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Landon continued, “He wouldn’t dare do anything to Lauren. She’s my sister, after all.”
“Like hell! Landon would sleep with anyone who isn’t related to him!” Alyssa yelled. “You’d better get on your knees and pray Landon didn’t so much as touch Lauren, or I’m cutting his fingers off one by one!”
“Alright,” came the calm reply.
Alyssa was taken aback. “What?”
“I said, alright. I agree with your decision. If something did happen, you can get to work on his left hand.
I’ll go for the right one.”
Alyssa was truly left speechless now.
Hoes before bros, indeed.
Lauren was transferred to a general ward after her surgery. She lay weakly in bed, face as pale as the hospital gown she wore.
“How do you feel? Does it still hurt?” Landon asked tenderly, gazing into her doe-like eyes.
Lauren shook her head meekly.
“Can you hear me then?”
Lauren nodded.
Landon sighed long and hard. “Thank goodness.”
He then took out his phone. “I’ll call your brother and sister-in-law to have them come pick you up
Panicked, Lauren quickly grabbed his wrist. “B-But I’m hungry, Landon…”
“I’ve ques guessed you might, so I’ve already asked Angie to get you something to eat. She should be back soon.”
Angelina entered the ward with a paper bag just then. “Here’s the meal, as you instructed, sir. Nothing heavy.”
“Bring it over.”
She set it down on the meal tray above the hospital bed, where Landon opened it up. He blew carefully on a spoonful of cream of mushroom soup before bringing it to Lauren’s lips. “Here, eat up.”
Angelina had to look again to make sure she wasn’t hallucinating.
There was no point hiding what one truly felt for another, as it would manifest in other ways no matter what.
“I… I can eat on my own…” Lauren mumbled, blushing,
“You’re still weak from the surgery. Let me help you.” Landon pressed the spoon to her lips again, smirking lightly as he teased, “You should be feeling blessed right now. Do you have any idea how many women in
Solana City would die for me to be doing this for them?”
Lauren said nothing. She merely obediently swallowed the soup.
“There we go! You can go brag to the world about how I’ve personally fed you. Come on, open up.”
From beside them came Angelica’s sudden snort of laughter.
Landon was really trying his hardest to take care of Lauren. None of his techniques applicable to other women worked for Lauren, so he had no choice but to try something new.
It was fun to watch.
Meanwhile, Lauren eagerly savored the soup Landon served her. Her motivation wasn’t to boast about the experience but to ease Landon’s burden. She just didn’t want him to strain his arm by repeatedly lifting the spoon to her lips.
Landon’s eyes narrowed happily the more Lauren ate.
“Slow down now. Don’t choke yourself.” He gently patted her back.
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When he noticed a drop of white at the corner of Lauren’s lips, his breathing hitched inexplicably as surge of heat washed through him.
It was a drop of soup, nothing more.
Landon cursed at himself as he pondered the last time he had taken someone to bed. How could soup make his mind go south that quickly?
“This is tasty. I want more, Landon,” Lauren exclaimed happily.
“Okay,” Landon said hoarsely.
The ward door was suddenly slammed open, followed by a shriek, “How dare you, Landon Harper?”
Frightened, Lauren dove into Landon’s arms, wrapping hers around him. Lauren’s action made him realize just how important he was to her.
“Don’t worry. It’s just your sister-in-law and your brother,” he murmured.
Jeremy and Alyssa had already marched into the room by now. They were both shocked to their core when they saw Landon and Lauren’s positions
“You! Keep your hands off of her!” Alyssa cried, her heart nearly bursting out from her chest when she saw how close the two were.
“Huh?” Landon blurted out, instinctively holding onto Lauren in a protective stance.
Alyssa was nearly seething with rage and visibly upset.
It had been 12 hours. Could someone like Landon resist helping himself for such a prolonged duration?
Alyssa could never believe Landon could. There was no way in hell that he could!
Jeremy’s expression was dark and frigid as he demanded, “What is going on? Why is Lauren here?”
“What happened to your ear, Lauren?” Alyssa suddenly asked, keen eyes noticing Lauren’s bandaged ear. She hurried to the bedside, asking Landon, “What happened to her?”
Jeremy walked over to Alyssa’s side, just as worried.
Landon grimaced. Could they have a little more faith in him?
He gently rubbed Lauren’s trembling back, saying slowly, “Lauren just came out of surgery. I’ll tell you all about it later.”
Alyssa narrowed her eyes, dropping the matter for now, “Grandpa intends to have Lauren live with him in
Crescent Bay, so she’ll be staying with him from now on.”
“Really? That’s wonderful news! Laurie’s finally escaped that hellhole!” Landon cried happily.
Jeremy noticed how frightened his sister looked and immediately realized something. His lips stretched into a thin line.
“No! I’m not going!” Lauren yelled all of a sudden. “I want to stay with Landon!”
Looks of shock flitted across Landon, Jeremy, and Alyssa’s faces.
Landon, especially, stared fixedly at the young woman in his arms as a sudden thought surfaced in his mind.
He wanted to bring Lauren home with him.
So, so much.
Alyssa was unbelievably shocked. “Lauren, you… want to…
“Landon…” Lauren mumbled, nuzzling into Landon’s chest and making his heart skip. “I want to go home with you.”
Alyssa and Jeremy had no choice but to respect Lauren’s choice under her insistence.
Jeremy then had Landon follow him to the smoking area to speak to him.
“What happened to Lauren’s ear, Landon?” Jeremy asked, placing a cigarette between his lips and offering his friend another.
“What happened?” Hatred and cold fury flared in Landon’s gaze. “Your spoiled bitch of a sister, Betty, happened!”
“She’s not my sister. I only have one sister and her name is Lauren.” Jeremy bristled at the mention of