Chapter 1717

“Lauren!” Landon’s eyes lit up in excitement. He eagerly rushed toward Lauren and gave her a tight

hug. His voice trembled fearfully. “I'm sorry for showing up late. It was my fault that you suffered

injuries. I am fucking useless! Hit me if you like. Hit me as hard as possible!"

Landon's men were taken aback by his behavior. No longer behaving like a devil, Landon was just a

hopeless man in love. They marveled at Lauren, who had charmed Landon into his subservient ways.

"Landon, why would you speak to Cyrus in that way? Why?" Lauren, being autistic, had a tendency

to fixate on things. Her stubbornness might be distressing for some.

She insisted, "Why would you say that about Cyrus? I would've died if not for him! He saved me. So,

how could you be so mean to him?"

Her endless whys and hows would have triggered anyone. However, Landon only hugged her tight

and whispered tearfully into her ear, "Lauren, you must have been so scared and shocked. I was a

loser for not protecting you..."

"It's not Cyrus’ fault. He saved me. Please don't say that about him ever. Alright?" Lauren refused to

move on without receiving a firm response to the previous matter.

Watching the scene, Angelina felt sorry for Landon. The effort they poured into Lauren's recovery

had gone down the drain due to the hostage incident.

Landon dared not provoke the adamant Lauren any further. Swallowing the pain, he begged her in a

hoarse voice, "Darling, promise me you won't look at any other man. You should only have eyes for

me.

“Lauren, I'm your one and only man."

Cyrus hurried to the police station after leaving the hospital. He wrapped up the paperwork for the

hostage case. After that, he sent a subordinate to retrieve records of the police reports made by

Denver and Joanna, the background information of the five campus bullies, and all records of the

relevant witness statements.

There wasn't a lot of information available, but Cyrus felt ruffled for a long time after reading

through the contents.

At that time, he received a call from Alyssa. Calming down, he answered, "Lyse."

"Cyrus, how are you doing? You're fine, right?" Alyssa questioned worriedly. "We saw the news

about the hostage situation at Solana City Arts Academy. We saw that you were dispatched to the

scene. Mandy saw it, too. You didn't pick up her calls, so she sent Jasper and me to check on you

because we were in town."

"The murderer was arrested at the scene. I'm doing just fine," Cyrus assured her.

"I don't believe you. Come out and show us," Alyssa stubbornly insisted. "We're at the entrance to

the police station, and we want to see you walking out with our own eyes. How else are we going to

answer to Mandy?"

Cyrus immediately spotted the luxurious Rolls-Royce parked across the street from the police

station. Feeling ashamed, he scanned the area to make sure that no one was watching before he

sneaked into the car like a thief.

"Don't meet me in such an expensive car," Cyrus couldn't help but grumble when he joined them in

the car. "Some might know you as my family, but others might think you're tycoons who bribed

me."

Jasper grinned. Cyrus was pretty imaginative, wasn't he?

"Cyrus, I'm so glad you're okay!" Alyssa lifted Cyrus’ arms and instructed Jasper to take photos of

Cyrus from the front and the side. "Jasper, send them over to Mandy."

"Sure." Jasper lowered his gaze and tapped into WhatsApp.

"Hey, hey, you guys are pretty kinky, aren't you?" Cyrus clicked his tongue. "Should I take off my

pants for photos? You can send them to Mom, too.”

Alyssa stammered, "Um... If that's what you want, I can't possibly say no. I'll try to take a few

photos.”

Jasper replied flatly, "I'm a man, so it doesn't bother me too.”

Cyrus looked speechless at the comedic couple.

"Cyrus, we saw you carrying a girl from the building in the video. Was she the victim? How is she

doing?" Alyssa, always kind and gentle, asked with concern.

Cyrus pursed his lips and sank into a short silence. He decided to be honest. "That's Lauren.”

Alyssa and Jasper looked shellstruck. "Who? Lauren? Our Lauren?"

RYest:

"Ah—Oh, my God!" Alyssa covered her mouth in shock.

"Where's Lauren now? Is she okay?" Jasper's face turned white in the panic.

"Don’t worry. Lauren is fine. She suffered from some scratches and is in shock.” Cyrus checked the

time on his wristwatch and tried to deliver the updates as calmly as possible. "Landon has probably

taken her home by now."

Still concerned, Jasper said, "Lyse and I will make a stop at Landon’s place to visit Lauren.”

Cyrus blinked. At the thought of Lauren's words when she engaged with Denver Whitman, his face

clouded. "Lyse, Jasper, there's something I can't interfere in. Can you help?"