FreeNovel
Chapter 757
Irene did not know what to tell Erin, because she had no idea what James thought.
Erin pursed her parched lips then. "I can't bear to face him even if he's willing."
Irene understood how Erin felt and she wrapped her arms around Erin. "It's all my fault..." "No, maybe it's destined
and you can't be blamed. Someone up there was upset that I had too much of a good life, and that's why things
ended up like this."
She was an orphan, but she was adopted by kind people and led a sheltered life as if she had real parents. How
many orphans could say the same?
Maybe her luck was used up by now.
Unable to stop her tears again, she rasped, "Do me a favor!"
Irene felt her body shaking in her arms, and her eyes felt painfully sore too.' Shoot." "I want to leave." "Where to?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIrene asked, flustered. "You shouldn't be alone during times like these-your mind will play tricks on you..."
Anxious, she put an arm around Erin's shoulder. "I'll stay with you."
Her phone started ringing right after she spoke, and she frowned at the bad timing, but she quickly picked it up.
"It's already working hours. Why aren't you here yet?" Finn asked from the other end.
"Just go about your business. I won't be coming in today, not to mention that everyone has their tasks. They could
also start trials on everything proposed yesterday." "Okay, but... Are you alright?" Finn asked in concern.
"Yeah. I'm hanging up now." "Okay."
With that, Irene hung up and slipped her phone back in her pocket, when Erin said, "You couldn't go to work
because of me..."
Irene shook her head. "It's nothing." "Look, I won't be alone," Erin said. "My father is old, and my mother is gone.
He's lonely, so I want to keep him company."
Irene held her gaze. "I can ask James about what he thinks..." "No." Erin refused. "Remember the favor I asked for?
I don't want to see him."
As Irene turned silent, Erin stared blankly outside the window, muttering, ’ Life is taxing and painful, but I can't die
now, not when my father is around.
I don't want him to be sad."
Turning back to Irene, she said, "So, don’t worry. I won't end myself. Please get me a plane ticket out of here."
Irene tried to get her to stay regardless. "You need time to recover after a miscarriage. I can take care of you..."
"No." Erin refused. "I don't want to stay in this city."
Irene hung her head. "If leaving makes you feel better, I'll help." "Thank you," she said.
"There's no need to be so polite," Irene said, keeping her head down guiltily. "It's all my fault, and Isaac is right. If I
wasn't stubborn and insist on working, I wouldn't run into those people, and you'd be-’ "I don't want to talk about it."
Erin did not want to hear a word about what happened yesterday at all, because the mere mention made her
remember those men taking their turns with her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe flinched at the very thought, her face turning pale!
Those men had made a clean escape, and James had nothing to go on.
Moreover, he could not calm himself long enough to think.
Isaac tried to get him to pull himself together regardless. "Right now, the priority is to find the perps!" "I don't think
they're even from Cloud City... There's nothing on them at all," James muttered, and then realized, "Could it be
Harvey Gooding?" "No," Isaac said confidently, since he just met the man.
Harvey even confessed everything, clearly terrified and wanted his mercy.
Moreover, he had been maimed and recovering at Franconia, and with Enrique injured as well, no one would help
him do this.
James clenched his fists. "Then who is it?"
If he ever gets his hands on them, he would personally cut them into pieces!
At a rundown house, a masked man dressed in a black coat and a cap had his back to the goons as he spoke, "Stay
here if you want to stay alive and avoid capture. I've prepared enough food for you to wait until it blows over, after
which I'll arrange for your departure. You'll have enough money to live however you want."
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
