All Chapters of Love, As Fleeting as the Breeze: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

The hatred in Vanessa's eyes was quickly swallowed by fear. During her days of forced rest in the Waldorf household, she had come to understand Lucien's methods all too well. Even with Katie posting guards around her day and night, his people still found ways to slip through the cracks, setting traps to endanger her. If not for her sheer luck, she might have died silently, without a trace.Feeling the trembling in the woman before him, Lucien's eyes darkened. If it hadn't been for Christina's distaste for cruelty, Vanessa wouldn't have made it this far. But now that the child in her womb was gone, she was nothing more than a burden.Disgusted, Lucien let go of her and wiped his hands casually with a handkerchief. "Get out of my sight. As far away as you can. If I ever see you again, you won't get off this easily."Leaving behind his chilling warning, he slammed the door shut. Vanessa shuddered instinctively, her fingers tightening around the thin hospital blanket.…On the other s

Lucien stood frozen in place, his hand reaching out instinctively to grab Christina's arm.She brushed him off without hesitation, turning to help her friends take the drunken man to the hospital. But one of the friends gently stopped her."We planned this dinner to send you off," the friend said softly. "We never expected it to end like this. We already feel guilty enough—how can we trouble you further?"The friend gave her a light push toward the door. "Go home and pack your things."Christina hesitated but eventually nodded. Without another word, she turned and headed outside."Christina!"Lucien had been watching her the whole time. When he heard her friend mention packing, panic flashed across his face. He lunged forward and grabbed her hand."Christina, where are you going? Why are you packing?"His forehead was bandaged, but the wound beneath it still looked raw and ugly. Paired with the panic in his eyes, it made him look both pitiful and absurd.Christina didn't answe