Amelia was picked up after the Joyce family''s driver arrived, and Teddy was sent home. Vince''s driver had yet to arrive, so the rest of the group stood by, waiting.


    L stood a little farther forward, the clearest-headed among them, watching for the car''s arrival.


    "L, don''t..." Before Terry could finish his warning, a car suddenly sped toward them. A loud crash startled everyone, instantly sobering them.


    "Ms. Hart!" Jamie cried out.


    They watched as Terry shielded L, both of them tumbling to the side. In a panic, everyone rushed over. Vince''s voice was urgent. "Are you guys alright?"


    The car had mmed into a nearby pir, and smoke was beginning to rise from the front.


    Everyone hurried to help L and Terry up.


    "Jamie, hurry and call the police. Let''s stay back," Vince ordered, gently pulling L aside. "Are you hurt?"


    "Terry, are you alright?" Yelena, who was teary-eyed, helped Terry walk away. "You''re bleeding from your forehead. Why did you rush over? You could have been killed!"


    Terry felt the warmth of blood trickling down his forehead, the pain stiffening his expression. He asked, "Is L okay?"


    She cried harder. "Look at you! How can you still care about someone else? She''s fine. Someone''s looking after her."


    She nced at L, who was carefully set down by Vince, anger ring in her chest. She recognized him as the young, talented president of the Lane Group, often making headlines in business news.


    "Ms. Hart, are you okay?" Jamie asked, his face filled with concern.


    Still dizzy from hitting the back of her head, L was just starting to feel better when she heard Yelena''s words.


    As she tried to apologize, her gaze fell on Michael, who was hurrying over. He looked at L and then at the car that had been wrecked and was still smoking before asking, "L, are you alright?"


    Seeing the smoke thickening, he quickly ran toward the car. Shannon''s face was pale, her leg trapped under the deformed car, unable to move.


    "Shannon!" Michael frantically tried to open the car door, but the door was crushed and wouldn''t open.


    He grabbed a brick from nearby, smashing the ss with it. Then, he quickly pried


    the door open and pulled her out. Once she was free, he pped her hard.


    "Are you trying to die? If you want to die, go somewhere deserted and do it yourself! Shannon, do you even have a brain?" He was furious but also terrified, his whole body trembling.


    Shannon''s leg was broken. She hadn''t even stood up properly when the p sent


    her crashing to the ground.


    "Michael..." She was pale and weak.


    Michael didn''t spare her another nce, turning quickly to where L was.


    "L," he said, his eyes filled with guilt. "Are you okay?"


    The dizziness in L''s head made her feel nauseous. Terry had reacted quickly and shielded her from most of the impact; she was hurt but nowhere near as badly as him.


    The police and ambnces arrived almost simultaneously. Shannon was the most severely injured and was rushed to the hospital. After beingchecked, they found that Terry had broken a leg bone after being hit by the car.


    L had a bandage wrapped around her head. She looked at Yelena, who was


    still in tears, and apologized, "I''m sorry."


    "What''s the use of your apology? Can it make Terry better?"


    Jamie frowned, about to step in, but L stopped her with a gesture. This woman was just too worried about Terry.


    "Jamie," Vince said. "It''ste. You should go back and rest. I''ll stay here with L." Yelena looked up at him, her gaze deep, her thoughts unreadable.


    Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a man hurrying down the corridor, and her attention was immediately drawn to him.