Chapter 445 I Just Want to Leave
Chapter 445 I Just Want to Leave
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But the next second, Tempest grabbed Rianne’s face and turned it toward him, forcing their eyes to meet. “Tell me–did you <b>see </b>Alexander again?<b>” </b>
Rianne narrowed her eyes. <b>“</b>Stop ming everything on Alexander. The problems between us have nothing to do with him.”
“Then what do they have to do with?<b>” </b>His voice exploded with rage.
The air went still.
Rianne stared at him in silence.
Tempest tightened his grip on her wrist. “Rianne<b>.</b><b>” </b>
“I want to be alone. I don’t want to <b>see </b>you right now. Is that okay?”
Her final word came through gritted teeth.
Her
Tempest’s entire presence turned vtile.
This was the first time Ste had seen them like this–so on edge, ready to snap.
In her mind, Tempest had always been fiercely protective of Rianne. But now? What the hell had happened between them?
Before either of them could lose control, Ste stepped forward. “Tempest, Rianne just got hurt. She might not be thinking clearly right now. Can you give her some space?”
He was right on the edge, and Ste was truly afraid he mightsh out.
The mention of her being injured seemed to pull Tempest back from that line.
His eyes lingered on Rianne as he slowly released her wrist. Ste let out a quiet breath.
She moved in gently. “Let me talk to Rianne alone, okay?”
This wasn’t like Rianne, She had never pushed Tempest away like this before.
Even back when she had problems with the Hale family, she hadn’t been this hostile toward <i>him </i>personally.
No… now that Ste thought about it, she <i>had </i>sensed something was wrong back then.
She looked at Rianne more closely, tension in her eyes.
Tempest straightened up and nced at Ste. The fury had faded from his face, reced by a grim calm. He didn’t say a word as he turned and walked briskly down the hall.
Ste turned to the stunned medical staff. “Please take her to a room.”
Tempest’s presence had been so overpowering, none of the doctors had dared interrupt the entire time.
Now that he was gone, the hospital director immediately spoke up. “Hurry, get Ms. Rianne to a room.”
No
one dared neglect anyone connected to the Hale family.
Even if the entire family disliked Rianne, everyone knew–she was Tempest’s weak spot.
In the hospital room, Ste was apanied by the butler–Abraham had dropped her off and then left.
Now it was just Ste and Rianne. Ste took her hand. “What happened between you and Tempest?”
They’d been fine before.
And also–who’s Hailey?”
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Chapter 445 I Just Want to Leave
She’d overheard Tempest on the phone <b>earlier</b><b>, </b>talking about handing Hailey over to the authorities.
Ste had never heard of anyone named Hailey during her <b>years </b>at Rivermount.
All she remembered <b>was </b>Madam Linden trying to set Tempest up on blind dates not long ago.
Could Hailey be one of them?
<b><i>If </i></b><b><i>so</i></b><b>… </b>what kind <b><i>of </i></b><i>lunatic </i><i>went </i><i>after </i><i>Rianne </i>right after <i>a </i><i>blind </i><b><i>date</i></b><i>? </i>
Rianne answered tly, “Tempest’s distant cousin. No blood rtion.”
Technically a cousin, yes–but far removed, with a generational gap in between. Pretty distant.
Ste’s tone dropped. “Was she behind the crash?<b>” </b>
Rianne closed her eyes. She didn’t even want to talk about the Hale family anymore. Not a single word.
“Forget them. Ste… I want to leave Rivermount. Will you take me with you?”
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When Rianne said it again–I want to leave–Ste could feel it. This wasn’t a whim. It was a decision rooted in heartbreak.
Thinking of everything Rianne had endured in the Hale family, Ste nodded. “Okay. I’ll take you with me.”
She could feel the despair radiating off her.
Rianne was strong–mature. She’d always faced everything head–on. She wasn’t someone who ran away.
Which made this moment all the more heartbreaking.
Ste didn’t need to ask anything else. She simply nodded.
Sometimes, when someone is drowning in darkness, what saves them isn’t a question–it’s someone quietly saying <i>I’ll </i>take <i>you </i><i>out </i><i>of </i><i>here</i><i>. </i>
If Rianne didn’t want to exin, Ste wouldn’t force it. She would simply be the person who helped her leave.
“Really?”
There was pain in Rianne’s eyes, but it lit up with hope the moment she heard Ste’s answer.
Ste nodded. “Yeah.“)
“But Tempest…?”
Obviously, he wouldn’t let her go. And that was what worried Rianne most.
Ste didn’t know what had happened between them–why they’d fallen apart so suddenly and sopletely.