How much longer will Lawrence continue to hurt Jasper?
If Lawrenceâs revenge doesnât stop here, William will have to find a way to prevent him from doing anything else.
But if he does decide to take action against Lawrence, he must keep it a secret from Jasper and not let her find out.
Otherwise, given how much she values Lawrence, she may not forgive him.
At this point, William felt the suffocating feeling in his chest becoming stronger.
The car arrived at the school and William and Jasper got out together.
Jasper checked the time and estimated that Lawrence should still be in the school laboratory, so he said to William, âLetâs go to the laboratory.â
âOkay,â William replied.
As they arrived at the laboratory door, they saw Lawrence coming out of the room.
The three of them looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.
Finally, Lawrenceâs voice broke the silence, âAre you two here to see me?â
âYes, I have something to ask you,â Jasper said.
âAsk me something?â Lawrence raised an eyebrow. âWhat about Mr. Barlow? Does he also want to ask me something?â
âNo, heâs just accompanying me,â Jasper said.
âWell then, shall we go inside the laboratory to talk? Thereâs no one inside now, and I donât want unrelated people to hear our conversation,â Lawrence said.
âOkay,â Jasper agreed.
âWait a minute!â William interrupted. âLetâs go somewhere else. Thereâs no need to talk in the laboratory. We can find a place in the school where thereâs no one around. Iâll stand far away and just watch, I wonât be able to hear what youâre saying.â
Lawrence chuckled, âWhatâs the matter, Mr. Barlow? Are you afraid Iâll do something bad to Jasper in the laboratory? Also, Iâm not interested in being watched by others while Iâm talking to someone. If you donât want to go to the laboratory, then we donât have to talk.â
As Lawrence spoke, he gestured to leave.
Jasper stopped Lawrence and said, âI can go into the lab!â
Then she turned to William and said, âWait for me outside for a while.â
âButâ¦â Williamâs face was filled with worry.
âItâs okay, what could happen here?â Jasper said, following Lawrence towards the lab.
But before entering the lab, they needed to put on lab coats.
Lawrence handed Jasper a lab coat and said, âPut this on.â
Jasper took the lab coat and put it on. She watched as Lawrence walked up to the glass door of the lab and unlocked it with his fingerprint.
The two of them entered the lab and the glass sliding door closed automatically.
This was Jasperâs first time in the schoolâs chemistry lab. It was similar to the lab Lawrence had taken her to outside of school, with all the bottles and containers that she couldnât understand.
t Of course, she knew that many of these things were dangerous, so she tried to stay away from them and definitely didnât touch them.
âSo, what do you want to talk to me about? Or do you have any questions for me?â Lawrence stopped walking and turned to Jasper.
Jasper looked at Lawrenceâs handsome face and remembered what he looked like when he was a child.
She had thought of what she wanted to ask him on the way there, but now that she was face to face with him, she hesitated.
If he really was the manipulator that Daniel had mentioned, what should she do?