Meeting The One For Me

Chapter 4

Upon hearing Ryan’s words, Audrey pulled up a chair and sat across from him at the coffee table.

Unlike his distant demeanor with Nathan and the others, Ryan’s attitude toward Audrey was relatively gentle.

“How did you get the wounds on your body?” Ryan asked.

Audrey responded, “Nathan pushed me, and I collided with a rockery…”

“I’m not asking about the wound on your head,” Ryan interrupted.

Nathan, who was about to return to his room after seeing Amelia off, overheard Ryan. He stepped back to peer through the slightly ajar door.

Audrey’s expression was indifferent. In an even tone, as if discussing someone else’s affairs, she explained, “The Yeomans family wanted me to buy a house, a car, and pay for Adam’s wedding, so we had a fight outside the school.”

Audrey wasn’t lying but wasn’t telling the whole story either.

The Yeomans family’s visit to Sheysea City wasn’t just to find Audrey; they were also looking for her and Adam’s biological mother, Wanda Lambert.

The Yeomans family was furious when they couldn’t find Wanda and found out that Audrey was still attending university instead of working.

Wayne Lambert, Audrey’s biological father, made a scene in the principal’s office, demanding the school refund her tuition fees.

As Audrey wasn’t earning any money, Wayne thought of taking her back to their small town and selling her for a good price to pay for Adam’s marriage.

That was when Audrey stood up against them.

Examining Audrey’s jaw and neck bruises, Ryan’s hand moved thoughtfully on his knee. Without pressing for more details, he leaned forward. His gaze was serious.

“I made an offer eight years ago, and it still stands. If you’re willing to leave Nathan, I can arrange for you to go abroad.”

Audrey looked up and met his penetrating gaze. Her hand was on her knee, tensing and slowly relaxing.

the Franklin family brought me to Sheysea City, it was to secure investment and long- term support from the Lambert

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to see me eight years ago, it was probably because the Franklin family didn’t want their only son with me but couldn’t interfere. So, they turned to the Lambert family, hoping to send me abroad to break my connection with Nathan.”

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furrowed brows. “But now, Nathan has forgotten me and loves another. Sending me abroad doesn’t seem

Ryan said persuasively, trying to sway Audrey. “Besides the potential benefits, you also share a blood relation with

My existence is proof of living hell

alone and beset with troubles, you still refuse the Lambert family’s help?” Ryan asked. His smooth,

“I’m grateful to the Lambert and Franklin families for allowing me to leave the Yeomans‘ small town and pursue an education. Even if it was due to blood relations, the Lambert family has done enough for me. I don’t want to owe the Lambert

Ryan

when he first met Audrey, her biological grandparents said she was naturally aloof. But he

morals, kindness, and deep love for her birth mother. Suppressing her longing for familial affection, she made herself an orphan to ease the Lambert family’s conscience.

chose to stay with

line with the Lambert family’s expectations. She truly embodied self–discipline

composedly, “The business world is small. Your involvement with Nathan, the young heir of the Sheysea City Franklin family, will inevitably reach the

have any connections to Nathan. Once the police clear my name and I get the divorce certificate, I’ll leave Sheysea City,”

tell Ryan where she was

you completely cutting

skepticism as he leaned back on the sofa. Years ago, you sat across from me just like this. You were adamant that

the case anymore,”

discreetly observed the composed woman sitting across from

this and tensed up. As

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with him. She couldn’t hesitate when the time came to sign the divorce papers.

Nathan lay down, overwhelmed.

he drifted in and out of his dreams, his mind filled with images of walls stained tea–colored by the

control his racing heart. He clutched at