Chapter 457
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 457<\/p>\n
Relaxing slightly, she raised her eyes and looked at Lawrence. It was the first time she had really allowed herself to study his face.<\/p>\n
She noticed the strong arch of his brow bone, which gave his deep-set eyes an intense, magnetic quality. When he looked at her, his eyes were incredibly dark and bright.<\/p>\n
He looked entirely focused on her.<\/p>\n
Bonnie’s cheeks grew warm. She forced herself to look away from his eyes, fixing her gaze on the clean line of his mouth instead. “Why… why are you still here?”<\/p>\n
Lawrence thought she always seemed so cool and composed on the surface, but she actually flustered so easily. And her eyelashes were impossibly long, fluttering rapidly.<\/p>\n
Like two little fans.<\/p>\n
Except all they did was fan the heat straight into his own cheeks.<\/p>\n
“I was buying shoes,” he said, awkwardly lifting the shopping bag. “Are… are you having dinner here tonight?”<\/p>\n
Bonnie’s eyes dropped to the pristine sneakers he was wearing. They were spotless, radiating the same crisp, refreshing energy that he did.<\/p>\n
“I’m grabbing dinner with my friend. I should get back inside,” she murmured, her grip tightening on her phone. She didn’t look up. “Goodbye.”<\/p>\n
With that, she sidestepped him and practically jogged back into the bookstore.<\/p>\n
Lawrence opened his mouth to stop her but swallowed the words. He simply didn’t have the courage to ask for her number or her WhatsApp.<\/p>\n
When he really thought about it, what right did he have to ask for her contact info anyway?<\/p>\n
It would be way too aggressive.<\/p>\n
But the truth was, he didn’t have any ulterior motives. He just felt it wasn’t safe for a girl to go home so late by herself.<\/p>\n
Especially when those two bullies were still out there somewhere.<\/p>\n
What if they tried to retaliate?<\/p>\n
He turned the thought over and over in his head, entirely unable to shake his worry.<\/p>\n
Feeling a bit stifled, she cracked the window open, but the night wind bit at her skin. She pulled her jacket tighter, digging into her tote bag to retrieve her earphones.<\/p>\n
Other passengers filed in and settled into their seats.<\/p>\n
The bus doors were halfway shut when someone yelled for the driver to hold on. The doors hissed open again, and a guy practically threw himself up the steps.<\/p>\n
Bonnie wasn’t paying attention to the commotion. She was staring out the window, completely absorbed in a vintage track she had had on repeat all week.<\/p>\n
She was savoring this rare, fleeting moment of absolute tranquility.<\/p>\n
Until someone sat down directly in the empty seat beside her, completely shattering her little bubble of peace. Startled, Bonnie turned her head. The first thing she saw was a pair of impeccably clean sneakers.<\/p>\n
The calm waters of Bonnie’s mind were suddenly swept by a restless evening breeze, sending ripples through her chest.<\/p>\n
She looked up in shock. It was Lawrence.<\/p>\n
Three encounters in a single day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1125","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}