His Dangerous Love

Chapter 14 Someone She Shouldn't Mess With

Chapter 14 Someone She Shouldn't Mess With

Elianna subconsciously pulled the blanket to cover herself. When she lowered her head, she noticed that she was neatly dressed, and the sticky feeling on her body was gone. It seemed like someone had cleaned her up.

"You..."

Albert quickly distanced himself, "I didn't do anything. I was playing games over there the whole time."

Elianna nodded. She propped herself up on the edge of the bed, but as soon as she stood up, she fell back down.

Albert instinctively reached out to help but then withdrew his hand and rubbed it, saying, "Can you walk by yourself?"

"I can," Elianna forced herself to stand up. "Let's go."

When they went outside, they realized it was a standalone small courtyard, but it was empty and lacked signs of life.

Albert looked casual but attentive.

He took the initiative to explain, "This is Jeff's place, and it's closest to Larsen's mansion."

Elianna nodded and remained silent.

This silence continued until Albert brought her back to Larsen's mansion.

When they were almost there, Albert wondered, "Aren't you going to ask where Jeff went?"

Elianna said lightly, "If he wanted me to know, he wouldn't have sent you."

Albert accepted it with a shrug.

Elianna looked at the quiet street outside the car window.

Jefferson had put in so much effort to get her out, so it was a lie to say that he hadn't been affected.

But Jefferson's meaning was already evident. There was no need to bring disgrace upon herself.

Furthermore, someone like him, capable of rescuing her from Clare's grip and supplying her with the remedy, had already accomplished a considerable amount.

Their relationship was like a fleeting encounter. Now that the clues were leaked, there was no need to continue.

Elianna silently reminded herself that Jefferson was someone she shouldn't mess with and it was better to cut ties with him.

Southern courtyard

Neil entered the room looking exhausted, and Clare handed him a cup of coffee.

"Have some coffee."

Neil waved it away. "Tell me what happened today."

After a long pause, Neil's tone became gloomy. "Are you saying Darren took her away?"

"Yes."

Clare spoke cautiously, "I didn't expect him to come so suddenly."

"Where did he take Elianna?"

"He took her back to the Plum Compound. The servants told me that after dropping her off, he left."

Clare said softly, "Elianna and Jefferson may not have that kind of relationship. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let her go so easily."

Half of Neil's face was illuminated by the light, and suddenly, his expression changed.

"Go to the Plum Compound immediately."

Clare was taken aback. "Why?"

Neil's voice was ominous. "There's a high possibility that Elianna is not at the Plum Compound."

...

"Knock, knock, knock."

Clare stood outside Elianna's bedroom door and knocked. "Anna, it's me. I came to check on you."

There was no response.

Clare tried to turn the doorknob, but it was locked.

She persistently knocked, "Anna, are you inside?"

The knocking alarmed Joyce, who came downstairs from the third floor. Seeing Clare, she asked inexplicably, "What are you doing?"

"Aunt Joyce."

Clare greeted her before speaking gently, "Anna didn't feel well when she left my place this afternoon. I was worried, so I came to check on her." Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

She looked worriedly at the closed door. "But Anna hasn't been opening the door, and I don't know if I did something wrong to upset her."

Joyce never liked Elianna, and now she was even more displeased.

Clare, as the elder sister-in-law, came to visit her. Still, Elianna dared to shut herself in without seeing her, showing no courtesy.

Joyce said coldly, "Bring me the key to this room. I want to see what she's doing inside!"

The key was handed to Joyce. With a click, the door opened.

The room was pitch-black, the curtains were tightly drawn, and there was a human-shaped lump on the bed, motionless.

Clare was aware. She walked to the bedside and pulled the blanket, saying, "Anna?"