Chapter 273

It was Lawrence!

After knowing him for so long, it was the first time Celeste thought Lawrence looked dashing. With his back against the light, he looked godly at the garden's gate.

"Lawrence, why are you here?" Celeste was surprised as she ran toward Lawrence.

"Don't be scared," Lawrence said. He grabbed Celeste's hand naturally and walked out of the place.

"Where's your father?" When they reached Lawrence's car, Celeste subtly removed her hand.

"I drugged him, and he passed out. He wouldn't wake for some time," Lawrence said. He led Celeste to his car. He even bent down to buckle the seatbelt for her.

Instinctively, Celeste avoided him because of how intimate his action was. "I'll do it myself."

"Sorry," Lawrence said.

Celeste was silent.

She then thought about how Jonah had said he wanted to talk to Damon. She sent a WhatsApp text to him.

"I'm safe now. If Jonah contacts you, he just wants to use me to threaten you to give him that piece of land. You can ignore h