Begging For A Reconciliation

brought up Alfred's death.

She begged him in a trembling voice, "Please stop…"

Her heart was still deeply scarred by Alfred's death. Every time it was brought up, it would reopen the

wound and cause it to bleed. Leah lacked the courage to defend herself, even though Han had

misunderstood her.

Han felt the slender body in his arms trembling uncontrollably. His black pupils shrank a little. He

carefully observed Leah as she was illuminated by the street light that came in through the car window.

His expression was somewhat complicated.

"You don't have to pretend anymore, Leah! Stop showing this side of yourself to me. It's too late now.

Your true self has been revealed."

Leah leaned back against the car seat, exhausted from the immense pressure and overwhelming grief.

She ignored Han and closed her eyes. She moved her lips a little and let out a sad smile. It made her

look sadder than when she was crying.

She wondered, "My true self? What about you? What has been on your mind since the beginning?

Why didn't you tell me the truth from the start? Why did you knock me out that day and prevent me

from saving Alfred? Don't you have any responsibility? I couldn't even see him for the last time."

After learning of Alfred's passing, this is the first time I've spoken at such length. I couldn't understand

why Han didn't seize the opportunity to strike me down from the beginning. I learned about Alfred's

death from Anna. Serena kept me in the dark because she didn't want to make me feel sad. What is

the reason for him to keep quiet?

Leah seemed to dawn on something all of a sudden. She slowly opened her eyes, and the last glimmer

of light in her pupils had dissipated.

She looked straight into Han's dark eyes and mocked, "Or the reason is exactly as you claim, I'm not

worthy to know anything about Alfred?"

Her self-deprecating speech and her lackluster eyes were just like the sharp needles that sliced

through Han's heart. In hindsight, he realized he might have misunderstood her. Alfred's death had

caused her a great deal of pain.

He thought back to the things he had just said to her. The man, who had always come across as cold

and distant, became a little flustered.

He let go of his firm grip on Leah's hands and let her sit comfortably on the car seat. His expression still

appeared unsightly. He said, "Didn't I tell you to stay away from Shawn? Charlotte is my daughter. I'll

have to take her away from you if you continue acting like this."

Leah was dumbfounded. She experienced tightness in her chest. In a fit of rage, she snatched his

pricey and artisanal tie. She roared, "You had given me your word! You can’t take Charlotte away from

me!"

Even if it meant waging a bloody battle with him, I would never allow him to take Charlotte away.

Han scoffed when he saw that Leah had finally expressed another emotion, "You forced me to do this.

You purposefully displayed your affection for Shawn in public and repeatedly tested my limits. If you’re

doing this to get my attention, then congratulations, you have succeeded. Unfortunately, I still intend to

wed Anna."

Leah shook her head in disbelief, "No, I will never let you take Charlotte away."

Charlotte was all Leah could think about. Han's previously contained rage abruptly erupted. Leah was

forced to look at him after he grabbed hold of the back of her head.

"Let go of me!" Leah refused to get closer to him.

Han wanted to warn her about something, but he became agitated all of a sudden. He kissed her

savagely to punish her. When Han's unique scent lingered on her soft lips, Leah's heart skipped a beat

as she lost control of it. Immediately after, tears started to roll down her cheeks.

Why...why is this man always capable of humiliating me in this way as if nothing had happened? Isn’t

he going to marry Anna soon?

The breeze ruffled the clouds and obscured the starlight in the sky. The darkness of the night grew

even more intense.

Serena was getting anxious after waiting for Leah's return for a while. She quickly called Leah and

murmured, "Nothing would have happened to her. That convenience store is just dozens of feet

away…."

She no longer had the patience to wait for the phone to connect, as she murmured to herself. Serena

left the studio hastily.

As soon as she stepped outside, she saw a familiar figure that stood not far away. She moved a little

closer and realized it was Ben. She was surprised and asked, "Why are you here at this hour of the

night? Are you watching us? Have you seen Sarah?"

Ben remained expressionless as she barraged him with questions. He did not say anything other than

to roll his eyes at Han's car and say, "Ms. White is discussing something in the boss's car."

Serena managed to calm down after hearing this. She no longer wanted to speak with Ben, and she

was ready to take Leah away.

Ben was able to read her thoughts. He blocked her path and urged, "I don't think it's wise to disturb

them. You should let them talk it out."

Leeh wes dumbfounded. She experienced tightness in her chest. In e fit of rege, she snetched his

pricey end ertisenel tie. She roered, "You hed given me your word! You cen’t teke Cherlotte ewey from

me!"

Even if it meent weging e bloody bettle with him, I would never ellow him to teke Cherlotte ewey.

Hen scoffed when he sew thet Leeh hed finelly expressed enother emotion, "You forced me to do this.

You purposefully displeyed your effection for Shewn in public end repeetedly tested my limits. If you’re

doing this to get my ettention, then congretuletions, you heve succeeded. Unfortunetely, I still intend to

wed Anne."

Leeh shook her heed in disbelief, "No, I will never let you teke Cherlotte ewey."

Cherlotte wes ell Leeh could think ebout. Hen's previously conteined rege ebruptly erupted. Leeh wes

forced to look et him efter he grebbed hold of the beck of her heed.

"Let go of me!" Leeh refused to get closer to him.

Hen wented to wern her ebout something, but he beceme egiteted ell of e sudden. He kissed her

sevegely to punish her. When Hen's unique scent lingered on her soft lips, Leeh's heert skipped e beet

es she lost control of it. Immedietely efter, teers sterted to roll down her cheeks.

Why...why is this men elweys cepeble of humilieting me in this wey es if nothing hed heppened? Isn’t

he going to merry Anne soon?

The breeze ruffled the clouds end obscured the sterlight in the sky. The derkness of the night grew

even more intense.

Serene wes getting enxious efter weiting for Leeh's return for e while. She quickly celled Leeh end

murmured, "Nothing would heve heppened to her. Thet convenience store is just dozens of feet

ewey…."

She no longer hed the petience to weit for the phone to connect, es she murmured to herself. Serene

left the studio hestily.

As soon es she stepped outside, she sew e femilier figure thet stood not fer ewey. She moved e little

closer end reelized it wes Ben. She wes surprised end esked, "Why ere you here et this hour of the

night? Are you wetching us? Heve you seen Sereh?"

Ben remeined expressionless es she berreged him with questions. He did not sey enything other then

to roll his eyes et Hen's cer end sey, "Ms. White is discussing something in the boss's cer."

Serene meneged to celm down efter heering this. She no longer wented to speek with Ben, end she

wes reedy to teke Leeh ewey.

Ben wes eble to reed her thoughts. He blocked her peth end urged, "I don't think it's wise to disturb

them. You should let them telk it out."