Meeting The One For Me

Chapter 4

Upon hearing Ryan’s words, Audrey pulled up a chair and sat across from him at the coffee table.

Unlike his distant demeanor with Nathan and the others, Ryan’s attitude toward Audrey was relatively gentle.

“How did you get the wounds on your body?” Ryan asked.

Audrey responded, “Nathan pushed me, and I collided with a rockery…”

“I’m not asking about the wound on your head,” Ryan interrupted.

Nathan, who was about to return to his room after seeing Amelia off, overheard Ryan. He stepped back to peer through the slightly ajar door.

Audrey’s expression was indifferent. In an even tone, as if discussing someone else’s affairs, she explained, “The Yeomans family wanted me to buy a house, a car, and pay for Adam’s wedding, so we had a fight outside the school.”

Audrey wasn’t lying but wasn’t telling the whole story either.

The Yeomans family’s visit to Sheysea City wasn’t just to find Audrey; they were also looking for her and Adam’s biological mother, Wanda Lambert.

The Yeomans family was furious when they couldn’t find Wanda and found out that Audrey was still attending university instead of working.

Wayne Lambert, Audrey’s biological father, made a scene in the principal’s office, demanding the school refund her tuition fees.

As Audrey wasn’t earning any money, Wayne thought of taking her back to their small town and selling her for a good price to pay for Adam’s marriage.

That was when Audrey stood up against them.

Examining Audrey’s jaw and neck bruises, Ryan’s hand moved thoughtfully on his knee. Without pressing for more details, he leaned forward. His gaze was serious.

“I made an offer eight years ago, and it still stands. If you’re willing to leave Nathan, I can arrange for you to go abroad.”

Audrey looked up and met his penetrating gaze. Her hand was on her knee, tensing and slowly relaxing.

Franklin family brought me to Sheysea City, it was to secure investment and long- term support from the Lambert family.

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eight years ago, it was probably because the Franklin family didn’t want their only son with me but couldn’t interfere. So, they

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by furrowed brows. “But now, Nathan has forgotten me and loves another. Sending me abroad doesn’t seem to

“Besides the potential benefits, you also share a blood relation with the

the Lamberts. My existence is proof of living hell on Earth to them. I should never contact

still refuse the Lambert family’s help?” Ryan asked. His smooth,

an education. Even if it was due to blood relations,

Ryan

her biological grandparents said she was naturally aloof. But he

her birth mother. Suppressing her longing for familial affection, she made herself an orphan to ease the Lambert family’s conscience.

to stay with the Franklin family.

with the Lambert family’s expectations.

spoke composedly, “The business world is small. Your involvement with Nathan, the young heir of the Sheysea City Franklin family,

my name and I get the divorce certificate, I’ll leave Sheysea City,” Audrey replied,

Ryan

completely cutting ties with Nathan?”

ago, you sat across from me just like this.

anymore,” Audrey replied

corners of Ryan’s eyes moved subtly as he discreetly observed the composed woman sitting

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had to be persistent about having no more ties with him. She couldn’t hesitate

in his room, Nathan lay down, overwhelmed.

he drifted in and out of his dreams, his mind filled with images of walls stained tea–colored by the setting sun, the pleasant fragrance of gardenlas, and a radiant

racing heart. He