Chapter 60
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 60<\/p>\n
Jackson stood up, gave a polite nod, and slipped out of the room.<\/p>\n
Lawrence came over and noticed Hannah\u2019s ankle was red and a little swollen. He crouched down beside her and spoke softly. \u201cWhat happened to your ankle?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hannah clung to his neck, tears soaking into his shirt. Instead of answering, she asked him in a trembling voice, \u201cAre you still mad at me? Lawrence, please don\u2019t ignore me. I\u2019m sorry. Can you forgive me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence slid one arm under her shoulders and the other beneath her knees, picking her up easily. \u201cI\u2019m not angry. Let\u2019s get you to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hannah just pressed her face to his shoulder and cried, her sobs muffled.<\/p>\n
After a while, Lawrence\u2019s voice came out rough and quiet. \u201cI\u2019ve been caught up with work at the company these last few days. I haven\u2019t had time for you or Jasper. This weekend, let\u2019s invite Mom and Dad and have a nice meal together.\u201d<\/p>\n
That made Hannah stop crying. She clung tighter to his neck, her reply muffled against his skin. \u201cWill you come home? Ever since you came back from the States, you\u2019ve barely stayed with us. Lawrence, I miss you. I really, really miss you.\u201d<\/p>\n
She raised her hand to gently trace the contour of Lawrence\u2019s brow and the edge of his jawline.<\/p>\n
Lawrence lowered his head a little, his eyes landing on the faint lines of old scars along Hannah\u2019s wrist.<\/p>\n
He said yes, softly.<\/p>\n
He would come home.<\/p>\n
Lawrence carried Hannah to the car and closed the passenger door. Just then, Jackson came over in fresh clothes. He nodded. \u201cCould we talk for a minute?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence walked a bit away with him. \u201cJackson, thank you for everything you\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jackson\u2019s eyes stayed fixed on the black Phaeton parked in the distance. \u201cLawrence, you really need to be good to her. Lately, she\u2019s just not herself when she dances. She keeps getting hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s always loved dancing more than anything, but she gave it up for you, for your family. Hannah has already\u2026\u201d Jackson\u2019s words caught in his throat. \u201cShe\u2019s already lost so much. Please, don\u2019t let her lose you, too. Can you promise that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawrence didn\u2019t know what to say.<\/p>\n
But Jackson wasn\u2019t looking for an answer.<\/p>\n
Bonnie found her mind drifting. She kept trying to focus. At least they had things to talk about. They were both locals; they could chat about their schools, spots they used to go to when they were kids.<\/p>\n
The tea house was lively, some sort of performance playing on the stage, the noise just loud enough to blur the edges of conversation. Bonnie rubbed at her left ear, leaning in to catch his story about a childhood mishap.<\/p>\n
Just behind a partition screen, Abbot had been listening to every word for a while.<\/p>\n
Earning a big paycheck just to spy on people, Abbot felt guilty, but he could still hear Lawrence\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cHelp me check out this guy… Also, see what Bonnie\u2019s been up to lately.\u201d<\/p>\n
The target, Felton, had been easy to track. He\u2019d already left for the south with his ex, and Lawrence said that was enough. No need to dig deeper.<\/p>\n
Now Abbot just needed to keep an eye on Bonnie.<\/p>\n
Bonnie\u2019s life was pretty much routine. On weekdays, she moved between work and home, nothing extra. Saturday mornings, she went swimming. Most of the time, she barely left the house. But last Sunday, she\u2019d gone out to a place called Love Begins Here with her friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-728","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/728","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=728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}