From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 87

Bonnie offered to stay the night with Laurinda, and Laurinda was more than happy to let her.

Adolphus didn’t really want to leave, but he still had unfinished business at the criminal investigation department. He decided not to fight it and left with York.

When they got to the parking lot, York spotted the flashy supercar right away. He was about to make a comment, but Adolphus just handed him the keys.

“I have to go to the department, and this car is a bit much for that. Let’s swap,” Adolphus said.

York took the keys and handed over his own, but didn’t walk away right away.

“So what’s your plan for the Charles family?” York asked.

“I’m letting Laurinda have her fun. I’ll handle whatever’s left,” Adolphus replied.

That caught York off guard. From what he’d found out, the Charles family was closely tied to the Lane family. Normally, if someone targeted the Charles family, the Lanes wouldn’t just ignore it. That was exactly why York needed to ask.

“Are you sure the Lane family won’t get involved if Laurinda goes after the Charles family?” York pressed.

“They won’t,” Adolphus said. “The only reason the Charles family is connected to us is because Len married Adah. My parents don’t see them as worth their time. Do whatever you want. If anything happens, I’ll take care of it.”

Adolphus gave York a reassuring pat on the shoulder, letting him know he could move forward without worrying.

If he didn’t know Laurinda so well—didn’t know she liked to handle things her own way—he would’ve already made sure the Charles family had a night they’d never forget.

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As soon as the door closed, Adah silently cursed Laura over and over. Why would Laura steal her purse? She wasn’t the type who needed the money. How could she do something so low?

Adah refused to just accept it. The pain in her face was only getting worse, and she wasn’t about to sit around and wait for things to get worse. She had to get out of here on her own.

She hit the call button again. The nurse came back, clearly irritated, staring at Adah like she was some kind of monster. “Is there actually something wrong? You’re pressing this button way too much. If you keep this up, we’ll have to assume you’re having a psychiatric episode and transfer you to the psych ward.”

“I want to be transferred. I want to go to a hospital in Cabinda,” Adah insisted, sitting up and turning her head toward the nurse’s voice.

As soon as Adah turned, the nurse’s face changed completely. She didn’t say another word, just ran out to get the doctor on duty.

In less than ten minutes, Adah’s face had gotten even worse. The nurse had worked at the hospital for years, but she’d never seen anything like this.