A Vengeful Ex-Wife novel Chapter 251

Just as Meagan made it to the gate of the outpatient building, Lawrence grabbed her by her collar.

Meagan gasped and tried to break free for a while, but in the end, she gave up the struggle.

Lawrence, amused by the woman's arms and legs flailing, asked her with a serious look, "Why are you running?"

"Why are you chasing me?" she retorted.

Lawrence tried to keep himself from smiling. The woman had a point. So, he set her down gently but blocked her escape. "Tell me, miss. Did you do something bad?"

Meagan's eyes widened and she averted her gaze from the tall man in front of her. He looked handsome and strong. "I... How did you know?"

Sure enough, she looked guilty. Lawrence was confident that she had done something wrong. "What did you do exactly?"

Under his gaze, Megan felt pressured to speak up. Stammering, she lowered her head dejectedly. "I...I flattened the hospital director's tires. Is that a crime?"

Flattening the tires? Seeing how guilty this woman looked over such a trivial matter, Lawrence had to stifle his laughter. "Come with me," he said after a while.

"Wait! Where are we going?"

Meagan raised her head, bringing her small face into full view. Her innocent eyes widened in confusion.

"The woman you saw just now wants to see you.

Meagan finally felt some sense of relief.

The two returned to the floor of the department of orthopedics. There, Maria was sitting on James' lap without a care in the world, her head leaning on his shoulder.

When the elevator doors slid open, Maria's gaze instantly landed on Meagan. Excitedly, she struggled to get on her feet, but seeing as she had no shoes to wear, she eventually gave up. So she resigned herself to smiling brightly at the girl who was approaching. "Hi!" she cheerily greeted once the two were within earshot.

That night she got shot, she was too consumed by the pain from her wounds and didn't get a good look at her savior. But now, she could see clearly that Meagan was actually quite beautiful.

Seeing Meagan and Lawrence walking side by side, Maria smiled to herself. They looked good together, almost naturally-as though they were husband and wife.

Meagan smiled back shyly. "Hello!" she answered timidly.

"Thank you so much for helping me back then, I don't think I would've survived without you. Sorry, I haven't had the proper chance to introduce myself-my name is Maria Song. Any chance I could buy you a midnight snack later?"

Meagan automatically shook her head without even giving it much thought. She had been pouring all her time and energy into studying Chinese medicine the past couple of years, so her social skills were a bit rusty.

Moreover, there was no way she was going to hang out with complete strangers. She didn't feel particularly at ease with these strangers, especially what with the cold gaze of the man in the suit and the firm hand of the man in the fatigues. Their auras were way too intimidating.

"I have other plans, sorry. Also, don't worry about last time, it's what anyone would've done." After all, Meagan was studying medicine to save people.

Noticing her uneasiness, Maria didn't try to force her. She pulled out her phone and said, "How about we add each other on WeChat? If you need anything, feel free to contact me anytime."

"Oh...okay." Meagan hesitantly took out her cell phone from her pocket, and the two women added each other as contacts.

James stood up and carried Maria to the elevator.

When they reached the hospital lobby, Maria turned to Lawrence. "I'm leaving with James. Could you take this young lady home please?"

It only occurred to her then and there that she hadn't even asked for the girl's name. She made a quick mental note to ask her for it over WeChat later.

Before Lawrence could say anything, Meagan shook her head vigorously. "No, thanks. I can take the subway."

Maria smiled in amusement. "Please don't be afraid. I think you can tell this guy is a good man. You have nothing to worry about.”

Of course, it didn't take a genius to know what sort of business Lawrence was in, judging from his military uniform. The thing was, Meagan didn't like inconveniencing other people. "No, it's fine. I can take the subway, it's a really quick commute. Please don't bother. Anyway, I really have to go now. Bye!"

Without waiting for a response, the girl scuttled off hurriedly.