Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
In other words, he hoped this topic would be dropped.
Chandler smiled, understanding the unspoken meaning behind Lornell’s words, “I just hope you won’t end up like me in the future.”
“Of course, I won’t be like you,” Lornell said, “I won’t sacrifice myself to fulfill others, and I certainly won’t torment myself like you have all in the name of so-called love.”
Chandler looked at Lornell’s youthful face, but some things are easier said than done. If matters of the heart were so easily controlled, there wouldn’t be so many unrequited loves in this world.
Just then, Harley’s voice came, “Lornell, come over here for a moment!”
Lornell left first.
“By the way, have you seen Tina? Where did she go? She said she was going to the garden to get some fresh air!” Harley’s voice came again after a moment.
“No, it was just Chandler and me in the garden,” Lornell replied, his voice fading away.
Tina, hiding in the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief. It seems she hadn’t been discovered.
However, Chandler, who was in plain sight, suddenly stiffened.
His face changed, and after Lornell had walked away, he surveyed the garden and suddenly said, “You heard, didn’t you?”
Tina’s body became tense. She heard Chandler’s voice again, “Whatever you heard earlier, don’t pay it any attention!”
After saying these words, Chandler’s footsteps could be heard leaving.
Has Chandler left?
Tina suddenly emerged from the shadows, but Chandler was nowhere to be seen!
The backyard was empty, with only her in it.
As Tina returned to the hall, Harley approached her: “Tina, where did you go just now? Couldn’t find you anywhere!”
“I was just taking a walk,” Tina replied, her gaze instinctively searching the hall for Chandler’s figure, but he was nowhere to be found.
Harley leaned in and asked, “What are you looking for?”
“Nothing,” Tina replied uneasily.
“If you’re looking for Chandler, he’s already left,” Harley said.
“He’s gone?” Tina froze.
“Yeah, it seems Chandler wasn’t feeling well, so he left early,” Harley said.
Tina pursed her lips, thinking about his previous hospitalization. Her mother had said that ever since she went missing, Chandler had been tirelessly searching for her, neglecting his own health in the process.
Could it be that he hasn’t fully recovered yet?
Tina was absent-minded, her mind filled with thoughts of Chandler and the conversation she overheard in the garden today.
When the birthday banquet ended, Lina was about to take her daughter home when Tina suddenly let go of her mother’s hand. “Mom, I have somewhere else to go, You and Dad go ahead.”
“Where else do you want to go?” Lina asked.
“I have something to do, I want to go ask Chandler!” Tina took a deep breath and said.
Yes, she wanted to get some clarity!
Tina arrived at Chandler’s residence.
She had been here many times with Chandler since she lost her memory, so it wasn’t unfamiliar to her.
She pressed the doorbell, but there was no answer.
However, she could see the lights on inside the house from outside, so Chandler should be in the villa.
Was he refusing to open the door because he knew it was her outside?
At the thought, a bitterness welled up in Tina’s heart.
What should I do? Should I continue ringing the doorbell? Or…
Suddenly, she faintly heard a hoarse roar coming from inside the house.
But then it disappeared.
As if the roar she had just heard was just an illusion.
But a wave of unease surged in Tina’s heart.
Hesitating for a moment, she placed her thumb on the fingerprint recognition of the keypad lock.
If Chandler hasn’t reset the password lock…
Ding! The lock made a sound, indicating that it was unlocked.
Tina breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, Chandler hadn’t reset the password lock, and her fingerprint still worked to open the door.
She rushed into the house.
As soon as she entered, the suppressed roar became clearer.
What’s going on?
Is that Chandler’s voice?
It sounded like he was desperately suppressing something, as if in pain.
The lights in the house were on, but she couldn’t see Chandler anywhere.
Where could he be?
She searched for Chandler room by room, and when she reached the third floor of the villa, she suddenly stopped.
The sound seemed to be coming from this floor.
She hadn’t been to the third floor when she came to the villa before.
She had asked him what rooms were on the third floor, and he had casually said they were just storage for some old items.
So is he on the third floor now?
Tina hurriedly climbed the stairs, heading towards where the sound was coming from.
Finally, she stopped at the doorway of one of the rooms.
Chandler’s voice was coming from this room!
As she placed her hand on the doorknob of the room, there was a moment of hesitation, as if opening the door would change something, and make things different.
It was like a forbidden door that flashed before her.
God, what is she thinking!
Tina couldn’t help but make fun of herself, and then she forcefully turned the knob and pushed the door open.
The roaring sound suddenly became incredibly clear, and everything that came into view made Tina freeze in the doorway.
Everywhere she could see upon opening the door were her photos, big and small, in all kinds of poses, hanging on the walls, while Chandler was lying on the ground, curled up, his hands clawing at the floor, emitting pained and suppressed roars from his mouth.
It was as if he was engulfed in extreme agony at that moment.
What on earth is going on?!
Tina was shocked, and Chandler, who was originally lying on the ground, seemed to sense something and suddenly struggled to raise his head, crawling towards her.
His once handsome face was now contorted in pain.
“Tina… Tina…” he repeatedly called out her name, his eyes fixed on her without moving.
She stood still in place until a force suddenly pulled her!
When she snapped out of her daze, she found herself tightly embraced by him!
He held her so tightly that she could hardly breathe.
“Chandler… Chandler!” she shouted, struggling to push him away.
But he held on too tightly, and she couldn’t push him away at all!
“Tina… Tina…” he kept softly calling her name, “I’m in pain… Tina… I’m in so much pain…”
Pain? Tina instantly understood, seeing his appearance just now, he looked very distressed.
“Let go of me first, I’ll take you to the hospital right away!” Tina said.
But Chandler didn’t loosen his grip, instead, he held Tina even tighter.
Low, hoarse roars kept entering her ears from his mouth.
“Chandler, you…”
Before Tina could finish her sentence, his lips heavily landed on hers, silencing the words she hadn’t finished saying.
Tina froze, instinctively wanting to turn her head and avoid this kiss.
But his lips firmly held onto hers, swirling and sucking, deepening the kiss.
She didn’t know how long he had been kissing her, only feeling his breath enveloping her entire body.
Just as she felt like she was suffocating, his lips finally left hers. She gasped for air, and his lips trailed down her neck, sucking on her neck and collarbone…
Suddenly, Tina felt his hands tearing at her clothes.
No, she couldn’t let this happen!
If this continued, it would…
A sense of instinctual panic spread through her body.
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