"You’re good at everything. What’s not good enough for ?" Jones said with a laugh. "Don’t use self– deprecation as a way to reject "
I sighed inwardly Jones had managed to avoid falling into Ariel’s trap, but it seed like he was going to get hurt by my stubbornness.
I really wanted the best for him, whenever it was "I don’t want to waste your ti, so don’t worry about . I’m sure there are plenty of won who would love to be with you. Any one of them would be just as good as , really" I tried to persuade him sincerely.
"Can you give a chance to prove myself? Two years ago, I was always concerned about Damon it wasn’t until you quietly left for abroad for two years, not even replying to my ssages, that I realized that love needs to be fought for and that reason doesn’t always apply. This ti, I want to give it my all," Jones was adamant
To be honest, if I hadn’t been hurt by Damon before, I would definitely be moved by Jones now.
Jones’s eyes were full of passion and love for , unlike the usual cool and aloof him.
I had once loved soone with all my heart, so I knew what that look of love was like. It was sothing that couldn’t be faked, but how should I respond?
"Jones", I was about to speak.
"Don’t rush to reject . I stand by what I said earlier. Until you et the next person you truly love, I won’t give up."
Jones paused, "Eliana, I’ve never confessed my feelings to any woman before. I don’t know what’s considered romantic or passionate, but I will always be by your side. I’m ready to give you everything, anyti you need "
Even though I didn’t have romantic feelings for Jones, his words touched deeply
I knew he was serious. He wouldn’t have said such things without careful consideration.
"Can we just let things happen naturally?" I took a step back.
"Okay" A small smile appeared on Jones’s face. He unbuckled his seat belt, "Be careful on your way ho."
I nodded my head. After Jones left the car, I turned around and left.
My mind was a whirl of thoughts on the drive back, with Jones’s words echoing in my head.
In my distracted state, I didn’t notice a white car following until I was about to make a right turn. The white car suddenly accelerated and caught up with .
"Bang!"
My car was rear–ended, and it was severe. The white car behind pushed my car off the road with great force, and the brakes were useless.
My car hit a tree. Even though the airbag deployed, I was still injured.
Before I passed out, I saw the front of the white car was dented, and then it quickly left the scene.
Soone called the police, and they arrived quickly to handle the situation.
"Mr. Coleman, those two guys are out. They’re Lewis’s lackeys."
"Lock them up for now."
"Alright."
I vaguely heard Damon talking with soone else. I opened my heavy eyes and saw his figure not far away.
I was in a hospital again, which seed to be a place I couldn’t avoid.
But why was Damon here?
I moved my mouth slightly and felt so pain on my face, as if it had been slashed by a knife, but my body didn’t feel any discomfort.
Damon didn’t notice that I had woken up. He was standing by the window with his back to . His white shirt was slightly wrinkled, outlining his perfect figure. He looked like a handso guy from a comic book.
I have an eye for beauty, and I can separate personal feelings from aesthetic appreciation. I won’t deny Damon’s good looks because of his bad character.
"Mitch, Eliana had a car accident." Damon called Mitch.
He briefly described my condition and asked Mitch to inform my parents, then he hung up the phone.
"Damon, why are you here?" My voice was a bit weak.
"You’re awake?" Hearing my voice, Damon turned around and ca to my bedside. The coldness on his face sowhat softened, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
I shook my head. The only discomfort I had was my face. It was probably cut by the shattered windshield.
Damon stood by the bed and looked at . His gaze was a bit cold, even a little strange.
"Your parents should be here soon to take care of you. You need to rest well." After saying that, Damon picked up his coat from the chair and turned to leave. He didn’t answer my question.
It wasn’t until a traffic policeman ca to ask so questions about the car accident that I realized Damon was the one who had brought to the hospital. He happened to be passing by at the ti.
I also learned that the two people who hit had been bailed by soone, and the investigation was ongoing.
I felt a headache. I had just returned to the country not long ago and was already facing such unfortunate events.
I had heard the na "Lewis". Those two were his henchn. Did he know that I had saved Joshua in the bar? Or that I had secretly called the police?
After the traffic police left, my phone rang. The shattered screen barely displayed Luna’s na.
"Eliana, are you okay? I’m on my way!" Luna said anxiously.
"Don’t worry, I’m fine. I just have so injuries on my face." I replied.
"How can I not worry? Do you know this car accident might have been intentional? Damon is going nuts. He bailed out those two guys who hit you, I don’t know where he took them Mitch is afraid he might kill them if he gets too violent!" Luna said in one breath.
I was stunned. Damon was the one who bailed those two out?
At that mont, I heard Mitch’s voice from Luna’s end, "Eliana, you need to call Damon and calm him down. He’s not in a good mood right now, and I’m afraid he might overdo it. It’s not a big deal if he
beats them up, but it would be disastrous if he killed sobody"
Was it really that serious? I felt a bit uneasy. Damon had a bad temper and was impulsive, but he wouldn’t repeatedly stand up for , would he?
After the call ended, I hesitated for a while, but eventually decided to call Damon.
It took three calls before Damon picked up. It was very quiet on his end.
"What’s up?" His voice ca out of nowhere, sounding normal.
"No biggie, you ho yet?" I casually asked him as an excuse.
"Yep, I’m ho. You should hit the hay early too," Damon replied.
I sensed he was about to hang up, so I just spit it out, "Damon, if today’s car crash was a hit on , I believe the cops will get to the bottom of it and nab the jerk. You don’t need to get involved, you don’t owe a thing, and I don’t want to owe you either."
Damon went silent for a few seconds, then said, "Alright, I got you."
I finally hung up with a sigh of relief. I really didn’t want him to lift a finger for , I just wished everyone would be safe and sound, just like familiar strangers.
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