Aubree was still feeling ill at ease when she saw the way he behaved.
The man glanced at her calmly. True enough, he was chatting on WhatsApp.
When she saw that, she had no choice but to stop questioning him.
After breakfast, the man, being the gentleman he was, offered to send her back.
Aubree turned him down without any hesitation. “It's fine. I can go back on my own.”
She reckoned if he saw the dire straits that the Pearson family was in, he would never look at her again, let alone help her in the future.
Thankfully, he did not insist on sending her back.
Aubree called for a cab when she came out of the hotel. Before leaving, she checked the rearview mirror to see if the man was following her.
When she was certain that he was not following her, she told the driver her address in the suburbs.
The man stood at the entrance of the hotel, and the smile on his face had gone awry.
Right then, his phone rang. It was a message from his assistant that read: Mr. Crawford, the photos have already been distributed to the various media in Horington. Very soon, they will spread around.
Shawn Crawford smiled with satisfaction before replying: All right.
Lucian had appeared out of nowhere a few years ago and outshone all the youths in the business world.
Shawn did not like the feeling that someone was better than him, so he decided to go abroad to develop his career. Since he had only returned home two days ago, he had no idea about the cancellation of the engagement between Lucian and Aubree.
The moment he returned home, he had gone drinking at the bar with some friends. That was where he bumped into Aubree and Frieda.
Without hesitation, Shawn took advantage of Aubree.
Having been suppressed by Lucian for so long, Shawn could not wait to embarrass him.
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