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

huge sigh of relief when she peered out

he registered how rattled Tessa was. “Say, young lady, do you need me to call the

she replied with a shake of her

if I drop you off at the hospital?

and didn’t

they pulled up at the

of the car, Tessa insisted on paying the driver double as promised. “Take the money, sir. Thank you for going through

refused to take the 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 get those wounds treated; I can only

away before she could press the money

warmth as she watched the car disappear into the distance before she muttered under her breath, “Thank

the abrasion

in there meant she had to spend money and she just couldn’t bring herself to do

could easily purchase ointments and such from any