Chapter 269

Brayden saw Sean walk out of the bungalow after throwing the paper towel he wiped his hands with into the trash can. He followed behind and stopped Sean from entering the driver’s seat of his car.
“Wait, Shane!”
With one hand on the car roof, Sean looked at Brayden.
Brayden approached and said, “I don’t know who the woman you told Lenny to protect is, but I hope you understand, Shane. You shouldn’t have a soft spot for anyone!
“If you have a soft spot, you’ll be easy to manipulate like Kim.”
Sean stared at Brayden before entering the car and leaving.
With his hands in his pockets, Brayden’s forehead creased as he watched Sean leave.
Lenny was tight-lipped. He wouldn’t disclose the identity of the person Sean had asked him to protect. Otherwise, Brayden could’ve gotten rid of this weakness of Sean for him.
Sean parked outside Angeline’s apartment but remained in the car.
He leaned against the dashboard and looked up to see the living room of Angeline’s apartment was lit. He could imagine Angeline sitting on the white rug in the living room while reading through documents.
Sean understood what Brayden was trying to say. But what Brayden didn’t understand was that Angeline was Sean’s beacon of hope and haven.
Sean was there to watch Angeline grow as a person and find her stage to shine. Watching her growth reminded Sean of his redemption.
He could’ve continued watching Angeline from afar like he was now. But she had approached him first four years ago.
Sean never thought of himself as a great person. He wasn’t that egotistic to cut ties with Angeline just because he loved her and didn’t want her to get involved with his dangerous life.
He selfishly wanted Angeline for himself.
However, he was unwilling to
suppress his desire for Angeline. He even hid his identity as Shane so Angeline could always think of him
as the Sean Lawson she was always fond of
He even devised a seduction plan to get her to fall for him, all so that Angeline could be with him.
Even if she disliked his personality as Shane, he believed that once she was
addicted to his body, she would eventually fall for him.
Sean knew Angeline was caught in
his net that night at the Night
Palace where Angelfie invited him, to have sex once they returned home in his car.
Robert’s birthday banquet was in two days. Sean must get an answer from Angeline tomorrow.
If Angeline chose to be with him, he would give everything to protect her, even if that meant their lives would be harsh when they were together.
But if Angeline chose not to be with him for Robert and Jessica’s sake
The warm streetlight illuminated Sean’s emotionless face. He took out a cigarette and lit it. His eyes were terrifyingly cold.
…
It was one day before Robert’s birthday banquet, and Asher had brought Angeline her gown to finalize her outfit for the event.
Angeline’s long hair draped lazily over her shoulder. She inspected her outfit before a mirror. It was a black bandeau mermaid dress paired with an emerald necklace and earrings worth Over ten million dollars, ending with a pair of stiletto heels.
The hideous scars on Angeline’s body were faded compared to four years ago.
Without closer inspection, they were unnoticeable.
These were the results of Angeline’s research on fibrosis, where she used herself as the test subject.
Asher complimented, “You look gorgeous in this outfit, Ms. Angeline. You’ll be the star of the show at the banquet tomorrow.”