Chapter 1626

“Alright,” he finally said, after a thoughtful pause.

“You don’t need to be so sad.

Perhaps Holden didn’t die.

He and Adrian had jumped out of the car with me just seconds before the car exploded.

Bennett hoped his words would elevate Ariana’s mood, yet she remained impassive, entrenched in her own thoughts without a hint of change.

Bennett strained his ears but discerned no sound.

A sudden concern gripped him-perhaps she had passed out.

With effort, he propped himself up and reached over to gently shake her.

At last, she moved and looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, red and swollen.

Nonetheless, she resisted the urge to cry, resolved not to show her tears in his presence.

“Wait, are you actually crying? I didn’t do anything to you! Why the tears?” Bennett was utterly perplexed, rambling without clarity.

He could only watch Ariana, longing for her to revert to her typically spirited self-fiery and confrontational, anything but tearful.

Ariana stopped hiding her face and locked eyes with Bennett, maintaining her silence.

“Alright, I’ll take you to find those two guys.

please, no

at a loss if you continue like

guidelines-no violence against me, and you need to follow

hope sparked in Ariana, but she

what if this is

it or

” Bennett smirked.

“Trust but verify.

you can’t trust me,

won’t make

Ariana replied, though her

so you know, if you try any tricks, I’LL strip you, tie you to a

a knack for

really should be by my side,” Bennett teased, undisturbed by her

livid, almost resorted to violence

up and lead the

Bennett responded

got a broken leg, so I can’t move

branch to serve as a crutch

leg, adjusting her position for a

indeed

it more closely,

telling

to the nearby trees, and

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