Meeting The One For Me

Chapter 3

Audrey regained her composure and looked at Nathan steadily. Her eyes grew as cold as her heart.

“The thing I regret most is getting you out of that small town the Yeomans family is from! The seed of a rapist… Truly the filthiest and most despicable in the world! No wonder the Lambert family wants nothing to do with you,” Nathan spat.

Before he could finish his sentence, he was caught off guard by a fierce blow to his head. He staggered back into a tree trunk.

Audrey, half her face covered in blood, stood where Nathan had been a second before. Her hand trembled as she clutched a broken half of a brick.

Nathan was dazed. He stared at Audrey in disbelief. His vision in his right eye was a blur of red as

blood seeped into it.

Hugo and Amelia stood in the shallow pool, stunned. They couldn’t believe that Audrey had struck

Nathan.

With a pale face, Audrey forced herself to appear calm. She tossed the broken brick into the pool, then said hoarsely, “Nathan, we’re even now.”

Nathan’s mind flooded with blurry images.

Behind the sunset–tinged school building, a girl in a clean uniform pinned the blushing younger version of him against the wall. She smiled at him.

“Nathan, we’re even now!”

His heart raced, his breath quickened, and his nose filled with the pleasant scent of gardenias emanating from the girl.

Climbing roses bloomed on the walls, but they paled in comparison to her alluring, smiling face.

Nathan clutched his chest and shook his head to clear the vision. The comforting image vanished

without a trace.

“Are you alright, Nathan?” Amelia asked.

Nathan came back to reality. He touched his head, and his hand came away bloody. He cursed and looked up at Audrey.

rushed to him, fearing

rushed to Audrey, pulling her behind

Audrey stumbled backward as Hugo pulled

She turned around. Words of thanks caught in her throat as her lips

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in blood, hesitated. He reluctantly addressed the man, “Mr.

Ryan Lambert, was in his early thirties. His features were sharp, and he had a stern expression. He wore gold–rimmed glasses

reserved and mature presence was strikingly different from Nathan’s youthful vigor. He exuded

between him

Audrey’s head wound with pursed lips, swiftly undid his tie and wrapped it around his palm. Then

held Audrey, he turned

assistant hurriedly opened the car door.

and helped her into the car, Nathan took a few steps after them.

glanced up as he stepped into the car. His indifferent gaze behind

taken to the emergency room

clean Audrey’s wounds, she noticed her soaked white scarf and coat stained with blood. She advised, “You should take off your coat and

politely, “Will it

clothes?” the nurse replied, pulling the

mumbled through the fabric,

his voice left no room for argument. He ordered,

the curtain closed, Amelia and a bandaged Nathan, emerged from behind

1. it.

bruises on Audrey’s jaw and neck. He wondered if

eyes met briefly before the light blue curtain obscured their view. Nathan, visibly shaken, turned his gaze to Ryan’s

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he carried her to the car, Nathan knew he had

now the public face of

out softly, “Mr. Lambert…”

lights

movement exuded the unfathomable depth of someone in a

His brow furrowed.

explained, “I didn’t mean for her to hit the decorations.”