Love at First Sight? Mr. Harrison Has Been Scheming All Along-Chapter 144:

Rory Linden had decided from the very beginning to have this meal with Miles Harrison.

No matter what he’d done in the past, they had known each other for twenty years. If he was really leaving the country, what was the harm in sharing one last meal?

She understood that Sean Harrison would mind, but seeing the look on his face, she realized...

’I’ve really made him furious this time.’

He wasn’t like he was before, and she couldn’t handle him at all.

Soon, the faint taste of blood filled her mouth.

Rory Linden’s mind went blank from lack of oxygen. She tried to push him away, but with every slight struggle, his grip on her hands only tightened.

He let out a sharp hiss of pain but showed no intention of stopping.

He lifted her directly into his arms. He didn’t even bother going to the more distant master bedroom, heading straight for the guest room closest to the door.

He had carried her to the bedroom many times.

But this was the first time he had thrown her onto the bed so forcefully.

Rory Linden tried to struggle, but she could barely form a complete word.

Her consciousness was hazy until she heard him ask, "Rory Linden, do you want to... have my child?"

"No!"

Rory Linden even shivered as she said it.

The look in his eyes was exceptionally serious.

’He’s actually planning this!’

"Then let’s get married first, and have a baby after..." Sean Harrison’s hand gripped her right foot. "When will you agree to marry me..."

"I..."

"Or are you still waiting for Miles Harrison to win you back?"

As he said this, his fingers tightened slightly.

Rory Linden tried to pull her leg back, but he was too strong. She could only remain as she was, looking up at him. "Sean Harrison, you... from the very beginning, you haven’t trusted me for a single second, have you?"

There was even a sense of grievance in Rory Linden’s voice as she spoke.

She couldn’t help but raise her voice. "I told you from the start that I’m completely over Miles Harrison! Why won’t you believe me?!"

Since she couldn’t get her foot back, she kicked him hard!

"But he’s changing."

Sean Harrison’s voice was quiet, his emotions unreadable.

Rory Linden truly hated this lack of trust from him.

’It’s as if I’m some fickle woman who would fall for any man who said a few nice words to me or showed the slightest bit of interest!’

"His changing is his own business!"

Rory Linden finally managed to pull her leg back and sat up. "I can’t tolerate even a single speck of dust in my eye. Even if he becomes a better person, it has nothing to do with me."

She met his dark eyes and told him seriously, "In my book, cheat on me once, and you’ll never get a second chance!"

Her stance had been firm from the very beginning.

But Sean Harrison just wouldn’t believe her.

Rory Linden got up, grabbed a random piece of clothing from the floor, and draped it over herself. "I don’t want to continue this. I’m going to take a shower."

She and Sean Harrison were actually very compatible when it came to physical intimacy.

Her colleagues at the hospital always used to say that most women just faked it.

But she didn’t.

She genuinely enjoyed it.

But today, he had been far too inconsiderate of her feelings...

But just as she stepped into the bathroom...

Sean Harrison followed her in.

He pressed her against the wall, his fingers trailing down her spine. "Rory, if my mother gives us her blessing, you’ll marry me, right?"

"I want to clear up the misunderstanding your mother has about my mother!"

Rory Linden explained again.

She knew very well that as long as Charlotte Rhodes’s misunderstanding about her mother persisted, she would never give them her sincere blessing.

She had grown up without a mother and had never known a mother’s love.

She couldn’t just stand by and watch Sean Harrison have a falling out with his mother because of her.

After all...

It was just like they say online.

You can have any number of girlfriends, but you only have one mother.

Once connected by an umbilical cord, now by blood.

To a person, their mother is the most important person in the world.

She couldn’t bear to see Sean Harrison’s relationship with his mother fracture because of her.

"I understand."

Sean Harrison lowered his head and gently kissed her butterfly bone.

-

The next day, Rory Linden went to work as usual.

After Sean Harrison dropped her off at the hospital, his car headed directly for the Harrington family’s old residence.

Every move the Harrington family made was, in fact, under his surveillance.

So naturally, he knew what his mother, Charlotte Rhodes, had planned for the day.

Charlotte Rhodes was scheduled to go out at ten in the morning.

But at this time, she was still at home.

After parking the car, Sean Harrison strode quickly into the residence.

A butler was waiting at the entrance.

"Where is she?"

Sean Harrison asked the butler directly.

The butler replied politely, "The matriarch is upstairs, having her hair washed."

Charlotte Rhodes didn’t just have people to wait on her for food, clothing, and travel.

She even had specialized technicians for daily tasks like face washing, hair washing, and massages.

If she wanted, she could have her face washed, hair shampooed, and skincare routine done, all while lying down.

Abroad, she had lived an ordinary, middle-class life at best; everything she had now was a gift from Sean Harrison.

Sean Harrison didn’t care whether he was disturbing her or not; he strode inside.

As he passed Charlotte Rhodes’s private little lounge, a maid came out holding a handbag.

Because Sean Harrison was walking so fast, the two of them bumped right into each other.

The maid lost her grip on the bag, and it fell to the floor.

Its contents scattered everywhere.

"I’m so sorry, Mr. Harrison."

Apologizing, the maid knelt to pick up the items.

Every time Charlotte Rhodes went out, she chose a different handbag to match her outfit.

This required the maid to transfer all the contents from the previous bag into the new one.

Sean Harrison also crouched down to help the maid gather the items.

Although Charlotte Rhodes’s handbag wasn’t large, it contained quite a few small items.

There were also some personal medications and other things.

Sean Harrison picked up a small pillbox and noticed a folded sticky note underneath it.

As he lifted the pillbox, the note unfolded.

He immediately saw the name written on it:

[Lion He]

Below it was a string of digits.

It was an eleven-digit Celestria phone number.