ANMELDEN“Not at all.” Navia’s face turned bright red instantly.
Leonel watched her reaction, his gaze darkening slightly before he finally loosened his hold on her.“Aren’t you leaving?” he asked lazily. “Go ahead.”Navia blinked in confusion.She genuinely hadn’t expected him to let her go so easily.The bewilderment in her eyes only made Leonel inhale slowly before saying in a rough voice,“Or would you rather“Tear things apart?” Leonel let out a cold laugh. “If Mr. Morgan had any sense of boundaries in the first place, things never would’ve escalated this far.”“You—”Marcus’s eyes instantly reddened with fury.He immediately tried charging toward Leonel, only for Jason to step directly into his path.“Mr. Morgan, my apologies.”Jason sounded genuinely regretful.At this point, how things started no longer mattered.What mattered was that Leonel’s protectiveness toward Navia had already reached a completely irrational level.As Leonel’s right-hand man, Jason knew there was no point trying to talk him down.All he could do now was minimize the damage.Honestly, if this hotheaded young master passed out and stopped provoking Leonel with that mouth of his, the situation might actually calm down.With that thought, Jason decisively struck the back of Marcus&rs
Another half hour later, Leonel finally sent a message saying he had arrived at Eastlake Restaurant.Navia quietly let out a breath of relief.“Let’s go.”“Yes, Miss Harrison.”Navia stepped into the elevator with Joanna and rode down to the main lobby.The doors slid open.A man was already standing outside, blocking the entrance.The moment he saw Navia, he let out a short laugh.“Well, there you are.” Marcus Morgan smirked lazily. “You really know how to make people wait.”Navia’s heart jolted.She had assumed that after failing to catch her earlier, Marcus would eventually lose interest and leave.Clearly, she had underestimated him.Not only was he powerful, he was also unbelievably arrogant—bold enough to openly block the elevators inside Eastlake Restaurant.Navia immediately reached for the close-door button.But Marcus casually lifted one a
Navia’s expression shifted slightly. Instinctively, she wanted to step in, but Joanna immediately grabbed her arm and shook her head.Getting involved in something like this was a terrible idea.The woman clung desperately to the doorframe, sobbing hysterically. The private room door, which had only been cracked open moments ago, was now thrown completely wide.An impatient male voice came from inside.“Are all of you useless? You can’t even drag one woman back inside?”Navia instinctively glanced over.Inside the room, a man lounged lazily against the sofa in a loose black shirt. Faint bandages wrapped around his waist beneath the fabric.His narrow eyes carried obvious impatience, his entire presence radiating danger and arrogance.As if sensing her gaze, Marcus Morgan slowly lifted his head.Then his eyes narrowed slightly.“It’s you.”Navia’s heart skipped violently.For a
After the incident at Lovelock Bridge that weekend—when Leonel Crawford had immediately sent people to search the mountain and unexpectedly rescued Marcus Morgan—the partnership between the Crawford and Morgan families was finally secured.With the project officially moving forward, Leonel became busier than ever, leaving early and coming home late almost every day.Meanwhile, things on Navia Harrison’s side were far from smooth.Harrison Group — General Manager’s Office.Joanna pushed open the office door, her expression unusually serious as she walked inside.After what happened at Dreamscape Lounge, Navia had realized just how inexperienced she still was when it came to corporate politics. Open confrontation was easy to deal with. The real danger came from people smiling to your face while setting traps behind your back.Building trustworthy allies would take time, so she had asked Joanna to work as her secretary and hel
Leonel’s skills clearly extended far beyond horseback riding and business negotiations.In the end, he still gave in to Navia’s unreasonable request and climbed high enough to hang both of their locks from the tallest branch of the ancient peach tree, carefully securing them so they wouldn’t fall.Only then was Navia finally satisfied.The two of them began heading back down the mountain together.On the way down, Navia noticed police officers gathered near the entrance to Lovelock Bridge, checking IDs one by one.The official explanation was that someone had reported a thief operating in the area.Apparently one suspect panicked and tried fleeing immediately.He was arrested on the spot.Navia looked toward the crowd uneasily.“Will they catch those people?”“Not necessarily,” Leonel replied calmly. “They could’ve already escaped through the rear mountain trails. The terrain back
Navia’s eyes widened instantly.For one terrifying second, her heart practically stopped beating.Pure instinct kicked in.She slammed her elbow backward with all her strength.The man clearly hadn’t expected her to fight back. A muffled groan escaped him before Navia grabbed his arm and threw him hard over her shoulder straight onto the ground.Only then did she finally get a clear look at him.The man wore black from head to toe, but most of his clothes had already been soaked dark with blood.The metallic smell hit her immediately.Blood everywhere.His face was pale as death.He let out another low grunt before glaring at her.“I was just trying to keep you quiet,” he hissed under his breath. “Are you trying to get me killed?”Then his eyes flicked sharply toward the mountain trail behind them.“Help me back into the courtyard. If those people catch up, you’ll die too







