Regrt 305

Chapter 305

+25 BONUS

These two questions were somewhat sharp. However, Frank’s face showed no discomfort at all. He gestured for me to come closer. “Come a bit nearer, I’ll tell you.”

I leaned in a little. “Go ahead.”

The space inside the car was small, and besides the driver, there was no one else, so why make such a mystery out of it?

He leaned in slightly as well, a smile in his eyes, looking as infuriatingly smug as ever. “I can’t stand overly stupid people.”

I straightened up abruptly and glared at him. “Should I thank you for guiding me then?”

“I don’t mind.”

He smiled politely, always looking so annoyingly smug.

Nevertheless, I couldn’t deny his help. I lowered my gaze. “Thanks for what you did earlier.”

He tapped his well–manicured fingers on the window sill idly. “If I hadn’t come, they would have let you go eventually.”

“But you’d have had to endure more hardships.”

Mrs. Shaw and Bethany wouldn’t let it go easily. Especially with the online revelations, Mrs. Shaw would vent all her anger on me. After she was done, I might not be alive.

“Not really.” Frank’s smile was faint, as if he saw through everything. “The longer you stay with the Shaw family, the more revelations will appear online Mrs. Shaw and Bethany are foolish, but Mr. Shaw… he’s sharp.”

“Is that so…”

Ryan really had it tough. On one hand, he was dealing with the Shaw family through the marriage alliance, and on the other, he had to find ways to rescue me while dealing with the Shaw family’s troubles.

Frank glanced at me. “What, worried about your ex–husband?”

The sarcasm was unmasked.

I looked at him. “Do you think Ryan would do anything for me at all costs?”

“He’s the kind of person who weighs everything too much and lives too tiredly.” Frank lounged in his seat, his eyelids drooping, his voice loose. “So, no.”

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“Then why should I worry?”

+25 BONUS

Ryan was always aware of his responsibilities. He had been heavily relied upon since childhood, especially after his grandfather’s death. The entire Frost family depended on him alone now. How could he, for someone as insignificant as me, drag the Frost family down?

Frank’s expression showed some surprise. “Looks like you’re not lost in a relationship.”

“You’re the one who would be lost in a relationship!” I returned his remark.

He smiled, though with a hint of threat. “What did you say?”

It was as if, should I say anything unpleasant, he would throw me back into the freezing snow immediately.

I was in his car, I didn’t have a choice. I curved my lips and tried to look sincerely complimentary. “I was saying you’re a rare gentleman, guarding your chastity for a lost fiancee for over twenty years, truly devoted.”

He cocked his brows, approvingly. “Say a bit more, I like it.”

He really knew how to take advantage of compliments.

I glanced out the car window and saw an alley not far away. Suddenly, I remembered something and turned to Frank. “Can you stop at the entrance of that alley?”

He looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Just need to get something.”

He didn’t respond directly but instructed the driver. “Alfred, pull over to the side.”

The car stopped. I got out, and despite the biting cold wind, I tried to hurry into the alley. My knee, injured from kneeling, hurt a bit. My movement must have looked odd. Fortunately, there weren’t many people around at this hour.

I found a ceramics studio. The ceramicist recognized me quickly and handed over two finished pieces.

“Miss Wilson, this one is the piece you made yourself, and this one I made according to the photo you gave me.”

“Great, thank you.”

“Would you like them wrapped?”

“No need, just a bag will do.”

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Leaving the studio, I carried the degradable paper bag and returned to the car.

“Fra…”

Just as I was about to speak, I noticed he was sprawled out, already asleep.

I sat quietly, but he murmured, “Hmm?”