Chapter 404 – An Unbreakable Vow with the Heartless Tycoon

“Can you give me a tissue?”

The driver handed her one.

After she wiped her face, she said to the driver to go to Bamford’s castle.

She left her passport and packaged there. Besides, after everything, Waylen owed her an explanation.

She had to hear from Waylen even if it was harsh.

She looked down. The phone screen kept flickering. It was Andrew.

“Leilani, are you okay? Waylen’s PA kept calling me for your whereabouts. I’ve been trying to contact you for almost 4 hours…”

“Yeah, I’m okay now.”

“Where are you? Are you back?” Andrew started regretting leaving her at the mall. He should have driven her to the castle.

“I’m on the way back to the castle.”

Leilani stopped for a second and asked if Andrew knew where Jessica was.

“Jessica?” Andrew was not sure why she asked about his sister, and he raised his voice, “do you want to see her?”

“Yes. I want to meet her.”

“As it happens, I want to find her too.”

“So, you don’t know where she is?”

Andrew said Jessica took the cure Cambola people worked on for hundreds of years when they ran from there. If it was as magical as Cambola people claimed, she wanted to give it a try. Mabey, it could cure her.

But Jessica took it, and she didn’t know why.

***

Jessica was thrown heavily and hit the table corner. Her back was in sudden and fierce pain. Because of pain, she crawled on the carpet like a cooked shrimp.

James, with his mask, walked to her, got down, and pinched her chin.

“Why do you run? Em? Tell me where you were.”

“James…”

“What did you say?” James gasped. He used more strength and almost broke her jaw, “what did you say?”

“James! I know you’re James Moore!” Jessica looked back at the blue ember eyes. Ever since she knew his identity, she was not afraid of him. Instead, she was sympathetic.

James glared at her and squeezed her chin as hard as he could. He realized she was no longer afraid of him.

“I’m going to give you the last chance to tell me where you went.”

Jessica kept her lips pressed. But her jaw was pinched, so her mouth was forced open.

“Don’t you want to tell me? Let’s see,” James ordered, “bring her here.”

Matilda was brought here too. She was pushed beside Jessica.

“Matilda? How are you?” Jessica held her, “what happened to your face?”

Matilda’s face was swollen. She had blood around her mouth, “Jessica.”

Jessica could hardly hear her breathing.

“James, why do you hit her? It’s me you’re after!”

“Jessica, I’m okay,” Matilda was in Jessica’s arms, “Sir, Jessica and I went to Cambola City. We knew you’re ill. We went there to get you medicine.”

“What medicine?

Jessica took a square wooden chest from her pocket.

“The medicine is in it.”

James pushed Jessica away and opened the chest. It was a black round pill.

“Matilda said you were poisoned. This could cure you.”

“Why do you care?” James threw the pill up and down. He didn’t care at all.

“James, just take medicine. Cambola City worked on it for hundreds of years. It’s very precious.”

Jessica tried to take the pill back in case he lost it.

But James put it back in the chest and threw it out of the window.

Jessica rushed to the window. The backyard was a swamp with all sorts of unknown plants.

The plants were different in height. Some were taller than men.

Jessica didn’t hesitate to run out of the room to the swamp.

This was the medicine that she and Matilda traveled far to Cambola City to get. She and the medicine were almost buried under bubbles for it. How could he just throw it?

Jessica was searching through the plants. But the backyard was huge. She had to look for a long time.

What she failed to know was James cast a meaningful look on her from the window upstairs.

***

When Leilani returned to the castle, the maids told her neither Waylen nor Tinder came back, which surprised her.

She packed up and took her passport. When she came downstairs, she heard the maid greeting Waylen.

Was Waylen back?

Leilani took her package and slowly walked downstairs. There were messy footsteps around the door that uneased her. Why was she nervous?

Waylen chose to save Diana in the game and left “her” alone. She should have walked over in anger, slapped him across his face, and left here without any worry.

But when Waylen walked in, she felt it was sarcastic. She was upset, worried, and sad because of him. But he walked in with another woman in his arms.

He stood upright like a triumphant warrior. It was a pity that it wasn’t her that he saved.

“Mrs. Bamford?” Tinder said, first. He was thrilled and surprised.

It was like a person who couldn’t be here was here.

But he soon spotted the package at Leilani’s feet. He hurried to tell Waylen.

“Sir, I can take Miss Summer.”

Waylen kept staring at Leilani and let Tinder get Diana.

Diana had Waylen’s coat on her. So Leilani didn’t see her face. She looked at Waylen, and he came over to hug her.

Leilani slapped him across his face as she thought about in her mind.

Waylen frowned. He used his tongue to press his mouth. It was a tiny bulge. Then he wiped his mouth with his finger. There was blood as he assumed.

Leilani stared at him, icily. She came here to ask for an explanation. But there was no need now.

She carried her bags to leave, but Waylen grabbed her by her wrist.

“Where are you going?”

“That’s none of your business,” Leilani struggled, “I almost forgot to congratulate you. I do envy you. You’re about to get married and still see your childhood sweetheart. I guess as to your ex-wife, I’m out of the picture now. I’ll leave you be.”

Waylen slightly frowned. He put his hand across Leilani’s chest, pressed her shoulder, and hugged her.

“Are you mad at me?”

“Am I supposed to be happy? A father gives up on his wife and kid. How can I possibly be happy when I’m the wife.”

“Are you mad because I didn’t save you?”

“I can’t blame you. After all, you sent Tinder.”

Leilani wanted to break up the hand that held her.

“She wasn’t you.”

“But if it is me, would you come and save me?” Leilani grabbed his finger off one by one. She stared at him, forcing him to answer.

Waylen stared back at Leilani. His jaw was tense.

“Leilani, you never believed in me, did you?”

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