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.”

continued with her

a moment. “I found out

it more clearly to

why she had been treating you so

did?” She raised

and as a result,

and shook her head. “And then she decided to end her life. How foolish

more respectful?” I pleaded. “Yes, what Harriet did was wrong, but that doesn’t change

did you break up with her then?”

out of anger,

think twice before taking action. Making hasty decisions is never the best

she didn’t,” I promptly

she had died, would

answered softly. Then I received a text from Jack containing the address of

her hand at me as I reached the door. I grinned at her

the room.

ARIEL’S POV

my eyes and let out a scream the moment I saw Mason sitting on my bed. He had a knife in his hand, which frightened me. Had he come to kill me or something? This

you

that scream, huh?” Mason‘ smirked at me. “Thought I was going to

him, filled with terror, because I knew the person sitting close to me was completely insane. He was a psychopath, and I was afraid he could do something

and

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

appreciate it if you could get

You don’t want

asked calmly, “What do you want?”

He exclaimed instantly. “You’re finally thinking straight. Now just keep being

I was burning with anger on the inside, but I couldn’t act stupid at the moment. He had a knife with him, and any slight rage could cause

have a business meeting in about an hour, and

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

I

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