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.

Amelia rushed to him, fearing he might

rushed to Audrey, pulling her

from her attack, Audrey stumbled backward as Hugo

her shoulders, stabilizing her to prevent another fall. She turned around. Words of thanks

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in blood, hesitated. He reluctantly addressed the

features were sharp, and he had a stern expression. He wore gold–rimmed glasses and a black cont over a neatly tailored dark

four years older than Nathan, yet his reserved and mature presence was

between him

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

he turned and sald coldly, “Let’s go to the

opened the car door.

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

he stepped into the car. His indifferent gaze behind his

taken to the emergency room and treated

prepared to clean Audrey’s wounds, she noticed her soaked white scarf and coat

paused, then asked politely, “Will it interfere with treating

the nurse

mouth and nose. She mumbled through the fabric, If it

frowning at Audrey. Deep and authoritative, his voice left no room for argument. He ordered, “Take off your scarf and coat.” Audrey remained silent momentarily before slowly unzipping

the curtain closed, Amelia and

1. it.

fleeting second, Nathan caught sight of the shocking bruises on Audrey’s jaw and neck. He wondered if

met briefly before the light blue curtain obscured their view. Nathan, visibly shaken, turned his gaze to Ryan’s tall and straight silhouette. He felt an inexplicable dread.

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his eyes when he carried her to the car, Nathan knew he had to

family in Mythravia, he was now the public face

out softly, “Mr. Lambert…”

hospital’s bright lights cast sharp lines

every movement exuded the unfathomable depth of someone in a position of power.

His brow furrowed.

didn’t mean for her to hit the decorations.”