Chapter 435

When people are panicked, they often seek help instinctively.

I looked at Edward, and he was looking at me too. When our eyes met, I saw a hint of panic in his gaze.

As our eyes met in the air, I caught a glimpse of something unsettled in Edward’s eyes–he seemed a bit flustered too.

“I’m still under house arrest, so you deal with it,” I whispered.

Edward let out a soft chuckle. “Weren’t you the one who wanted to blow things up and make a mess? Ryan’s downstairs.”

When I was really angry before, I did think about dragging everyone into the mess and just letting things get chaotic.

But now, thinking it over, I had youth, beauty, money, and a career. Why would I want to play with fire?

“Ryan’s been good to me. I don’t want to hurt him,” I said, lowering my gaze and speaking honestly.

“Do you actually like him?” Edward’s expression darkened a bit as he asked me seriously.

I glanced up at him briefly before quickly looking out the window. “He’s such a great guy. Who wouldn’t like him?”

Edward’s expression turned ugly as he snapped, “Get in that room and don’t come out.”

I noticed a small door nearby, walked over, and pushed it open. To my surprise, it was a stylish little lounge.

Edward went downstairs.

to find a spot in the room where

it was pointless–the soundproofing in here was

engines starting downstairs, and then the cars pulled

hid behind the floor–to–ceiling window, watching as the three

gone, and I felt a wave of relief wash over

help but wonder what was so urgent that he had to show up at Edward’s place so early in

I was still standing by the window. His eyes lingered on me,

to face him, and a gust of wind blew in from behind, whipping up

few loose strands of my

a

“Did you use a hairpin

“Yeah, but it snapped while I was sleeping on

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Chapter 435

hairpin?” Edward

away, “It’s on that long couch downstairs

and see if it’s there,”

idea why he suddenly cared so much about a hairpin, but

on the couch was

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I was sure I’d left it there last night. I even grumbled to myself about the whole thing, thinking maybe

and lean. When he saw the panic on my face, he

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