From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 81

“But I guess I was lucky. I had a medical team with me the whole time. We fought for my life over and over for more than ten days. After a month of treatment, I finally made it past the worst of it. Even then, I had to spend another six months recovering before I even started to look normal again.”

As Laurinda shared her story, Adolphus clenched the lighter in his hand. His chest ached for her. He couldn’t even imagine how much she’d suffered.

“Did you ever find out what happened?” His voice was tight. There was no way he’d let the people who hurt Laurinda walk away.

“I asked,” came the reply. “Laurinda said someone on her team betrayed her, but she doesn’t know who. It all happened so fast. I looked into it too. It was some local faction from Mistfall Atoll, but I couldn’t figure out which one.”

“That’s fine. If we can’t find the exact person, we’ll just deal with all of them. Sooner or later, the right one will get what’s coming.”

Adolphus grabbed his jacket and headed for the door. York watched him go, leaning against the desk with a lazy air. His eyes narrowed as he thought about Adolphus. He seemed like a solid guy.

When York got back to Laurinda’s room, he was surprised to see so many people crowded inside. Finn and Harden were there too, which he hadn’t expected.

York glanced over at Bonnie, who was sitting on a bench in the hallway. He pointed at the people in the room, silently mouthing, “Why are they here?”

“Finn came with Lacy,” Bonnie whispered back. “Lacy said they ran into each other outside the hospital. Baily insisted on coming in. He said that even if Laurinda isn’t officially part of the Austin family, she grew up with them…”

York raised his eyebrows, catching on, and shot a thoughtful look at Finn, trying to figure out what he was up to.

“That guy’s got some serious schemes,” York muttered. “After the way you treated him, I can’t believe he just let it go.”

Bonnie rolled her eyes. She remembered how Finn had looked like he wanted to tear her apart before. Now he was all calm and polite, as if nothing had happened. Honestly, it was kind of scary.

“Adolphus isn’t here. Go find a doctor and clear everyone out. Lacy too. We don’t owe him anything. The accident happened at his ranch. When Laurinda’s better, we’ll make sure he pays for it.”

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