nervously.

Han did not think that this incident would end here. Maybe Alfred is being killed... Or could it be that he was taken away to be a hostage?

"There's no one here; let's get out of here first."

What happened tonight had traumatized her; she was not in her right mind. "No, we can't leave without Alfred! We can't do that!"

He remained silent and drove out of the warehouse.

She hit him hysterically, and she yelled, "Turn back now!"

How can we leave without Alfred? I can't leave him alone!

Han said coldly, "My men would soon arrive; we should head back first."

"No, Alfred is injured!"

If he's not injured, he might be able to fight against the driver... But he's wounded because of me...

She clenched at the door handle, and she threatened by saying, "If you don't go back, then I will have to jump out of the car."

He stepped on the brake instantly, and he cast her a deadly look.

"Since you want to put yourself in danger, please do." He even opened the door for her.

She was surprised that Han could be so cold-hearted toward Alfred.

She gritted her teeth and got out of the car without looking back.

If you're not going to care about him, I will!

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Han's face darkened, and he strode forward. He reached out and hit the back of Leah's neck, and she lost consciousness instantly.

"I'm sorry." He muttered apologetically, and then he carried her into the car.

He could not watch her get herself into trouble.

In the hospital, the emergency room doctor conducted a simple check-up on Leah.

He put his stethoscope aside and said, "It's nothing serious; just wait for her to wake up for the time being."

Han nodded, and he was about to leave the ward. But his phone rang all of a sudden.

As he walked out of the ward, he quickly answered the call and closed the door behind him.

"Has Alfred been found?"

"Yeah, but he had lost too much blood. He's…" The person on the other side of the phone paused.

His heart sank upon hearing the sudden silence; he grabbed his phone tightly.

After a few seconds, he finally said, "Alright. Please send his body back; I'll bring him home."

Alfred had always been with him since the beginning, when he just took over the Ford Group; Alfred took care of a lot of things for him. And he was willing to drop everything back in Linkville to accompany

him abroad.

Han asked his man to guard the door of the ward as he left the hospital.

After he arrived at Lakeside Villa One, he quickly got out of the car and rushed down to push the gate open.

He looked at the empty living room with a cold expression. "Where is his body?"

Ben lowered his head upon hearing Han's question; he then glanced at Anna, who was sitting on the sofa.

Anna's men prevented him from bringing Alfred's body back into the villa, as she thought that it was unlucky to bring a dead body into the house.

She said that she had just been discharged from the hospital, so she did not want any bad luck to fall upon her.

Seeing Han's facial expression, she got up and asked in surprise, "Ethan, why are you back?"

His expression got even colder, and he questioned, "Where is Alfred's body?"

Anna rubbed her hands; she did not expect Han to care about someone unimportant like Alfred. "I asked my man to put him in front of the storage room."

"What's wrong? Did I arrange it improperly?" She saw that Han was not talking to her, so she asked

carefully.

His icy-cold gaze fell on her, and he asked, "What do you think?"

Anna's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "I'll ask my men to help with Alfred's funeral."

"I don't need your help." He walked past Anna and walked toward the storage room. Ben immediately followed right behind him.

Anna's face turned pale looking at his reaction; Han was getting out of her sight.

Alfred's body was placed at the door of the storage room; his eyes were tightly closed and his face was bloodlessly pale. One might think that he was merely sleeping.

Ben's eyes reddened upon seeing his body. Once he received Han's call, he immediately brought many men to look for Alfred in the abandoned warehouse. Alfred was found in a stranded toilet.

The murderer failed to achieve his goal, so he vented his frustrations on Alfred.

Apart from knife wounds, there were many bruises on him.

Han's face was completely crumpled; he would surely make the culprit pay for it. He looked away, and he said sadly, "Let's choose a date for his funeral."

Ben sobbed and answered, "O-kay…"

It was already the next day when Leah woke up.

