Semua Bab The CEO’s Obsession: Layla, You’re Not Allowed to Die: Bab 471 - Bab 480

Half an hour later, Layla, fresh-faced without a trace of makeup, found William waiting outside.“Where exactly are you taking me?” she asked.“You’ll see.” William started walking.As they stepped out of the guesthouse, they happened to run into Fabian and Diana.“Miss Xander, Mr. Lucas, heading somewhere?” Fabian asked curiously.Diana, on the other hand, was practically beaming at Layla. “Miss Xander, I heard you saved Mrs. Lawson’s son last night! That’s amazing!”Layla chuckled lightly. “It really wasn’t a big deal. Just did what anyone would.”“Oh, come on, you literally saved his life! That’s huge! You have no idea how much Mrs. Lawson adores that kid.”Once Diana started talking, there was no stopping her.“A lot of the young couples around here actually work out of town most of the year,” she explained. “Mr. and Mrs. Lawson used to do the same thing. It wasn’t until Paul turned three that they decided to come back and stay for good.“They told us that sure, you can m

“My son Paul said it himself!” Mrs. Lawson stood with her hands on her hips, furious. “You think he’d lie to us?“That little brat Ryan’s been bullying him forever. You all know that! He’s just jealous Paul has parents who love him.“You kept telling me not to stoop to a kid’s level, and I listened. I let it go again and again. And now look what happened! He pushed my Paul into a pond!“This time, I’m not backing down. I don’t care what you say. That kid’s not getting away with this.”Fabian hesitated. Ryan was indeed wild and hard to handle but pushing another kid into a pond? That didn’t sound like him.Still, with Paul saying it and Mrs. Lawson fired up, nothing he said would change her mind now.“Alright,” Fabian said carefully. “Let me find Ryan first. For now, I’ll go to the hospital with you and talk to Paul myself. Let me hear what he says directly. Is that okay?”Mrs. Lawson didn’t even blink. “Fine. But if you hear anything about that little brat, you tell me first thi

“I don't know!” The little boy shouted at the top of his lungs, stubborn as could be, thrashing around with all his strength. “Let me go!”But William didn’t so much as budge. Instead, he calmly hit him with another line, deliberately poking at his pride. “So what? You want to be his accomplice?”“I am not!” The boy practically exploded. “Ryan would never do something like that! He’s not a murderer!”“Yeah! Ryan’s a good person!” “He’s always the one looking out for us!” “He’s never hurt anyone!” One voice after another chimed in, loud and clear, echoing through the small, shabby house. The little girl tugged at Layla’s sleeve, her big eyes full of sincerity. “Pretty lady, Ryan is really a good person. It’s always that other kid, Paul, bragging and showing off. That’s the only reason Ryan ever fought with him.“Ryan would never push Paul into the pond.” She lowered her voice, glancing around nervously. “Paul’s mom is really scary. She’s like a tiger.” Layla smi

That night, Layla received a text from William.“We found Ryan. Come to the house.”When she arrived at the little house, the place was already packed with people. And even in the middle of all the chatter, Mrs. Lawson’s voice easily rose above the noise.“You people really gonna keep covering for that little murderer?”“My Paul already told me clear as day. It was him who pushed my boy into the water! A kid that young, already that nasty? What’s he gonna be like when he grows up? Nothing but trouble, that’s what!“He might’ve been born, but clearly nobody raised him right. Well, lucky for him, I’m happy to do the job! Somebody’s gotta teach him a lesson before he hurts somebody else!”Her voice got louder and sharper with every word. Somewhere in the back, a child’s muffled sobbing broke through the commotion.Then came a low, cold voice that cut through everything like a knife.“Are you done?”The room fell dead silent.Layla finally squeezed her way to the front of the cro

Mrs. Lawson froze for a second, like someone had just hit a switch in her brain. Then, without any more hesitation, she turned to the kids and gave a deep bow.“I’m sorry, kids. I jumped to conclusions and scared all of you without knowing the full story. To make it up to you, anytime you come to my restaurant from now on, your meals are on the house. Eat as much as you want, and I hope you can forgive me and forgive Paul.”“For real?” Ryan looked at her suspiciously.“Of course it’s for real!” Mrs. Lawson promised immediately. “Eat as much as you like. If I so much as blink, Paul’s gonna gain ten pounds!”Paul, still sniffling, wailed even louder. It was like he couldn’t believe his own mom would swear on something that backfired directly onto him.Mrs. Lawson shot him a side-eye. “Quit crying already. You did something wrong and you’re still crying? Look at Ryan—he was the one getting blamed and he didn’t shed a single tear. You could stand to learn a thing or two from him.”He