Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 243:

Remy From The Breaker

Alice felt warmth spread through her heart.

Norah, ever so dedicated, had visited her every day in the hospital, tending to her wounds and buoying her spirits.

“Okay, I’ll accept it. But where is Sean? He didn’t accompany you today?” Alice asked.

A grin that said more than words spread across Norah’s face. “Sean had to address an urgent matter at the company in Otland, so he and Phillip sped off. I’m here solo.” Tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear, she reassured Alice, “He sent over two people from Sacredice to ensure I’m safe, so you’ve got no reason to fret over me.”

A quizzical look crossed Alice’s face. “Sean must have quite the fortune. Employing protection, even just for a day, can’t be cheap.”

Norah had once stumbled across an online discussion about their fees, which ranged wildly from one million to ten million, all for a single day’s work. One would need deep pockets to engage a bodyguard from Sacredice.

“I’ve never asked him about these things,” Norah confessed as she tidied up and settled beside the bed. “I had argued that a bodyguard was unnecessary, but he wouldn’t have it.”

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him.” Whenever Alice laid eyes on Norah, Sean seemed to be Norah’s shadow, which made some questions tricky

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a playful twinkle in her eye, Norah began recounting the adventures she and Sean had embarked on

trailing you? Sean’s a catch. I’m eagerly anticipating your wedding. I can hardly wait to be

be by my side that day,” Norah murmured, her mind adrift with the imagination of her wedding day with Sean. She yearned to bask in the joy the wedding

enveloped the hospital, Norah meandered toward the exit, her gaze bending as she reached out to Sean. Earlier, Sean had promised to pick her up for dinner after his workday, so she had opted to hail a taxi

of her phone, the air split with the intent of violence. It was a punch aimed at her, but Norah, with agility,

Her assailant stood revealed.

and intent, meeting Norah’s in a thud that spoke

he grunted, his surprise

smoothing back her hair, took

men, all donned in black, each marked with the

Remy from the Breaker. You’re

the entourage edged closer, encircling Norah