NovelOnlineChapter 848: Given Lawrence's temperament, he should have stormed out, creating an unbridgeable chasm between them.
Instead, he merely wiped the blood from his mouth and, with roguish defiance, declared, "There's only one place in this world where I truly belong." Jacob continued to pierce him with an arctic glare.
"Your bed," Lawrence added provocatively.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJacob's fist found Lawrence's face again. Both sides of his face now blossomed with angry bruises.
Jacob hadn't anticipated this; he'd expected Lawrence to evade the blow.
"Doesn't strikinglike that hurt your hand?" Lawrence asked without resentment. He lifted an immaculate ashtray from the table and offered it. "Use this instead. It won't damage your knuckles, and it'll make a more satisfying impact." Jacob's rage intensified visibly.
Lawrence deliberately returned the ashtray to its place and spoke with newfound gravity. “I genuinely need to talk with you." "Impossible." Jacob averted his gaze, suppressing every flicker of emotion. "If you refuse to leave, I will." "Jacob!" Lawrence called after him desperately.
Jacob maintained his resolute silence and began collecting his possessions.
Lawrence stationed himself at the doorway, watching Jacob's hurried movements, feeling the weight of his rejection. "Aren't you even slightly curious about how I acquired these injuries?" galhosts fresh updates Jacob paused momentarily before resuming his activities.
"My dad beatfor attempting to cut ties with my family," Lawrence confessed, leaning against the doorfrfor support. "Ten years ago, I lacked the courage to do this for you. Now I have." Jacob froze mid-motion.
Lawrence attempted to continue but winced as pain lanced through his back.
Jacob remained motionless, his eyes swimming with complicated emotions. After an eternity of silence, he opened them again, his tone remaining glacial. "And? What else do you wish to say?" "Nothing more." Lawrence approached him cautiously. "I simply wanted you to know that I'm no longer a part of the Hayes family. If even you reject me, I'll have nowhere left in this world." "That's not my problem." Jacob forced himself to maintain his callousness.
Lawrence attempted to respond, but Jacob had already thrust him out the door. However, the undeterred Lawrence soon reappeared, climbing through another window.
Compared to their tempestuous confrontation, Freya's situation m unfolded much more peacefully.
After discovering that Lawrence couldn't return immediately, she devoted countless hours toscolifing research papers a and medical documents, desperate to discover a method to restore Kristian's memories. This limbo couldn't persist indefinitely.
Though barely ten days had passed, she sensed Kristian's growing m dependence on her intensifying significantly. Case in point-the current situation.
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