The Man I Couldn’t Escape Chapter 12
For multiple crimes, Natasha was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The prison guard grabbed her shoulder and forced her toward the prison.
“Rayden! You can’t do this!”
Her eyes were bloodshot as she struggled madly, the arrogance she once had was long gone. “You said you loved me. Isn’t loving someone about accepting both their good and bad? Rayden!”
Rayden walked out expressionlessly, showing not the slightest sign of emotion.
The woman’s shrill screams grew fainter and fainter behind him…
The Weber’s mansion, courtyard.
Logan gripped a cane and lashed it mercilessly across Rayden’s back, his whole body trembling with rage. “How could I have raised you to be like this! Can you face your parents, can you face Leila!”
Rayden’s face gradually turned pale, but he still knelt upright.
Feeling the pain on his body, he finally felt a little better inside.
No one knew how long the beating lasted before Logan threw the cane aside.
His voice was hoarse and weary. “Keep kneeling!”
Rayden’s white shirt was soaked with blood, his lips pale.
Rayden’s white shirt was soaked with blood, his lips pale.
He struggled to prop himself up, remaining silent and offering no resistance.
Late at night, the cool night breeze seeped into his body.
“Leila…” His voice was hoarse, and at last his shoulders began to tremble uncontrollably as he whispered in despair, “Where are you…”
Meanwhile, elsewhere, at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Lorelei’s phone pushed yesterday’s news to her.
She lowered her eyes to stare at the screen, and Rayden stared into the camera as well.
“Everything in the past… it was all my fault.”
“Leila… I’m sorry.”
Her roommate happened to walk by carrying a washbasin. “Leila? What a coincidence, the person mentioned in the video has the same name as you.”
“But same name, different fate. You have Sebastian, who treats you so well, but that person… You really have to be careful when you get married.”
Lorelei turned off her phone and set it aside, suddenly smiling.
“Yeah… same name, different fate.”
“Yeah… same name, different fate.”
She didn’t understand what Rayden was trying to achieve with this act.
But no matter what he wanted, she would never fall for it a second time.
In the afternoon, Terrance called and invited her out. When she arrived at the campsite, she realized Sebastian was there too.
They had just finished setting up the tent when dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky.
Moments later, rain poured down in torrents without warning.
The fierce wind only made the downpour more terrifying.
“Terrance, come help out.” Sebastian crawled out of the tent, immediately crouched down, and retied the ropes securing the tent.
Seeing that she was about to come out too, Sebastian looked up at her. “It’s pouring outside, you don’t need to come out. Terry and I can handle it.”
There was something inexplicably reassuring about Sebastian’s voice.
Lorelei stopped in her tracks and reminded them to be careful.
Before long, the two of them came back into the tent, drenched from head to toe.
Before long, the two of them came back into the tent, drenched from head to toe.
Terrance grabbed a towel and quickly dried himself off.
“Leila, help Sebastian dry off. He just accidentally hurt his hand, so it’s hard for him to move. Ugh, what terrible weather…”
Lorelei took the towel and walked over, her brows furrowing unconsciously as she muttered instinctively, “I told you to be careful.”
“Now it’s just a minor injury, but what if…”
A muffled laugh rumbled from the man’s chest in front of her.
Lorelei grew annoyed and tossed the towel straight into his arms.
“What are you laughing at? Dry yourself!”
Sebastian took the towel and reached out to ruffle her hair.
“Alright, I know I was wrong. Leila, don’t be mad, okay?”
“Seb!” Terrance stared in shock, then suddenly walked over with a dark expression. “That’s my sister! If you’re going to show off, don’t do it in front of my sister! Who are you calling Leila? Do you think you can call her that?”
That shout snapped Lorelei back to her senses.
She belatedly blushed, turning her gaze away.
That shout snapped Lorelei back to her senses.
She belatedly blushed, turning her gaze away.
“Oh, Terry, you think I’m moving too fast? Then I’ll slow down.”
“Seb!”
Lorelei’s heart skipped a beat and she instinctively looked up.
Just as she lowered her head, he met her gaze, his eyes filled with laughter.
“I’m pursuing you,” Sebastian said slowly, looking at her tenderly. “Leila, when will you say yes to me?”