Chapter 440: Chapter 494

Chapter 494 Elsa also saw Mariela and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.“Isn’t this Ms. Logan? What a coincidence.”

Mariela smiled and said, “I just heard a child crying while taking a walk in the park, so I went over to take a look. It turns out her mom is you.”

“Did you bring my daughter Annika over?” Elsa looked grateful.“Thank you so much.”

Mariela smiled and said, “You’re welcome. I just lifted a finger.”

“Annika, say thank you to Mariela,” Elsa said to Annika with a smile.

Annika looked at Mariela with her clear and bright eyes and said sweetly, “Thank you, Mariela.”

“You’re so sweet,” Mariela bent down and patted Annika’s head, smiling.

Elsa held Annika’s hand and said, “Ms. Logan, I am really grateful to you. Let me treat you to dinner tonight.”

“No need.” Mariela’s lips curved into a smile.

“What’s wrong, Ms. Logan? Are you not available tonight?” Elsa asked enthusiastically. “Tomorrow works too. When will you be free?”

Mariela waved her hand and said, “There’s no need.”

Elsa persisted, and Mariela felt too embarrassed to refuse again after several rejections, so she said, “Well, alright then. I have something to do tonight, so next Saturday night it is.”

“Okay,” Elsa said with a smile, “it’s a deal.”

Italy.

Lauryn walked on the road, feeling as if someone was following her.

She turned back several times, suspecting everyone to be a bad person, but couldn’t find anything unusual about them. Lauryn’s heart was racing, and cold sweat was pouring from her palms.

Three nights ago.

She met Jaime at the suburban villa, and not long after Jaime left, the bodyguard found a bug under the potted plant in the living room of the villa.

Knowing that her identity had been exposed, Lauryn immediately contacted Nikolas and fled to Italy overnight.

After she escaped America, she cut ties with the Stark family. Now, she was enemies with the Starks and could no longer seek their protection. The bodyguards that were assigned to her could no longer be by her side.

Fortunately, she had a bodyguard who was interested in her. She had long noticed his intentions, so on the day of her escape, she took him with her.

“Erick, I felt like someone was tracking us,” Lauryn whispered to the bodyguard beside her.

“Miss, do not be afraid. No matter what happens, I will protect you with my life.”

Erick was tall, strong, and muscular.

Before going abroad, Lauryn felt very secure with him by her side, but now, it was different. Now, she had fled to Italy, and Lennon was sending people to find her. Nikolas had been extremely busy lately with his own affairs and had no time to take care of her.