Pinching Alyssa’s chin between his fingers, Jasper leaned forward and kissed her aggressively. Hist


    tongue forced its way into her mouth and passionately tangoed with hers.


    Landon and Xavier were trapped in a seemingly endless wait on the first floor. Xavier paced nervously,


    casting asional nces of the second floor.


    Meanwhile, Landon sat on the couch with a grim expression and stared down at the surveince


    footage


    that yed on his phone. He reyed the scene where Zoe had bullied Lauren a couple of times. His


    anger grew with each rey.


    “Mr. Harper, what are you watching? You look serious,” Xavier wondered and went up to Landon.


    Landon shot him a death re and waved him away, saying, “Go away. I don’t air my dirtyundry.”


    Stunned by Landon’s anger, Xavier retreated right away. Landon went back to watching the footage.


    His heart ached at Lauren’s reflex reaction-she had curled up into a ball and wrapped her arms around


    her head when Zoe had approached her.


    Wait a minute! He furrowed his brows and examined Lauren’s response. Why did she exhibit symptoms


    of


    PTSD? Could she have been a victim of abuse at home?


    Could her response to Zoe be rooted in her trauma from Betty’s abuse? Was that the reason?


    “When did you get here? Why didn’t you let me know?” Alyssa broke the


    the silence as she d


    stairs. Startled by the two silent men in the living room, she tried to calm her breathing.


    Landon quickly stowed his phone away and shed her a knowing grin. “Well, we didn’t want to intrude


    on


    your intimate time together. It’s not often that you two get to meet. We didn’t want to stand in the way.”


    “What intimate time?” she eximed and red at him, feeling the urge to wipe that grin from his face


    by


    hitting him with her heels.


    Landon crossed his legs and turned around, resting his chin in his palm. He studied her keenly and


    raised an amused brow at her moist lips and blushing cheeks.


    He thought, “Oh Jasper, you must have gotten some action. You’re just a horny, shameless man


    beneath that stoic exterior!”


    “Madam, you’re finally here! There’s hope for Mr. Beckett!” Xavier eximed and stared at Alyssa with


    She didn’t bother to correct how Xavier had addressed her. Instead, she told him sternly, “Mr. Hall, the


    rpse of internal injuries is the reason behind Mr. Beckett’s fever. We must take it seriously.


    “I’ve just contacted a hospital under KS Group known for high patient confidentiality and arranged for a


    head physician to attend to him. Why don’t you and Landon prepare to send him there right now?”


    Xavier nodded with gratitude. “Thank you, Madam! I knew you cared about Mr. Beckett. You wouldn’t


    leave him to his fate.”


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    “I won’t watch him die, but that doesn’t mean I have feelings for him. Stop making things up,” she


    stubbornly rebuffed Xavier.


    Then, she walked down the stairs and approached Landon. When they exchanged nces, he felt a


    weird


    feeling of pressure.


    She said to him, “Mr. Harper,e with me. Let’s have a chat.”