Love at First Sight? Mr. Harrison Has Been Scheming All Along-Chapter 172: "He’s Doing This to Force Me to Break Up with Him.
Rory Linden returned home, washed up, packed a bag, and went to sleep.
The next morning, she went to work again, pulling two night shifts in a row.
When she returned home three days later, the apartment was spotless. The cleaning service must have come.
Everything in the apartment was running as usual; only Sean Harrison was missing.
It was so normal it seemed as if he had just gone away on a business trip.
As if he could return at any moment.
Rory Linden wondered...
’Could it be that he just doesn’t want me involved, so he’s cutting contact for a while?’
’Maybe he’ll be back in a few days, once everything’s taken care of.’
’When he gets back,’ she thought, ’I’m definitely going to give him the silent treatment for a few days to make up for all the grief he’s put me through.’
The days passed, one by one.
「One week later.」
Still no call from Sean Harrison.
She dialed his number, and just like every time before, after waiting a minute, the only response she ever got was, "The person you are trying to reach is temporarily unavailable."
After getting off work on Saturday, Rory Linden finally couldn’t take it anymore. She went to the residential complex where Henry Lancaster lived, using the address she had.
It was a gated community, inaccessible to outsiders.
Fortunately, she had previously noticed Henry Lancaster’s license plate number—it was all sixes.
Her only option was to try her luck at the entrance to the underground parking garage.
Rory Linden got off work at 7:30 and rushed over to wait.
She watched as luxury cars entered and exited the garage one after another.
But not one of them was Henry Lancaster’s.
She was also scared—scared that Henry Lancaster wasn’t driving that car today...
’Wouldn’t that mean I’m waiting for nothing?’
But it seemed there was no other way but to wait.
She was just an ordinary person, not someone rich or powerful.
She knew Henry Lancaster’s address and wanted to see him. For now, this was the fastest way.
「December.」
The temperature in Veridia was already dropping close to freezing.
Rory Linden had bundled up before she came, but even so, after standing in the cold wind for so long, she was frozen stiff. Her face felt numb, and the wind felt like a knife slicing across her skin whenever it blew.
During surgery, she also had to stand for hours at a time.
But the weather today was just too harsh.
She didn’t know how long she had been standing. Before, a car would pass through every ten minutes or so.
But now, a long time had passed without any cars coming in.
Not even a single car drove by on the adjacent road.
The moon hung in the sky, looking especially cold and desolate.
Rory Linden shook her head hard, trying to stay alert...
Two beams of warm light approached from the distance.
The headlights were blinding.
Rory Linden could barely make out the license plate. It wasn’t until the car turned in front of her to enter the garage that she faintly saw what looked like a few sixes on the plate...
She tried to walk over and stop the car, but as she took a step, she realized her legs were frozen solid. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Her entire body pitched forward...
And she fell right in front of the car.
A piercing screech of brakes ripped through the air next to her.
The driver got out and cursed, "Are you crazy?! Trying to pull an insurance scam out here!"
It was Henry Lancaster’s voice.
Rory Linden ignored everything else, forcing herself to get up through the pain. She looked at Henry Lancaster and struggled to speak, "President... President Lancaster."
"Sister-in-law?!"
Henry Lancaster was horrified when he saw it was Rory Linden.
Seeing the state she was in, he knew she must have been waiting outside for a long time. He said hurriedly, "Get in my car first. I’ll turn on the heat for you."
"No, thanks. I just have a few questions." Rory Linden cut right to the chase. "Where is Sean Harrison?"
’I can’t get in the car,’ she thought.
She had to let Henry Lancaster see her in this state. To be precise, she wanted him to describe it to Sean Harrison.
To let him know that she was trying her hardest to contact him.
"He... he’s..." Seeing Rory Linden like this, Henry Lancaster quickly said, "Let’s talk in the car."
"Let’s talk right here." Rory Linden forced herself to stand up straight. "Can you answer my question?"
"He’s just... at work. Everything’s normal, don’t worry."
Henry Lancaster spoke quickly, his tone clearly betraying his guilt.
"Then why isn’t he answering my calls? What does that mean?"
Rory Linden asked again.
"This... I don’t know about this. You’re asking me, but I can’t give you an answer."
Henry Lancaster was stumped by Rory Linden’s direct and precise questions.
He never expected to run into Rory Linden on his way home today, let alone that she would ask these things!
"I already know he hit Evan Hollis with his car. I’ve seen Evan, and he said it was an accident, but I know there must be more to the story. That’s the real reason he’s avoiding me, isn’t it?"
Rory Linden was trembling all over, but she did her best to speak clearly. "If he just didn’t want me to get involved, there would be no need to cut off all contact."
"Right, right, Mr. Harrison just doesn’t want you to worry." Looking at her condition, Henry Lancaster suggested again, "Why don’t we talk in the car?"
Rory Linden didn’t budge. "So when will it be resolved? Is there a timeline?"
Henry Lancaster: "Well..."
Rory Linden pressed, "How about you call him right now and check? Can you do that?"
It all happened so suddenly that Henry Lancaster had no idea how to handle it.
This rapid-fire interrogation from Rory Linden left him completely at a loss.
Mostly, he was afraid of saying the wrong thing and having Sean Harrison blame him!
Henry Lancaster opened his mouth, then finally chose to surrender. "Sister-in-law, please don’t make things difficult for me. To be honest, I’m just a subordinate who works for Mr. Harrison. I have no say in his affairs, and I can’t just ask him about them."
At the end of the day, Henry Lancaster was Sean Harrison’s friend, his brother.
And he did business under him.
He would always be on Sean Harrison’s side.
He would never do anything that Sean Harrison hadn’t approved.
Rory Linden wanted to say more, but she swallowed her words.
She gave Henry Lancaster a slight bow. "I’m sorry for scaring you just now, President Lancaster. I’ll be heading back."
"..." Henry Lancaster said quickly, "Don’t be so formal, Sister-in-law. I’m sorry."
Rory Linden turned and started walking toward the main road.
After standing outside for so long, her body was truly numb from the cold. Combined with the fall, her movements were stiff, and she walked with a limp.
Henry Lancaster knew all too well how important Rory Linden was to Mr. Harrison.
How could he dare let her leave like this? He quickly ran after her. "Sister-in-law, let me give you a ride home."
"There’s no need." Rory Linden stopped and looked at Henry Lancaster. "And you don’t have to call me ’Sister-in-law’ anymore."
"I..."
"You should know better than I do. By doing this, he’s trying to force me to be the one to break up with him, right?"
As Rory Linden said this, her eyes were fixed on Henry Lancaster’s face, observing his expression.
Henry Lancaster was not someone who could hide his feelings.
He guiltily averted his gaze and, despite saying "No," his expression betrayed him.
"It’s fine. Tell Sean Harrison that if he really wants to break up, he should come see me and tell me properly. I’m not the type to cling desperately. If he just says the word, I’ll leave."
Rory Linden bowed again and said earnestly:
"I’m begging you, President Lancaster."
