The Forgotten Girl Is Back For Revenge

Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Umbled, but out

Randolph regained his balance. “You’re asking for trouble!” Randolph shouted, swinging the baseball

but at Eliza

Out of nowhere, Christopher on the floor lunged at Randolph, knocking him down. He pinned Randolph’s arm and then turned to Eliza, yelling. “Run!”

Eliza hesitated for a moment, then stood up. But instead of running, she grabbed the bat and swung it at Randolph’s head.

With a sharp thud, Randolph collapsed, knocked out cold.

Since she was a girl, she didn’t hit him that hard. There was no blood, just a faint mark on his forehead. He was unconscious, but that was about it.

Both of them exhaled in relief. Eliza took a shaky breath, her eyes still red from the shock.

Her face was pale, but she didn’t hesitate to help Christopher into the wheelchair. “How’s your leg? You’re still recovering, so you can’t afford to get hurt again. Are you feeling okay? You need to let me know if something’s wrong.”

Christopher shook his head. “I’m fine. But what are you doing here?”

Eliza had been finding reasons to visit him often lately, mostly under the guise of bringing medicine. This time, it was no different.

She grabbed the bag she had dropped on the floor. “I brought you your meds, and since it’s the new year, I made you some gnocchi.”

Her eyes were bright with excitement, almost like she was glowing, and it made Christopher feel like he was burning up

from the attention

He turned his gaze away, uncomfortable. “Thanks,” he muttered.

Eliza didn’t seem to care about the scar on his face. She was just as cheerful as usual. She put the gnocchi in the fridge and then looked at him. “Should we call the police?”

answer right away. Instead, he looked at her, then slowly asked, “Aren’t you afraid of

I be?” Eliza asked,

This is the real me. A messed–up, ugly guy. I’ve always known how I look, but I kept hiding it, protecting my fragile ego.

I tricked myself into thinking I could actually have something that

were soft, locking onto his face as she spoke slowly. “No, Christopher.

who you really are. Sure, some people look great on the outside, but their hearts are ugly. Don’t let

my

face?

believe that for a second. She reached out, grabbing his hand, her grip warm and

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already know you like Hailey. Maybe you’ve done some things you regret for her, but

her gut told her

face

shifted. Her eyes widened, and

was already too

of nowhere, Randolph appeared, a knife in hand. Without any warning, he stabbed

trembling as he fell out of the wheelchair. His vision blurred, and all he could see was the

happened so fast.

the door. Owen and Hailey

feel herself slipping away. The only thing she could hold onto, even as everything went black, was the warm hand still

situation, while medical staff quickly

stretchers.

into a complete disaster.

staying with the Medrano family for a couple of

Eliza was kept under observation for a while but

a bit shocked by how much closer Eliza and Christopher had become after everything. They looked like they were really together now, which was probably the only good thing to