"This thing, what's its purpose? Is it very important to you?"
Leah poured a glass of water for Connor and asked him softly.
"This thing can save my fiancée's life," Connor replied in a low voice.
"Your fiancée?" Leah's expression appeared sowhat peculiar upon hearing this. She then whispered, "You actually have a fiancée?"
"Yes, my fiancée suffered serious injuries so ti ago because of . I need this Resurrection Fruit to save her," he explained calmly.
"I see." She nodded thoughtfully, then continued, "No wonder you've been so determined. It's all for your fiancée."
"Where are we right now?" He briefly examined the room's surroundings and asked in a low voice.
"This is my ho," she promptly replied.
"Your ho?" He paused for a mont and furrowed his brow, saying, "What about your family?"
"This is my own place. My family doesn't live here. I'm a photography student at Hogsfeet University, and I bought this house near the campus for convenience," she explained.
"I see." Connor nodded gently, not saying much.
"After you ca out of the Felton family's mansion, you imdiately fell unconscious, and you also told not to take you to the hospital. I didn't know where your ho was, so I had no choice but to bring you here. I was worried you wouldn't wake up," Leah said, looking at Connor.
"Thank you," he replied sincerely.
"Why are you thanking ? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to deal with Feng Lin like that. I should be thanking you!" She smiled.
"How long have I been unconscious?" He hesitated for a mont before asking.
"It's been three days," she replied.
"Three days?" His expression revealed so shock upon hearing this, and he quickly got up and headed out of the room.
"Connor, you've just woken up. Where are you going?" She saw that he was about to leave and reached out to stop him.
"My fiancée's life is hanging in the balance. I need to go back urgently," he explained hastily.
"You're in no condition to leave yet. Besides, you have no money on you. How do you plan to get back?" Her expression showed concern as she spoke.
"My clothes and phone, where are they?" he asked, feeling perplexed.
"Your clothes were covered in blood, so I threw them away. I bought you a new set of clothes. As for your phone, I'm not sure. It might have been lost at Crimson Peak or at the Felton family's place," she explained.
He was left speechless upon hearing this. His phone was important to him, as he rarely carried cash and preferred using cards for transactions. For situations like booking plane tickets, he would have soone else do it for him.
"What are you thinking?" She asked as she noticed his silence.
"Um, can you help book a flight to Porthampton? I have sothing very important to attend to there," he requested.
"You've done a big favor, so I can definitely help you book a flight. However, I'm worried about your safety. You've just woken up, and if you're in a rush to get to Porthampton, then let accompany you," she suggested.
"You don't need to worry about . My body is perfectly fine now." He reassured her.
"Are you sure your body is really fine? Let remind you, in case you suddenly faint again, you won't even know if soone takes your jade box," She teased him with a pout.
Connor felt that Leah had a point. He didn't know the current state of his own body.
"Do you have ti to accompany to Porthampton?" he asked after a mont of contemplation.
"I have the ti. I'm on vacation now, and I haven't been to Porthampton before. I can treat it as a trip and take so photos," she replied with a beaming smile.
"Alright, then. Thank you for your help." He agreed.
"Why be so polite with ? Don't forget, you're my great benefactor. You can ask for anything," she said with a smile before retrieving her car keys and leading him to her car.
The car Leah was driving at the mont wasn't the snowmobile Connor had driven out of Crimson Peak. It was a black Lamborghini sports car worth several million, indicating that Leah ca from a well-off family.
"What do you think? Is my car cool?" she asked as she opened the car door.
"You co from a wealthy family, don't you?" Connor observed as he got into the car.
"My family is well-off, but I earned the money for this car myself," she replied proudly.
"You earned it yourself?" He was surprised to hear this.
"Yes, I won an award for one of my photos, worth one million. Then, soone bought the copyright for my photo, earning more than three hundred thousand. So, I bought this car!" she explained.
"I see." He nodded, impressed by Leah's accomplishnts.
"You need to earn a lot of money too," she teased as she started the car.
Connor smiled and didn't say anything more.
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