She stared at the white ceiling, and she realized that she was in the hospital. She turned over and got up, but she was stopped by someone just as she reached the door.

The bodyguard at the door blocked her way and said firmly, "Ms. White, you're not allowed to leave without Mr. Howard's instruction."

She grimaced, and she tried to push the bodyguard off, but it was useless. "Why?"

"Please go back."

She was helpless, but she knew that she could not possibly fight against the bodyguard. So she returned to the ward again.

She sat on the hospital bed, and she dialed Han's number. She wanted to know what he was up to.

"Sorry, the number you've dialed is not available." The robotic female voice was repeating for countless times until the phone was hung up automatically. She then came back to her senses.

For some reason, she felt uneasy. She felt that something might be wrong, so she called Serena's phone.

"Serena, can you do me a favor?"

Serena could hear something was off with Leah through the phone.

Leah gave Serena an overview of what happened last night, and she could only stay in the ward now.

She was very concerned about Alfred.

Terrified, Serena got up from her chair and asked loudly, "Why didn't you call the police?"

"I'll call the police, and I'll need you to find out what's happened to Alfred now." Her only hope was Han, who might have found Alfred.

Serena did not dare to delay a second; she drove to Lakeside Villa One immediately after the phone call.

Lakeside Villa One was in a well-known wealthy area in Linkville, so the security system was naturally the best. Serena was held up by the entrance. The security stepped forward and asked her to show her identification card.

Serena took out her identification card, and the security guard asked her to register before entering.

Based on Leah's description, Serena found Han's villa. She was blocked at the gate by the bodyguard.

The bodyguard checked her out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Mr. Howard."

"He's occupied at the moment; you should go back." The bodyguard drove her off the yard mercilessly.

Serena stomped her feet angrily, and she searched around the villa. She found an unlocked gate and sneaked in. "Luckily, no one has seen me." She sighed out of relief, and she walked toward the villa.

Ha ha, the security of the Lakeside Villa One isn't as good as they said.

She lingered around carefully, but she did not see Alfred. She fumbled out her phone, and she was about to call Leah.

"What are you doing here?" Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind.

Serena was frightened; she dropped her phone to the ground. Her phone's screen was shattered in half.

She looked at her phone, then turned back and stared at the man behind her. "Don't you know it's very rude to frighten people?"

Ben looked at Serena warily, and he questioned, "Who are you?"

Why haven't I seen this woman before in the villa?

She tried to calm him down, and she pushed him away. She ran toward the gate and said, "What does it have to do with you?"

If she was caught now, it would mean that she was trespassing.

I can't be caught!

Ben came back to his senses, and he instantly yelled, "Catch this woman!"

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Serena's first reaction after hearing Ben's words was to run as fast as she could; she did not want to be caught.

She looked around and finally found an open spot. She used all her might to run in that direction.

"O-Ouch!" She ran right into someone, and she banged her nose on that person's chest. She rubbed her sore nose, and she was about to curse. But she looked up and realized it was Han.

"H-Hey, Mr. Howard, what a coincidence!" She gave him an awkward smile and greeted him. She felt that she could not get away from the villa today.

Han said expressionlessly, "This is my villa; is it strange to meet me here?"

Isn't this woman Leah's friend? Why is she here?

"Then I won't bother you; I still have something to attend to. G-Goodbye!" She bypassed him and wanted to escape.

Ben was alerted and blocked her way out.

Han exchanged looks with Ben, and he walked away.

Ben understood what he wanted, so he asked their men to take Serena upstairs to the study.

"W-what are you doing? Han Howard, what on earth do you want to do? Do you know that you are breaking the law here?"

Serena was pinned down by two bodyguards and could not break free at all. She was being forcefully dragged, and she kept cursing Han along the way.

Ben stopped in front of the study room, and he opened the door. He warned Serena with a fierce look, and he said coldly, "Mr. Howard is waiting for you inside; you better watch your mouth; if not, no one can save you!"

