it had become. Ranier had been her former classmate and seatmate back in high school, but halfway through the school year, he suddenly transferred schools after his

ride," Harte s

ow, Harte," Ranier r

k away. She didn't head inside the gate until

did she wa

oyer, she immediately heard frantic v

inside and found everyone

arlett hurried downstairs with red, tear-filled eyes. Darius instantly grabbed his wif

softly, turning to her father Greg,

as well, and Harte

reg answered while climbing into another car. Lavender immediately got into the passenger s

hock, and her heart pound

could even close the car door, she qui

u," she insisted, s

Greg didn't bother arguing because of the urgency of the situati

im? Wasn't he just at the mansion earlier?" Harte f

er, Scarlett, offered for them to stay at the Bowen mansion instead. From that day on, Scarlett became like a second mother to H

me roof as them, Harte slowly rea

eart first started beating for him. Back then, she thought it was nothing more than a child

t it a

she also didn't want to ruin the relationship they already

was at his condo. Then we got a call from the hospital saying he'd been in a car accident

acci

lmost imposs

the acting CEO of Meridian Investment Partners, he probably would'

d after Darius and Scarlett, who had already rushed inside ahead of th

nside, so all they cou

violently in her chest. She closed her eyes and si

lence and unbearable tension, the o

up and looked toward the

tt asked anxiously while ti

ical mask and took a deep b

rced through his leg, and he also suffered several fractured ribs that we had to repair. He'll need to stay in the hospital for at l

ed through H

in wa

gratefully before the doctor fin

the tension in his clenched jaw, a clear sig

o find out what caused the acci

ed and quickly walked

e for now. We'll stay here and watch over Griffin t

both Scarlett and Darius before turning t

n't want

l Griffin woke up, but she ha

't you? Don't worry about him too much," Lavender said after noticing Harte

an't help it," Har

for you to act like th

slowly part

ltogether and stared

" she st

ally read your notebook when you left it in my car,"

ly turned bright red

notebook. And if Lavender had really read it, then she probabl