From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace novel Chapter 59

"I was freaking out. They were blocking the door, just standing there so we couldn't leave."

Shirley was seriously stressed, her eyes red from worry. The second she heard Fabian was trying to start something with Laurinda, she almost wanted to run out and throw a punch herself.

"It's fine. Let's just go back. We don't want to mess up the class for everyone."

Laurinda gave Shirley a gentle pat and headed back to her seat. She pulled out her phone and sent a quick message to York. After a moment, York texted back.

Bonnie says she's got it under control. Don't stress.

Laurinda stared at York's message for a second, trying to picture how Bonnie would handle it. She couldn't, but she trusted Bonnie to figure things out and decided to let it go.

She put her phone down and looked up to see Shirley still looking worried.

"What's up?"

"I was the one who messaged our teacher to come help. I didn't get her into trouble, did I?"

"No, don't worry. She can handle herself."

Laurinda tried to reassure her. But she couldn't stop thinking about Laura's smug little face. The whole Austin family mess was moving way too slow for her liking. She was starting to get impatient, already thinking up new ways to make life harder for them.

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Meanwhile, Fabian was in the back of Bonnie's car, pain shooting through his arm, his whole body weirdly weak. He tried to sit up and look out the window, only to realize they weren't heading home at all.

"Where are you taking me? Do you even know who I am? If you touch me, my dad is never going to let this go. Just take me to the hospital, okay?"

The scenery outside got emptier and more run-down, and Fabian's anxiety kept growing. He tried to fight back, but the pain and weakness left him helpless.

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