Chapter 178
I moved to close the window, not wanting to be seen, but it was too late.
The black sedan passed us, then made a sharp U–turn. My stomach dropped as it cut across traffic and pulled in front of our taxi. Our driver slammed on the brakes.
“What the hell! Are you crazy?!” he shouted.
Blake got out and walked to my window. “Get out.”
I studied him through the glass. Sunlight hit his face but failed to warm his features. I took a breath before opening the door, though I stayed seated.
“What do you want?”
He looked down at me. “You’re really trying to follow them to Twilight Mansion? Didn’t I tell you that today’s situation ends with Jennifer being arrested? What are you planning to do at the mansion? Bring the police there to arrest Laurel
too?”
I raised an eyebrow. “So, Mr. Parker deliberately turned his car around to stop me, all to protect Miss Rose? You must care for her deeply. Even though she arranged for people to almost kill you yesterday, today you’re stopping my taxi for her
sake.”
His brow furrowed. “How many times do I have to tell you? Yesterday’s incident had nothing to do with Laurel! Jennifer
acted on her own!”
I rolled my eyes. “Laurel’s lies are only believed by you.”
“And only you would refuse to believe the facts,” he countered.
Blake pulled out a stack of bills and tossed them onto the front seat. “This is for you. Take her back where you picked her
up.”
The driver’s eyes lit up as he grabbed the money. “Yes, sir! I’ll take her back immediately!”
I stared at him in disbelief. “Dud, how could you do this?”
He shrugged. “Who can say no to money?”
I bit my lip, hands curling into fists as I glared at Blake.
He ignored my anger. “Twilight Mansion is where Mrs. Rose is recovering. Laurel is accompanying her sick mother. It’s not appropriate for you to go there and cause a scene.”
‘How do you know I’m going there to cause a scene?” I asked.
Blake adjusted his cuff links. “Why else would you go? To build a friendship with Laurel?”
His eyes swept over my bruised face. “Go home. I’ll have Dr. Everett give you medicine for those scars.”
I touched my face, then laughed. “Why pretend to care? You’re protecting the woman behind my injuries while offering to
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heal my wounds. Blake Parker, don’t you find your behavior disgusting?”
His expression darkened. “Audrey Sinclair!”
I stared back. “What? Can’t handle the truth?”
Blake’s jaw tightened. “I’ll tell you one more time: everything was Jennifer’s plan. If you continue to slander Laurel… I won’t hesitate to help her sue you for defamation.”
I stared at him, shocked, then broke into a laugh. “Go ahead. File that lawsuit right now. Make it public. It might even give me more clues!”
I grabbed my bag. “I’ll be waiting for your lawsuit!”
I stepped out and began walking toward Twilight Mansion.
Blake caught my wrist. “Where are you going?”
“To Twilight Mansion,” I replied calmly. “If you won’t let the taxi take me, I’ll walk.”
He laughed. “Do you know how far it is? Almost twelve miles. You think you can walk that far?”
His gaze swept over my legs and heels. “Walking that distance in those heels? Your feet would be ruined before you even got halfway.”
I looked down at my pink heels, remembering how I’d put them on this morning for the jewelry company meeting. With all that had happened, I hadn’t had a chance to change.
Without hesitation, I crouched down and began unfastening the straps.
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