Chapter 167



Chloe furrowed her brows. "Connor won't let you leave?"

Lucas stayed silent for a moment. "He's probably worried I'll hang around you."

Chloe's face remained calm, unfazed. “You should head back to the city and get checked out. If anything comes up, I'll explain to him.”

Gavin, standing nearby, added, “Ms. Chloe, we all know you're Mr. Connor's girlfriend. Maybe you should get our boss a leave of absence from Mr. Connor first. Otherwise, our boss won't be at ease."

Chloe studied Lucas' pale face. Finally, she picked up her phone and dialed a number.

The person on the other end sounded surprised. "What's up? Calling me out of the blue?"

"There's something I need to tell you. I'm at Paradise Resort, and Lucas got injured. I want to ask for some time off on his behalf so he can get treatment in the city hospital."

Even though Connor didn't say anything, Chloe could feel the tension through the phone. After a few seconds, Connor's cold and heavy voice broke the silence. "He's hurt, and you're asking for leave for him?"

was here for

let out a bitter laugh

he plays the hero. Are you sure this isn't some elaborate

She glanced at Lucas,

an accident," she

her doubts, but she quickly dismissed

risks were too high. If the falling object had been deliberate, there would be too many uncontrollable factors, and someone could

knew

be foolish,

arrogant, vain, insecure, and proud, but at heart, he was simple. He

led around by Linda for so many

that Lucas had no idea she would be there for the interview today. His shock and surprise upon seeing

with anger. “Why are

hesitate. "Because I

his eyes filled with cautious hope. He had overheard bits of their

accident wasn't

barely had time to think before he acted. When he came to, he felt lucky that he wasn't crushed

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