Female Novel
Chapter 398
Chapter 398
Zoe and her friends couldn’t help but share a laugh at Lauren’s expense.
Lauren was darting around the room like a lost kite. Drunk customers shoved and pulled her around.Some perverted patrons even groped her. *
Her attempts at dodging the unwanted advances were met with reprimands.
That was better entertainment than any comedy.
“Hahaha! That retard! Why has she not changed from junior high at all? Did she stop growing by then?”Zoe laughed and pointed at the screen. “Betty, I’m dying to know. Where did you stash that stupidbear?”
“I hid it at…” Betty laughed and whispered something into Zoe’s ears.
Zoe laughed loudly. “What a brilliant idea! That dimwit won’t stand a chance of finding it anytime soon.”
Lauren desperately scoured the space beneath the tables and was kicked multiple times by thecustomers. She suffered bruises all over her body.
She stood there, dazed and trembling, wrapping her arms around herself for comfort. Her mind wentblank at the funny looks of the strangers around her. Her breathing became labored with each passingsecond.
All of a sudden, the lighting changed. Confetti materialized in mid-air and cascaded down. The eruptedin cheers and danced the night away on the dance floor.
“My teddy bear … Lauren remained focused on her search for the toy and leaned down to look around.
Suddenly, her sweaty face bumped into a warm body. She was left feeling dizzy and numb from thecollision, which prompted tears to roll down her face.
“I-I’m sorry.” Lauren hung her head and was ready to run when the figure stood in her way.
“I-I’m really s-sorry!” she stammered.
“Laurie?”
Her heart was beating like crazy. She covered her button nose and carefully lifted her gaze. She staredright into Landon’s tipsy and bottomless eyes.
He exclaimed, “Is this a dream? It’s you!”novelbin
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In the next moment, he pulled her into a hug. There was a noticeable change in his eyes. He wrappedone arm around her waist and gently placed the other on her nape to shield her from the frenzy on thedance floor.
The adrenaline-charged patrons would not care about her safety when they were riding the high.
She felt her heart drumming against her chest as she pressed a shaky hand on his sleeve.
Initially, she had wanted to push him away, but in that very moment, she yearned for a brief respiteafter a night of feeling adrift in the crowd.
She shouldn’t have done this, she repeatedly reminded herself. He was a decent man, but at the end ofthe day, he was still Zoe Harper’s brother.
The people on the dance floor gasped at Landon’s entrance as if they were witnessing the descent of adeity. His alluring face was the object of adulation of countless women and the misery of many a man.
In Solana City, his upturned eyes were infamous for bearing a sultry and erotic quality.
However, Landon’s gaze remained unwaveringly fixed on the young woman cradled in his arms. All thehustle and bustle of the world seemed distant. At that moment, they were alone in their world of two
“Why are you here alone?” he said in a volume that was only audible between them.
She nodded before shaking her head again.
“What happened? Tell me,’ he coaxed her gently with a gleam in his eyes.
“I-I lost my teddy bear. She had wanted to keep that a secret from him, but his patience broke dow
defenses.
Tears streamed down her face as she stammered, “Landon, it’s missing… It was a gift from Alyssa…My favorite teddy bear….”