Han was down and upset at the moment due to Alfred's death, and Serena might be a scapegoat for Han.

Serena glared at Ben viciously, and she rubbed her sore wrist. She took a deep breath and walked into the study.

Hmph! I'm not afraid of you, and I don't believe that people will engage in the underworld.

Serena looked at Han warily.

He pointed to the chair in front of him, motioning for her to sit down. "Have a seat."

"No, I'm fine standing up."

He glared at her coldly and questioned her, "Why does Leah ask you to come here?"

His intuition had always been accurate; he was sure that Serena was here due to Leah. And he knew the purpose of her appearance.

He gradually tightened and clenched his fists under the desk; he did not intend to let Leah know about Alfred's death.

His death was more or less related to her; Han was afraid that she could not accept the truth.

Serena gulped, and she said loudly, "Mr. Howard, I heard that you're back, so I wanted to have a look at you. I have no other intention of coming here." She looked out the window with a guilty conscience.

She was always bad at lying since she was a child.

He could see right through her lie; he sneered and asked her, "Is it true?"

"Certainly!" She felt guilty, so she answered in an instant.

Han got up and stared at her sharply, and he said, "I don't care what you saw; you can never say a word to Leah. If not, I can't guarantee that your parents abroad can live a carefree life."

He had never bothered to threaten anyone, but he would not mind doing it for Leah.

"Ben!" He yelled at the door.

Before Serena could react, Ben came into the room and brought her out of the study.

In the car, Serena realized belatedly that Han was actually threatening her. She glared at Ben, who was sitting beside her.

She said furiously, "What does your boss want? You can go back and tell him that I'm not afraid of anything!"

She could never vent on Han, so she vented on Ben instead, since he was his subordinate.

Ben adjusted his glass frame when he heard her words; he roughly knew Han's intention in threatening her.

"You're Serena, right?"

Serena raised her chin and glanced at Ben, and she asked, "What do you want?"

Ben explained slowly, "Alfred had passed away; his death was partially caused by Ms. White. This is why Ms. White sent you here. If you let her know about it, how do you think she would react?"

Ben was devastated by Alfred's death, but he knew that he had to accept the truth.

Leah was a soft-hearted person; if she knew what happened, she would always live with guilt. So, Ben guessed that this was the real reason behind Han's action.

Serena gasped in surprise.

So this was why Leah was acting so strange; no wonder she wants to find out Alfred's whereabouts.

What surprised Serena even more was that Han was not as much of a scumbag as she thought he was. He wanted to hide it from Leah to prevent her from being guilty.

Ben observed Serena's reaction, and he said, "So you know the truth now; Mr. Howard is also concerned about her. You can decide whether you want to tell Ms. White the truth or not."

During their conversation, they had actually arrived at the hospital entrance. Serena was still digesting Ben's words.

Ben got out of the car, and he opened the car door for Serena.

"We already informed the person in charge of Ms. White's ward, so you can freely access her ward anytime you want. Please take good care of her."

Leah was staring blankly at the ceiling, and she was having some bad feelings.

"Leah…" A voice sounded at the door and got her attention back. She quickly got up from the bed.

"Serena, how did you get in here?"

She was surprised to see Serena here; she thought that Han forbade everyone from entering her ward.

"How is it? Have you seen Alfred? Is he okay? How's his injury?" She was blurting non-stop. She grabbed Serena's arm and looked at her expectantly.

Serena looked at the ground instead of answering; she did not know what to say.

Leah murmured to herself, "What's the matter? Was he seriously injured? Didn't Han's men go to search for him? They should have found him by now, right?"

Serena looked at Leah's expressions, and it pained her.

Maybe Han was making the right choice.

"Leah, you're asking me so many questions at once; which one should I answer you first?"

Leah showed her an apologetic smile, and she said softly, "O-Oh, that's right... I was being too anxious."

Before Serena could speak, she continued, "Then you just have to tell me, is Alfred alive?"