Chapter 264: Chapter 261: A Guilty Conscience
"Don’t be afraid, I’m here."
The man’s hand rested by her ear, pulling her head to his chest.
Just like that, listening to the man’s strong and steady heartbeat, she suddenly felt much better.
Gradually, she remembered something—she had...
It was like a dream; she still couldn’t believe it, but she did indeed do that.
Perhaps it was the threat to her life that made her lose her last shred of sanity.
"Norman Bennett~ I... I..." She couldn’t say it, but the man understood her meaning.
He comforted her, "It’s okay, you did nothing wrong. Don’t be afraid; I’ll handle everything."
The man’s words were like a gentle stream cooling boiling water, gradually calming her disturbed heart.
Those two men were truly heinous, with who knows how many lives they’ve harmed!
Thinking about this, she slightly tilted her face upward, "Norman Bennett, you must hand over the living one to the police."
She didn’t know how many more people were suffering inhumane torture, but it certainly wasn’t few.
"Okay, don’t worry."
By the time they reached the city, Elliana Lyle had fallen deeply asleep, partly due to her poor physical condition and partly from sheer exhaustion.
Since waking up in the carriage, she hadn’t had a good night’s rest, always on edge.
But in Norman Bennett’s embrace, it was different; it made her feel at ease, so she slept deeply.
Three hours later.
News of Elliana Lyle being found had already spread, and just the videos of Norman Bennett carrying Elliana Lyle into the hospital shot by the media had multiple variations.
This news naturally reached Summer Hue in North City, prompting her to decide to head to Frontier City immediately.
After packing her luggage, Summer Hue didn’t plan to inform Zane Bennett and directly drove to the airport.
Halfway there, she received a call from Zane Bennett.
"Honey? Where did you go?" Zane Bennett noticed his wife was missing the moment he got home.
Summer Hue was driving, so she clamped the phone between her shoulder and ear, saying, "I’m heading to Frontier City; did you come back this early?"
These past days, because of her poor mood, she hadn’t gone to the company, leaving all affairs to Zane Bennett alone.
Constantly coming home late, she felt sorry for him, but Elliana Lyle, her cousin, went missing, making her unable to focus on work.
"Huh? How about waiting for me? I’ll go with you." Zane Bennett began putting on his shoes while speaking, not even planning to pack a bag.
Hearing the sound of the door locking on the other end of the phone, she smiled and said, "Okay, I’ll wait for you in the airport parking lot."
"Alright."
As someone rejoices, another worries; Lily Clarke, who has been waiting in Frontier City to see Norman Bennett, was currently on edge.
Sitting alone on the bed, the news video on her phone had been repeatedly playing for who knows how many times.
She really wished this was a rumor, but the truth was undeniable.
Elliana Lyle actually came back! And came back alive, which was honestly beyond her expectations.
She thought Elliana was surely dead; had she known she wouldn’t die, she wouldn’t have kicked her down so hard back then.
Now it’s over.
The person is back!
Everything she did would be exposed by Elliana to everyone! By then, everyone would say she was vicious.
Thinking of that scene, she was terrified!
No! Absolutely not!
The phone was too noisy, giving her a headache.
She threw the phone onto the floor, yet the noise didn’t stop but seemed even louder.
"So noisy!" Lily Clarke clutched her head, pressing her arms tightly against her ears, bowing her head and crying in frustration.
The noise even got the attention of Matilda Yale next door, though she didn’t actually want to check what happened.
Because there was no need to look.
Until Lily Clarke called her, she hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Come over!"
As soon as she answered, she heard Lily Clarke’s furious voice, clearly very upset.
She knew Lily Clarke didn’t like Elliana Lyle; others might not see it, but she absolutely could tell.
Merely the fact that the person returned would make her this angry, so one could only imagine what happened behind the scenes?
"Alright, Lily." She replied, and the other side had already hung up. She tidied herself up and hurried over.
It only took a few steps.
Upon entering the room, she saw Lily Clarke sitting by the bed. They were currently staying in a small motel since all the good hotels were fully booked.
The room was somewhat small, and the bed wasn’t soft; the highest-end feature was merely an old computer.
After all, Frontier City was just like a somewhat larger small county. Due to being on the edge of the desert, there were few locals.
"Lily." She approached Lily Clarke, greeting her first.
Lily Clarke only then raised her eyes to look at her before lowering her head again, staying silent without speaking.
She never saw Lily Clarke like this before, except maybe in a play.
A sense of unease began rising in her heart.
Lily Clarke kept her head down, intending to discuss what to do with her assistant but then realizing she couldn’t possibly tell this assistant about it.
So when Matilda Yale came over, she didn’t know what to say.
After thinking for a long time, she sighed, looking like extinguished coal, "Matilda, help me pack my things and book a ticket back to North City as soon as possible."
The only plan now was to leave quickly and have her mother help her find a solution.
Matilda Yale was stunned after hearing this; they’d stayed in a small motel to see Norman Bennett, why leave as soon as the person returned?
Could it be awkward meeting with the main character back?
Even though she thought this, she still respectfully said, "Alright, Lily."
Watching Matilda Yale start to busy herself, Lily Clarke sighed several times, having to leave without even seeing Norman Bennett.
She didn’t know what Elliana Lyle would say to Norman Bennett, nor how Norman would view her in the future.
Every time the thought crossed her mind, she wanted to rush to the hospital and strangle Elliana Lyle!
Couldn’t she have stayed away?
"Lily, those weibo posts you’ve been making, aren’t you going to check them now?"
Matilda Yale was indeed considering things for Lily Clarke.
After all, when she was missing, she was consistently riding the publicity wave. Going off without a word now wouldn’t bring any good. The paparazzi outside aren’t amateurs.
With that mention, Lily Clarke became silent instantly, wanting not to go at all, perhaps feeling guilty and unable to face Elliana Lyle.
After all, she didn’t know what would happen upon meeting.
It might lead her to prison!
"I told you to pack the stuff, just do it! Why so much talk?"
Matilda Yale was chastised, so she chose to remain silent; after all, it wouldn’t be her downfall. If Lily Clarke goes down, it would be all benefits and no harm to her.
However, she truly couldn’t understand; Lily Clarke’s behavior seemed a bit strange now.
In the past, regardless of how much she disliked someone, Lily Clarke would be the first to visit, maintaining her public image.
Today was clearly a good opportunity, why didn’t she go?
Could it be she and Elliana Lyle had already fallen out?
Indeed, Lily Clarke had always coveted Norman Bennett, surely Elliana had noticed.
Not falling out in such a situation would be strange indeed.
Meanwhile.
Frontier City Hospital.
Elliana Lyle woke up once, had some meat porridge, and then fell asleep again.
At this time, Norman Bennett’s phone was already blowing up with calls from the Bennett Family.
Just after he hung up with the old Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Bennett, Julia Bennett called.
And Eliza Bennett was making a video call on WeChat, insisting on seeing how her aunt was doing.