Once they were in the car, Holden gently wiped Arianaâs face with a towel soaked in water.
Then, he took the emergency medical kit from the car to treat the wounds on her arm.
He asked softly, âAre you hurt anywhere else?â
Ariana looked at him, then turned her face away.
She withdrew her hand and said with a bitter smile, âSeems like Iâve been having a string of bad luck lately.
Getting injured over and over again.
Itâs pointless to tend to the wounds now.
â
Holden lowered his eyes, which was filled with regret.
âItâs all my fault.
I didnât protect you well enough.
â
Ariana was getting a bit angry.
Her life was a mess, and with one accident after another, she was really in a foul mood now.
So she just glanced at him and asked coldly, âWho do you think is behind all this?â
The car was silent.
Holden lowered his head.
They both had a pretty good idea of who was behind this.
There were only a few people who knew Arianaâs address, and those two men were fans of Sadie, so it was obvious who had leaked it.
âIâll take care of it.
Donât worry.
â Holden noticed that Ariana was a bit angry and looked at her nervously.
âWhat are you going to do about it? When will you handle it?â Ariana couldnât hold back her anger.
She had been upset with Holden for a while, but when she turned to face him, she saw him looking at her nervously and couldnât find it in herself to vent her anger.
Considering Holdenâs amnesia, it wasnât entirely his fault that they were in this situation today.
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Thinking about this, Ariana stopped herself from saying anything more.
At that moment, Holden added, âYou can stay at my familyâs house for a few days.
Iâll take good care of you.
â
âNo, thanks.
Iâm going to stay with Sonia,â Ariana said grumpily.
Holden looked at the time and said, âI donât think itâs a good idea to bother Sonia this late.
â
Without looking at him, Ariana said, âSonia wonât mind.
Iâll find a new place to stay once things calm down in a few days.
â
Holden paused, his mind wrestling with the desire to take Ariana back.
He couldnât bear the thought of her growing even more upset if he let her leave.
Unable to take Ariana back directly, Holden relented with a resigned nod.
âAlright, give Sonia a call.
Letâs see if itâs convenient for her.
â
Ariana promptly retrieved her phone and dialed Soniaâs number.
Holden watched anxiously by her side, silently hoping that Sonia wouldnât answer the call.
Like Holden had anticipated, the automated voice of the voicemail system echoed through the receiver.
Holden breathed a sigh of relief, masking his relief with a facade of seriousness.
âYou see, itâs quite late.
Sonia might have already fallen asleep.
â
Ariana remained silent, her brow furrowing slightly in contemplation.
She wrestled with her reluctance to return to Holdenâs family home.