But in the blink of an eye, those eyes suddenly disappeared.
Donâtâ¦donât go!
âSave her⦠save her⦠those eyes are her last hope!â
With a burst of strength that seemed to come from nowhere, Veronica pushed Crispin away as he tried to pull her into the elevator. She stumbled towards Mason.
When everyone was caught off guard, Veronica hugged Mason from behind.
Mason froze in place and the people around him stopped too, turning their attention to the unexpected scene.
âSave⦠save meâ¦â Veronicaâs voice was broken.
Mason slowly turned around and looked down at Veronica, who was still hugging him. âYou want me to save you?â
âSave⦠save meâ¦â She struggled to focus her gaze on his dark eyes, pleading with him.
Mason looked at her with mixed emotions. He had been wary when she tried to hug him earlier, and with his skills, he could have easily avoided her embrace. But in the end, he let her hug him.
âWhat nonsense are you spouting, woman!â Crispinâs sudden outburst interrupted them. He tried to pull Veronica away from Mason.
But when Mason gave him a cold stare, Crispinâs hand froze in mid-air. He felt a sense of familiarity in Masonâs face, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
âWhatâs your relationship with her?â Mason asked in a cold voice.
âSheâs my girlfriend, we were just going back to our room!â Crispin regained his composure and reached out to Veronica again.
But this time, Mason waved his hand and pushed Crispin away.
âYou little punkâ¦â
Crispin was interrupted by a voice beside him before he could finish speaking. âCrispin, what are you talking about? This is Mason from the Reed family!â
Crispin was startled and realized that one of the people he was talking to was actually a relative he knew, someone who had business dealings with his family.
At the moment, this relative was just standing on the side, giving him a disapproving look.
Mason from the Reed family, could this be⦠Mason?! Crispin remembered seeing him from afar at a banquet a few years ago, no wonder he felt familiar just now.
At this moment, he looked at Veronica, who was holding onto Mason. Wasnât the reason he wanted to see Veronica to find out what kind of person the woman who Mason called âsisterâ
was?
Crispin really hoped that what Veronica said was true, that she and Mason had no contact and no relationship anymore!
âI⦠Iâm not his girlfriend, Iâm notâ¦â Veronica said with difficulty, holding onto Mason even tighter, as if holding onto a lifeline.
âHelp⦠help me⦠please?â
Her voice was full of hope and pleading, and even her eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
Mason looked at her face, his expression still indifferent. âBut why should I help you?â
Veronicaâs body trembled, her head slowly lowered from its raised position, and her hands holding onto him also loosened little by little.
The drunkenness still lingered on her body, but she seemed to have used up the last bit of her sobriety.
âI⦠Iâm sorry⦠I said the wrong thing⦠I⦠I shouldnât have asked you to help meâ¦â
She finished her words intermittently and tried to leave.
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