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Chapter 548: I’d Be Deeply Grateful
Chapter 548: I’d Be Deeply Grateful
The two of them were so close to each other that Laura felt intimidated by Max’s overwhelming aura.
She flinched in spite of herself, looking shifty-eyed, not daring to meet his gaze.
She sounded guilty as well. "Well, that was a special case. How would I have known it was you?"
Max narrowed his eyes, sizing her up in a condescending way.
After a while, he said with a cold smile, "It’s alright. You didn’t know it was me, but you do now. You
shouldn’t have asked me for help if you were as tough as you said. Now that I saved you, I have no
reason to hand you over to some other man, do I?"
Laura stiffened in shock, looking up at Max in disbelief.
"What do you mean by that?"
Max sneered, "Just take it literally."
He leaned over and whispered into her ear in a seductive but menacing tone, which she had never
heard before.
"Laura Davies, you know what I want. You also know I’ll do whatever I can to get it. I didn’t force you to
do anything, but you just stayed that night. Do you think any random woman can just climb onto my
bed? Do you think you are free to come and go? What do you take me for?"
Laura froze, her teething chattering.
She was frightened and angry at the same time.
Finally, she clenched her teeth and asked, "Then what do you want on earth?"
Max leaned closer to her and breathed, "You’ll know what I want."
No sooner had he finished his words than he straightened up. The shadow over her face disappeared
all of a sudden, and so did his overwhelming aura.
Laura let out a sigh of relief.
But the next second, dull despair settled down upon her heart.
She stared at Max with a frown and said, "Max, I’ve already told you that I don’t have feelings for you.
For the sake of our childhood friendship, just leave me alone. I’d be deeply grateful to you if you could
do that."
Max gave a sneer, ignored what she said, and scoffed, "I don’t need you to be grateful to me. There are
so many people in this world grateful to me, so it makes no difference to me if you’re or not."
Stunned, Laura thought to herself. This man had a sharp tongue as usual. His intention was good, but
the way he put it was simply so terrible that she wished she could beat him up.
She took a deep breath, trying to suppress her frustration and anxiety.
Laura realized it was impossible for her to change his mind today, so she could only change the
subject.
"Well, it doesn’t matter to me what you want, nor do I care. It’s getting late, and I have to go to bed now.
You should go."
This time, Max looked deeply into her eyes and left without saying anything.
The door was slammed shut with a bang. It was when Laura made sure the man had really left that she
became weak suddenly and collapsed, sliding down the wall to the floor slowly.
The next day, Laura went to the hospital to see her mother.
However, before she reached the ward, she heard two nurses whispering, their cheeks blushing with
excitement.
They murmured excitedly as they walked along the corridor, "Wow, that man is so handsome! He’s the
most beautiful man I’ve ever seen in my life!"
"Exactly! And his smile was so warm and sweet. He was gentle too. I wonder who he is."
"Who knows? There are so many powerful families in Eqitin. I envy Miss Davies. I never knew she had
such a friend. He’s handsome and kind, and so gentle to the elderly, as well as to us nurses. If he
wasn’t Miss Davies’ boyfriend, I would definitely have asked him for his number."
The other nurse was surprised to hear that. "Hold on, boyfriend? Isn’t Miss Davies’ boyfriend Mr.
Morgan?"
The other nurse, who was talking before, frowned. "Mr. Morgan? I don’t think so. She seems to be
friends with Mr. Morgan. Judging from the way they behave when they’re together, they don’t look like a
couple at all. But the man coming today… You didn’t see how he treated Mrs. Davies… He behaved
like Miss Davies’ fiance. It’s not like Miss Davies is a fool, but no one will ever choose someone who
hardly comes to visit over someone so gentle and considerate."
The other nurse nodded, "Yeah, I guess you’re right."
Since the floor Fannie’s ward was on wasn’t high and that the elevators were crowded, Laura chose to
take the stairs.
When the two nurses were chatting, she was standing on the landing. The stairwell was dim, so the
nurses didn’t notice Laura’s existence.
Laura saw them going far away and her face darkened slightly. Feeling ominous, she strode towards
her mother’s room.
Fannie’s room was on the other side of the corridor. It wasn’t a VIP room, but Fannie still got a private
one because first, Laura was a public figure; second, Laura wanted to give her a better environment.
Before she reached the door, she heard a gurgle of laughter coming from inside. She was surprised to
find that it was from her mother.
Laura hadn’t heard her mother laughing so happily since she had become ill.
Nervous, Laura quickened her pace to the ward.
The door was pushed open with a bang, and the laughter inside the ward stopped all of a sudden.
Laura saw Fannie leaning back against the headboard while Max was peeling an apple for her sitting at
the bedside.
Behind him stood his assistant Jim Helberg. Seeing Laura coming in, Jim made a bow to her.
"Hello, Laura."
Laura ignored him, her face grim.
She stared coldly at Max and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Max squinted his eyes, saying nothing.
However, it might be because she was too happy, and Fannie didn’t notice anything wrong between the
two of them.
Grinning, she waved at Laura and said, "Laura. Come here and have a seat."
It was when Laura came up to her that she went on, "Why didn’t you tell me you have such a wonderful
boyfriend? It’s not like I don’t want you to date. After all, you’re an adult now, and I’ve always
encouraged you to date. If Max hadn’t come today, I would have known nothing about him." This is from NôvelDrama.Org.
Fannie gave Laura a hard look as she spoke.
Laura froze suddenly, staring at Max in disbelief.
She never expected Max to have the guts to visit her mother. Besides, what nonsense had he told
her?