Rachel had meant to protect Leonard, but how did it end up the other way round again?In fact, he'd protected her so well that the thugs couldn't even lay a finger on her.However, Rachel could clearly hear the grunts Leonard let slip. He was probably in a lot of pain, yet he still did his best to put up with it."Stop hitting him… Please, just stop…"Several moments later, Rachel's tears rolled down her cheeks—Leonard was hanging by a thread now.His head was leaning against her chest, and his breathing had become extremely weak.Rachel lost track of how long the agony lasted. The only thing she was aware of was a group of men barging into the bar sometime later."Mr. Richmond!"The group of men darted toward Leonard and Rachel and swiftly had the thugs under control. "Mr. Richmond?" they called out again."He's severely injured. You have to take him to the hospital now! Get him to the hospital!" Rachel cried out amid her sobs.What happened was totally contrary to her

At that moment, Rachel did feel slightly tempted, and her heart was touched as well.Throughout the years, many men of noble birth had wanted to court her for fun. But Leonard was the first man who'd ever dared to ask for her hand in marriage.Anyone at her age would naturally look forward to a romantic relationship. But Rachel didn't dare to indulge in one.Rachel was stunned for several moments. Then, she smiled, saying, "Let's not think about the what-ifs. Aren't you afraid I might start taking you seriously?""I'm not kidding you! If you're worried that I'm not serious about you, we can go straight to the City Hall and get our marriage license when we return to the country!" Leonard answered firmly.Because of Rachel, Leonard took the notion of marriage very seriously.Now, he finally understood what Henry meant when he'd said, "It's not that you don't want to get married. You just haven't met the one who'd make you lose all reason. And you'll want to give marriage a chance

"Mr. Chase, someone just ran out into the road in front of our car—"But before the driver could finish his sentence, the person in question had run to the backseat door and kept knocking on the window."Open up! Open up! Let me in, will you?"Henry's brows furrowed. If he wasn't mistaken, this person was Shane's son, Jonah. He was the one who'd become intellectually disabled two years ago because of a car accident.What happened to him? And why was he here all alone?But Henry was indebted to Celine, and given that Jonah was her son, he figured that he had to take good care of Jonah on her behalf.If anything happened to Jonah, Celine wouldn't be able to take it."This guy…" Earl was about to go out and chase Jonah away.But Henry stopped him and said, "Let him in."Both Earl and the driver were stunned. Yet, they dared not question Henry's instructions.In the end, the driver unlocked the backseat door.Finally able to open the door, Jonah hopped in without hesitation.

Although she sent Natalie to the orphanage the second Natalie was born, she was filled with pain and guilt when she made her decision.So, she had always remembered how Natalie looked when she was born.In fact, no one knew that she kept a photo of Natalie in her wallet's compartment.That was the only photo of Natalie she kept.Celine's gaze immediately became strange at the sight of the child."Thank you for taking care of my child, Mr. Chase. I won't trouble you two any further. I'll bring Jonah home now." Celine immediately collected her gaze and turned to look at Henry."Mom, I want to play with Cece a little longer…" Jonah said reluctantly.His words immediately increased Celine's anxiousness. She didn't even know what to say at that moment."Mrs. Yoder, he still wants to play for a while longer. Why don't you…"You two can stay a little while longer. Cece also seems to be enjoying herself with Jonah," Henry said with a faint smile."It's a bit late now. Not to mention,

"My mom is claustrophobic! She'll go crazy if you lock her inside such a small space!" Harper was hysterical, causing her voice to nearly crack.She had lived with her mother for more than 20 years, after all. She understood Fiona's condition perfectly.She was trapped inside a lift with Fiona once.Fiona was so scared that her whole body was trembling. After a while, she even began to gurgle out white foam.That scene was etched deeply within Harper's mind.Since then, she was made aware of how severe her mother's claustrophobia was."There's a price to pay when you speak nonsense." Hugh's voice was light, but there was an underlying hint of hostility within it.For a moment, Harper didn't know what to say. Her heart was filled with hate.After a while, Harper chuckled coldly. "Hugh, do you really like Leslie that much? Will your feelings for her never change no matter what happens to her?""That's not what you should worry about now, is it? Shouldn't you be more worried abou