She stepped on the brake to wait for the next green light, but the car behind her did not intend on stopping.

"Baam!"

The car behind bumped into the back of Layla's car and her car shook before the airbag was released.

Startled, Layla closed her eyes, feeling like her heart was about to leap out of her chest.

Shortly after the airbag was released, someone knocked on her car window and she instinctively opened the door.

As soon as she opened the door, the person outside reached out to anchor her.

"Miss, are you alright? I'm sorry! My husband didn't mean to bump into you. He just didn't expect you to stop... There's still a few seconds before the light turns red, and you would have gone through if you hadn't stopped." The woman appeared to be apologizing but was actually trying to pin the blame on Layla.

Layla stood and felt the rain on her face. She wiped away the rain, and once she confirmed that she did not feel any discomfort, she pushed the woman aside and walked back to the driver's seat to take out her umbrella before calling the police.

the situation, she proceeded to

for the cost of repairing it." The woman's husband approached Layla in a reasonable tone when he noticed that Layla was driving a

hurry to get home, so she agreed to the man's suggestion

a taxi stopped outside Eric's house, and Layla stepped out of it with the bag containing

both Eric and

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too, had stood from the couch and hurried

when she caught

over and took the bag from Layla's hand. "You bought flowers? They are

smiled sheepishly. "The rain is too heavy,

It's dangerous to drive in this weather! Eric has been waiting for you in the living room." The maid had been brought over to Eric's house from Elliot's mansion,

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arrived outside the door and as Layla changed into her slippers, she heard

to drive, so I came home by taxi," she

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