Chapter 146 Safe at Last in His Arms
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Felix came to a stop, and for once, his face wasn’t completely unreadable. “Mr. Kenneth, shouldn’t you be on your way to the banquet hall?”
Kenneth was flattered and a little flustered. He nodded quickly. “Of course, of course. We’re on our way now. Mr. Brooker, are
you..
He tried to sneak a look at who Felix was carrying. but Lauren was bundled up so tightly that it was hard to tell.
Still, the pale, slender foot sticking out from the blanket made it obvious she was a woman.
Willow’s eyes darted to Lauren in Felix’s arms. For a second, her gaze turned sharp and cold–but she quickly masked it, returning to her sweet, innocent persona.
She blinked up at Felix with those big, supposedly angelic eyes.
Unfortunately for her, Felix didn’t even glance her way.
He didn’t bother answering Kenneth’s question. Just said calmly, ‘Go on ahead. I’ll be there soon.”
Kenneth and Willow didn’t think much of it. After saying their goodbyes, they rushed off toward the banquet.
Felix watched their backs as they hurried away, a faint smile tugging at his lips. He spoke quietly into the hidden mic at his collar. Josh, let those two in.”
After all, the only way to take down every last person who hurt Lauren, is to trap them all in one place first, isn’t it?
“You’re okay,” Felix murmured, his voice low and steady.
Lauren’s body, tense and trembling, finally started to ease up.
Felix carried her back to the private suite.
Lauren headed straight into the bathroom. Meanwhile, Felix got to work–he ordered someone to buy her fresh clothes and medicine for her wounds, and told his team to pull all the hotel surveillance footage right away.
They didn’t waste a second. Soon enough, the clothes, the meds, and the security video were all ready and waiting
Felix sat down to review the footage, his expression darkening as he watched.
It was all there. Willow taunting Lauren, tearing her styled hair apart. Kenneth stepping in without bothering to ask what happened and siding with Willow. Him dragging Lauren into the suite. Willow ripping up her embroidery. Casey and the others beating her down.
Felix’s anger built with every second. But the moment he saw the fresh cut on Lauren’s lip–left by Kenneth–his fingers clenched hard around the phone, his knuckles turning bone–white.
Right then, the bathroom door clicked open.
Felix put his phone down. As he looked up, Lauren stepped out wearing a white bathrobe.
Her hair was damp, hanging over her shoulders. Her eyes, already striking, looked even clearer now–like they’d just been. rinsed with water. Tiny drops clung to her long lashes and occasionally rolled down her cheeks.
The robe hugged her gently, soft and close to her frame. The neckline dipped just enough to show her smooth neck and delicate collarbones.
Her lips were tinted a natural red, making her look both beautiful and heartbreakingly fragile.
But Felix couldn’t stop the thought of Kenneth dragging her into that room and whatever he might’ve done. The sight of her flushed lips only made his chest tighten with anger.
His expression hardened for a second before he smoothed it out again,
Chapter 146 Safe at Last in His Arms
His voice was deeper than usual, rough with restrained emotion.
Lauren felt a little tense, but she didn’t dare resist. She quietly walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.
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Felix dipped a cotton swab into the ointment. Just as he reached out to apply it, he caught a soft fragrance drifting off of her.
His fingers paused, hanging in the air just above the swollen spot on her cheek.
The steam from the shower still clung to her lashes, forming tiny beads that shimmered with every nervous blink.
Lauren looked at him, puzzled. “Mr. Brooker, what’s wrong?
“It’ll sting.” he said, voice husky and rough. His Adam’s apple shifted in the dim light. “Try to stay still.”
He leaned in closer, lowering himself to her level.
The ointment felt cool against her skin. Not painful, just chilly.
He looked completely focused. His face was right there–so close Lauren could make out every little detail.
Her heartbeat sped up. She gripped the corner of her robe tight and fixed her eyes on the bridge of his breathe wrong.
nose,
afraid to even
That faint scent of shampoo mixed with tobacco surrounded her. His warm breath brushed her neck, sending a rush of heat to her cheeks.
Felix seemed to catch the way she was blushing. He raised his eyebrow just slightly, then leaned in even closer on purpose. His warm breath brushed softly against her neck
It tickled, and she couldn’t help but tremble a little.
Felix noticed and looked up. “Does it hurt?”
“N–no, it doesn’t,” Lauren stammered, eyes avoiding him.
I can barely breathe.
1 be gentle. Just a little more.”
Lauren settled down, staying still.
Once he finished treating her wounds, she figured it was over.
But to her surprise, he started drying her hair too.
In all her 23 years, no one had ever taken care of her like this–not even
close.
Mr. Brooker and Madam Kate had been so kind to me.One day, if I ever get the chance, I’ll give everything I have to repay them.
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