21 AGREED

LUKE’S POV

“What’s the problem? What’s wrong?” I asked Jack curiously.

“It’s Harriet,” he answered. I immediately stood up from the floor, still holding my phone in

my ear.

“Harriet? What happened to Harriet?” A worried expression appeared on my face.

“She’s currently at the hospital, unconscious.”

“What the… but how?” I inquired. “She was with me just last night. What could have happened to her?”

“Well, the doctor informed us that she took too many pills. It was an overdose, but fortunately, she survived.”

“Oh my goodness, Harriet,” I whispered to myself, hitting my head. “Text me the address of the hospital.”

“Okay, sir,” Jack replied before ending the call.

Why would Harriet do such a thing? Was she trying to give me a heart attack or something? I knew I was extremely angry with her, but that didn’t change the fact that I still loved her. Yes, she had done something wrong, and she needed to face the consequences. However, taking her own life was not the answer. What was she thinking?

“What happened to Harriet?” Riley asked.

“She overdosed and is currently in the hospital,” I answered, quickly putting on a pair of jeans.

“Oh, that’s terrible.”

“I know.” I hurriedly put on my shirt.

“But why would she do that? Did you two have an argument?” Riley queries, trying to understand the situation.

“Well, not really. It’s just that I said some hurtful things to her last night.”

Riley continued with her

for a moment. “I

explain it more clearly to me,” Riley

discovered why she had been treating

did?” She raised

result, I broke

head. “And then she decided to end her life.

pleaded. “Yes, what Harriet did

her, why did you

was out of

hasty decisions is never the best

didn’t,” I promptly

if she had died, would you have held yourself

softly. Then I received a text from Jack containing the address of the hospital. “We’ll

take care.” Riley waved her hand at me as

the room.

ARIEL’S POV

my bed. He had a knife in his hand, which frightened me. Had he

you

at me. “Thought

to me was completely insane. He was a psychopath, and I was afraid he could do something crazy right now. But I didn’t want to die yet; I still had a long way to go

you doing here?” I asked with an unfriendly stare, and he laughed immediately. I couldn’t see the humor in this

look at this beautiful face.” He wanted to move his finger around my cheek, but I stopped

my room, and I would really appreciate it if you could get your hideous face out of

want to see the other side of me,”

and asked calmly, “What do

thinking straight. Now just keep

act stupid at the moment. He

a business meeting in about an hour, and

That was definitely a fake smile. “Or do you still

if I request

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