Love at First Sight? Mr. Harrison Has Been Scheming All Along-Chapter 134: "So You Still Care About Me, Right?
Sherry Walsh recognized Miles Harrison.
Rory Linden hadn’t moved, so Sherry whispered from beside her, "Isn’t that Miles Harrison?"
Lucy Shaw was visibly startled when she saw Miles Harrison.
The pretty boy next to her shouted, "What do you think you’re doing! Let her go! I’m calling security!"
Despite his shouting, the man adopted a defensive posture, not daring to confront Miles Harrison head-on.
Lucy Shaw was terrified!
She hadn’t seen Miles Harrison in a long time.
The once perpetually glamorous Young Master Harrison was now completely changed!
He had lost a lot of weight, his cheeks were slightly sunken, his jawline was sharp, and his chin was covered in stubble.
His high-end, custom-tailored suit was wrinkled and rumpled, as if he’d been wearing it for days without a change.
His hair had grown out, too.
Lucy Shaw truly hadn’t expected Miles Harrison to end up like this!
Miles Harrison kicked the pretty boy next to him. "Get the hell out of the way! I’m dealing with this bitch; it’s not your place to butt in!"
When Lucy Shaw looked over, the pretty boy was grimacing in pain, clutching his stomach as he backed away.
Miles Harrison grabbed Lucy Shaw by the collar with one hand and slammed her hard against the glass wall behind them.
"Ah..."
Seeing Miles Harrison’s vicious expression, Lucy Shaw ignored the pain in her body and instinctively covered her stomach.
Perhaps becoming a mother naturally awakens a woman’s maternal instincts.
Her first reaction was to protect her child.
In the end, Rory Linden couldn’t just stand by and watch; she rushed forward.
She grabbed the arm Miles Harrison was using to hold Lucy Shaw. "Miles Harrison! Miles! Let go! Let go! You can’t hit her! You’ll go to jail if you assault her!"
During her internship in school, Rory Linden had worked with the police to perform injury assessments.
If an assault only caused superficial wounds, it was one thing, but if it resulted in something like a broken nose, the sentencing would be different.
Whatever wrongs Lucy Shaw had committed in the past were only on a moral level.
If Miles Harrison beat her and caused a miscarriage now, things wouldn’t be so simple.
He had no real abilities of his own; he relied entirely on Sean Harrison.
Sean Harrison had already refused to get involved when he’d caused trouble at a bar before. If he caused Lucy Shaw to miscarry, he would definitely end up in jail.
When Miles Harrison saw Rory Linden, he clearly froze for a moment, his expression softening slightly. "Rory?"
"Yes, it’s me. Miles, it’s me."
Looking at Miles Harrison’s expression, Rory Linden didn’t dare let go of his arm.
Miles Harrison’s hand was still gripping Lucy Shaw’s collar. He struggled for a moment before saying, "It’s all because of her! If it weren’t for her, how could we have broken up? If it weren’t for her, you’d still be my girlfriend!"
As he spoke, his grip on her collar tightened.
Lucy Shaw wanted to say it wasn’t because of her at all.
But she was far along in her pregnancy now.
She didn’t dare say a word, just carefully guarded her belly, terrified something might happen to the baby.
Before, she had considered this child a burden.
But during these months of pregnancy, she found that she was genuinely looking forward to the arrival of this little life.
Rory Linden saw her expression, too.
She gripped Miles Harrison’s arm tightly, trying to stop him from making another mistake. "Miles, this is between you and me. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Let her go, and I’ll talk with you properly, okay?"
The mall security guards also rushed over.
They were carrying electric batons and riot shields.
When Lucy Shaw saw the guards approaching, she quickly yelled, "Help! Help me! He’s trying to hurt my baby!"
The guards surrounded them but didn’t dare to approach rashly.
After all, Miles Harrison had a hold of Lucy Shaw.
If he wanted to, he could cause her to miscarry with a single blow!
