Chapter 300 Hot Water and Hard Truths
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Taylor looked at Lucas as if he were spinning wild yarn her expression a blend of disbelief and scorn.
“Lucas, did you really take my words seriously? I only said that to extract all the information about Lauren from you. How else would I know one of her kidneys was in Willow? How else would I know she wanted revenge on Willow, leaving her to fend for herself in the mountains? And how would I have tracked her down here, waiting until she reclaimed her kidney and was at her weakest, to kidnap her?”
Lucas‘ face turned ashen, disbelief etching his features You used me?”
Taylor’s face was a mask of scorn. “Didn’t you use Lauren when you were in college? When it comes to using people, you’re more skilled than I am. All that talk about loving her, you only love yourself. Men like you are all the same.”
Lucas trembled with rage at Taylor’s words. He raised his hand in a fury, intending to slap her hard.
However, Jaylor agilely dodged his slap and countered with a fierce backhand across his face.
The slap was so forceful it turned Lucas head to one side, ringing his ears.
Taylor shook off her hand, saying, “Lucas, don’t be ungrateful. Remember, we’re in this together. Helping Lauren now won’t earn you her thanks.”
Lucas slowly turned to Lauren, and when he met her resentful gaze, it felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing his heart painfully.
His eyes filled with regret and passion.
“Laurie, I did it because I loved you too much. I just wanted to take you away from all this. Please don’t hate me, okay? I promise, if you’re with me, I’ll never hurt you again.”
His voice carried a plea, like a child seeking forgiveness for a wrongdoing.
Lauren scoffed coldly, “How insincere!”
Her attitude stung Lucas.
Pushing the wheelchair up to the cage, he gritted his teeth and said, “Lauren, what do you want from me? I’m disabled because of you. Don’t think I don’t know. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have been beaten and had
my legs broken. It must have been Felix who did this. Lauren, I lost my legs because of you, and 1 never hated you for a second. But you? What’s the big deal about serving five years? You’re still intact, aren’t you? Where do you get off thinking you have it worse than me? Even if I misunderstood you once and accidentally got you sent to jail, my losing my legs has more than paid that back. We were so close in the orphanage; you were so pure and kind. Why have you become so petty now? Don’t you realize, your unforgiving nature really makes you unlikable?”
Lucas let all his grievances out in one breath.
Lauren’s smile grew colder. So this was his true feeling She knew Lucas couldn’t change his stripes.
Despite being at fault, he felt no remorse. He had caused her disability and imprisonment, yet he thought his own misfortunes nullified the damage he did to her
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Lauren turned her face away, refusing to look at him anymore to spare herself the pain.
“Lauren!” Lucas‘ emotions were getting the better of him.
“What more do you want? When will this end? I’ve never met a woman as high–maintenance as you
No matter what he said, Lauren ignored him.
Finished.
Lucas, shaking with anger, conceded, “Fine, fine, if this is how you treat me, then I won’t bother with you. anymore. Taylor, do whatever you want to her
Taylor sneered, “I’ve always said, women like her aren’t worth your kindness.”
Taylor set down the knife she was holding, walked into the kitchen, and returned with a pot of boiling
water.
She stood in front of the cage, a sly smile on her face. You wench, if you beg for mercy, kneel and repeatedly knock your head on the ground, admit you’re wrong and that you’re cheap, I might let you go.
Lauren didn’t look at her, unaware of what she was saying.
Taylor’s patience had worn thin. “Being stubborn, are you? I’ll cure you of that!”
With that, she threw the pot of scalding water at Laurer The boiling water cascaded down, and Lauren tried to dodge, but the confines of the cage left her nowhere to go.
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