Begging For A Reconciliation

Chapter 274 Forced

Leah propped her hands on the ground to protect the fetus in her stomach. Her palms flushed red from the friction of the cement floor.

Her easel was smashed to pieces in seconds.

The man stared at her with no intention of helping her up.

"Mr. Ford has a message for you. He's not a patient man. Both Han and your dearest friend will continue to suffer if you don't make up your mind."

She bit her lip and refused to shed a single tear.

She felt cold rushing over her despite it being a sunny day.

It didn't matter what she did. She couldn't rid herself of Shawn and was causing everyone around her to suffer.

She slowly got to her feet after a while to pick up the pieces of her easel before giving Serena a call.

"Oh, you have time to call me today?"

Leah held back her tears. "Have you been doing okay recently, Serena?"

Han's accident caused her to neglect Serena's well-being. The man's words only made her uneasy.

"I'm okay."

Serena's tone put her at ease.

Thank God. As long as she doesn't get dragged into this mess.

Serena could tell something was up. "What's wrong? Why do you ask?'

Leah had stubbornly held back her tears despite being outright threatened but Serena's concern shattered the dam. Her tears fell in rivulets.

She was choking up as she said, "Shawn had someone destroy my stand."

"Stay there."

Serena immediately hung up and rushed herself over to the park.

She wandered around before finally finding her friend by the lake.

"You scared the sh*t out of me, Cindy."

Serena sat down next to Leah, who had bloodshot eyes. It was clear she had been crying.

Leah was truly an unlucky woman to have met someone like Shawn Ford. He was disrupting her livelihood and destroying any semblance of peace she had.

She wiped her tears away. "I'm fine. What are you doing here?"

She wanted nothing more than to throw herself into Han's arms and cry but she couldn't.

She couldn't let Han see her like this, let alone let him know that all of this was because of one Shawn Ford.

Leah forced herself to get up. "Can you come to the hospital with me?"

She had just been pushed and had no idea how the fetus was doing.

"I'll come with you."

Both women left the park.

Leah finished all examinations and held the report card in her hand at the OB-GYN department. She could finally breathe a sigh of relief. The reports showed that everything was normal.

She gently covered her stomach with both hands. "I'm sorry, dear. I failed to protect you."

Serena then drove her back to her apartment.

Leah smiled. "Alright, you've been with me for an entire afternoon now. You should head back."

Serena left after watching the woman disappear into the building.

Leah calmed herself when she reached her door. It was only when she could put a smile on her face that she unlocked the door.

Why is the door already unlocked?

That didn't seem right. She made a call to the cops. She had to report it if a burglar got in.

It was only then that she opened the door.

The tidy apartment was left in a disarray with furniture and ornaments scattered about.

She frowned and made a beeline into Han's room.

The wheelchair-bound Han was on the floor with his eyes screwed shut.

"Han?"

She nudged him gently but received no response.

His face and arms were littered with bruises. Everything in the house indicated that someone had broken in.

She couldn't think of anyone else who would do this besides Shawn.

She immediately called emergency services.

Han was greeted by a white ceiling the moment he opened his eyes. The air was filled with an acrid smell of disinfectant.

He was in the hospital.

He remembered being home and was going to prepare dinner for Leah when the front door came off its hinges. A group of people came inside, destroyed everything in sight, and took his phone away, leaving him no opportunity to call for help.

"I'm fine."

Han endured the pain and gently patted her head to comfort her.

Leah's eyes were swollen red and glistening with tears. She must've been shocked by what she came home to.

He wanted so badly to tell her that this was nothing and that he had suffered far worse to bring the Howard Group to heel.

She was holding his hand with teary eyes. "Does it hurt?"

"No. Just a minor inconvenience. We'll be out of the hospital once they clear me."

Han then used all his strength as support to get out of bed and reach the wheelchair.