Sherry Walsh also shouted from the side, "Miles Harrison, think clearly! If you cause her to miscarry, you’ll be locked up for at least three years!"
"So what if I am? If it weren’t for her, why would Rory have broken up with me? How would I have ended up like this?!"
In Miles Harrison’s mind, everything had started that night.
In the private room at the bar.
Lucy Shaw had insisted her ankle was twisted and made him call Rory Linden over to treat it.
Back then, Rory Linden clearly hadn’t even touched her, yet she had cried out in pain.
It had made him wrongly blame Rory Linden!
It was all because of her!
If Rory Linden had just successfully treated her ankle and left back then,
they might never have reached the point of breaking up.
Rory Linden suppressed the urge to correct him and coaxed gently, "Miles, we’ve known each other for twenty years. I can’t just stand by and watch you make another mistake and go to jail."
Miles Harrison’s gaze shifted to Rory Linden. "So... so you do still care about me, right?"
"Yes," Rory Linden nodded. "Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to stop you."
In her mind, she wouldn’t stand by and watch anyone she’d known for twenty years make a terrible mistake and go to prison.
Miles Harrison’s gaze remained fixed on Rory Linden’s face for a long time.
It was as if he was trying to see if she was just placating him.
He saw sincerity in her eyes.
She wasn’t lying to him.
Miles Harrison’s fingers loosened for a moment, then immediately tightened again as he asked, "If I let her go, we can have a proper talk, right?"
"Yes."
Rory Linden nodded. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
She didn’t think Miles Harrison was that bad of a person. After all, he had helped her find Auntie Vincent’s contact information before.
Persuaded by Rory Linden, Miles Harrison finally let go of Lucy Shaw.
Lucy Shaw didn’t dare to linger for even a second and rushed behind the security guards.
Only then did a guard ask Lucy Shaw, "Ma’am, do you need us to call the police?"
Lucy Shaw kept a hand protectively on her stomach.
She didn’t know the current state of Sean Harrison’s and Miles Harrison’s relationship.
She was afraid of Sean Harrison.
Back then, the Shaw family had used the engagement party to attract investments and projects.
Before the news of her pregnancy broke, her family’s company’s situation had indeed improved significantly.
If Sean Harrison decided to hold a grudge over this matter and wanted to retaliate against the Shaw family, bankrupting them would be a simple matter.
Lucy Shaw stared intently at Miles Harrison, but in the end, she just shook her head.
She had always believed that since Sean Harrison was willing to throw such a lavish engagement party for Miles Harrison, he must still care about his nephew.
After letting go of Lucy Shaw, Miles Harrison grabbed Rory Linden’s wrist. "You said we’d talk. Let’s talk now, okay?"
Rory Linden looked at Sherry Walsh and Stella Yates, telling them they could leave first.
Sherry Walsh looked worried. "Maybe... I should wait for you."
The way Miles Harrison had been acting just now was terrifying.
Rory Linden shook her head. "It’s really fine. You two can go. I’ve known Miles for twenty years; I have a good idea of what kind of person he is."
Only then did Miles Harrison add, "I would hurt anyone before I’d ever hurt Rory."
Rory Linden reassured them a little more.
Only then did Sherry Walsh and Stella Yates leave.
Once they were gone, Rory Linden said, "You can let go of me now. I won’t go back on my word."
Miles Harrison hesitated for a moment but still let her go.
He knew Rory Linden wouldn’t lie.
Over the past few months, he had thought back carefully and realized that in the four years prior, Rory Linden had never once mentioned the word "breakup."
The one time she did, they really did break up.
Miles Harrison glanced down at his suit, then touched the stubble on his face. "I’m too much of a disgrace to be seen with you like this. Come with me to buy some new clothes and get a haircut first, then we’ll find a place to talk."
The man’s mood had done a complete one-eighty compared to just a moment ago.
Rory Linden nodded in agreement. "Okay."
