Always Been Yours

Chapter 67

Tessa thought her heart would fly out of her chest, but without stopping to think, she opened the door and hurtled into the car to shout at the driver, “Sir, there are some bad guys chasing after me right now, so could you please drop me off somewhere crowded in the city? Please! I’ll pay you double!”

Startled by how quickly things had escalated, the driver was shocked when he finally noticed the approaching burly bodyguards, all of whom looked like vicious brutes.

Adrenaline rushed through him as he slammed on the accelerators, whizzing Tessa away in record time.

Tried as they might, there was no way the bodyguards could catch up now. They stalked back to the house, looking guilty as they reported to Lauren, “She escaped, ma’am.”

Lauren’s blood boiled when she heard this and she barked, “You fools! You had one job! How could you allow one person to outrun all of you?”

Sophia, too, was seething with rage.

She had wanted to teach Tessa a hard lesson, and yet, the woman had gotten away. “We can’t let her get away that easily, Mom!” she cried, her fists clenching at her sides.

Lauren looked as wicked and ferocious as a scorned witch. “Of course I won’t let her get away!” Then, she snapped at the bodyguards, “Go over to Pinnacle Community now and drag that wench back here!”

rushed out the door after receiving their

her narrow escape, Tessa let out a huge sigh of relief when she peered out the window and saw

an honest man, and presently, he couldn’t help worrying as he registered how rattled Tessa was. “Say,

she replied with

about if I drop you off at the hospital? You’re hurt, and if you don’t see to those wounds, they’ll

didn’t

they pulled up

as promised. “Take the money, sir. Thank you for going through the trouble so

money, and he was sympathetic as he responded, “I can’t take the money, young lady. I can tell you look like you have it rough in life. Now, go and

away before she could press the money

watched the car disappear into the distance

down at the abrasion on her arm.

had to spend money

to warrant an overreaction; she could easily purchase ointments and such from any nearby pharmacies without