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!”

immediately rushed out the door after receiving their orders, not one of them daring to

huge sigh of relief when she peered out the window and saw

driver who had aided her escape was an honest man, and presently, he couldn’t help worrying as he registered how rattled Tessa was. “Say, young lady, do you need

with a shake of

although he added, “Then, how about if I drop you off at the hospital? You’re

didn’t turn

pulled

insisted on paying the driver double as

responded, “I can’t take the money, young lady. I can tell you look like you have it

away before she could press the money

car disappear into the distance before she muttered under her

the abrasion on her arm. After hesitating for a second, she walked

she had to spend money

an overreaction; she could easily purchase ointments and such from