From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace novel Chapter 64

York rattled off everything he had to say, then hung up on her without warning. Laurinda’s eyes narrowed, curiosity bubbling up inside her. Something about this whole situation felt off.

“Laurinda, I’m all set. My leave’s approved too. Can we head out now? Wait, aren’t you taking anything home?” Irvin ran back, looking confused when he noticed Laurinda hadn’t packed a thing.

“I’m just going home. What would I need to bring? Let’s go. We can hang out at the milk tea shop by the school gate while we wait.” Laurinda had sorted out her leave earlier that morning, so she didn’t need to check in with her teacher. She stood up, ready to walk out.

But she barely made it a few steps before Irvin tugged her back. He pointed toward the fridge. “Adolphus told me to remind you. You have to take your medicine home and drink it every day.”

Laurinda scowled in the direction he was pointing. She’d left it on purpose, hoping to avoid the daily routine. Did he really have to bring it up?

Irvin noticed she wasn’t moving, so he set down his bag, hurried over to the fridge, and grabbed the medicine Adolphus had already packed up. He looked way too pleased with himself. “Alright, got everything. Now we can really go.”

Laurinda couldn’t help but twitch a little smile, half annoyed, half amused. “Wow, you’re really on top of things, huh?”

They walked to the school gate, handed over their leave slips to the guard, and watched as the doors swung open.

Outside, a luxury car was parked by the curb. Irvin eyed the gleaming Maybach and asked, “Is that our ride?”

Laurinda glanced over and shook her head. “No, that’s not for us. Our car isn’t here yet. Let’s wait at the milk tea shop.”

She’d already messaged Jack, who said he’d be there in about ten minutes. That gave her just enough time to grab a drink and chill while she waited.

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