Take Me Away novel Chapter 46

Fiona, Ryan, and the rest of the group entered Le Bar and occupied a vacant booth. While waiting for their drinks to arrive, Sophia and Ella went to the dance floor, followed by Sam.

Only Ryan, Fiona, and Leona were left in their seats.

There was curiosity in her eyes as Fiona scanned the bar's interior. She observed the men and women dancing, the lively music, and the flickering lights.

"Enjoy your drinks," the waiter said as he placed their orders on the table.

"Thank you," Ryan said. He reached for a glass of juice and traded it with the wine in front of Fiona.

She took a few sips of juice before declaring, "I think... I should go dance, too." She was nowhere close to being a good dancer, but she thought that she could at least copy Sophia's moves.

"Don't go." Ryan grabbed her hand as soon as she stood up. He was not unaware of the men in the room who had taken notice of Fiona's good looks. He tightened his grip as he thought about their ill intent. "If you really want to dance, I'll go with you," he said protectively.

Fiona's face immediately turned scarlet. "Please let go of my hand, Ryan."

"Someone will try to hook up with you if you go alone." He slowly released his hold on her arm. "I'm just worried about you."

Right across him, pain stirred in Leona's heart when she heard Ryan expressed his concern for Fiona. Standing up, she excused herself, "I'll go to the restroom." With that, she left quickly without giving them so much as a second look.

"Hey! Leona!" Fiona called out after her. But before she could follow her, Ryan grabbed her hand again. "I'm worried about Leona," she exclaimed.

Ryan cast a glance at Leona before looking away. There was seriousness in his voice when he said, "I used to be nice to everyone, you know. But all of that's changed since I met you. Now, I no longer care about others. I just want to look after you."

"Ryan..." Fiona called out with a frown. "Are you drunk?"

Ryan laughed at himself. "I guess I must be."

Leona had rushed to the restroom with her head kept low that she bumped into a woman standing by the door. "Ouch! What are you running from? Is someone trying to kill you?"

Looking up, Leona saw the face of a woman wearing heavy makeup. "Cathy! I'm so sorry..."

"Huh? You know who I am?" It seemed as if the woman had one drink too many. She stared at Leona for a while before breaking into an audible gasp. "Oh, Leona! It's you! I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you without makeup. I thought you said earlier that you weren't coming to work."

"I... I came here to enjoy myself. Definitely not for work." Leona anxiously bit her lip. She tried to look around, cautious about being seen. 'I should've just apologized and left. Why did I have to greet her?' she thought.

"Enjoy yourself?" Cathy gave her a wicked grin as she reached into her bag for what looked like a pack of white stuff. "Are you here with a man? This will help you."

"No, no, no!" Leona quickly waved Cathy's hand away. "Please, I don't want it."

"Oh, you don't have to be so polite with me!" Cathy deposited the package into Leona's hand before turning to leave. "See you later, Leona! Someone's waiting for me. I have to go!"

"Cathy!" Seeing that Cathy was about to fall, Leona hurried to help her. But Cathy leaned against the wall and left staggering. When Cathy had gone, Leona examined the thing she was holding, after which she tightly clenched her hands.

Down at the hall, Terence was about to leave the bar with Gary.

"I'm sorry, Gary," Terence calmly said. "I'll be very busy working on a new project with the company. I won't be able to come here for a while."

"It's fine. There's nothing to worry about," the man replied.

"Thank you, Gary." But as he said this, Terence's eyes were focused on something else. He squinted as he looked at the two people sitting at one of the booths. Recognizing that it was Fiona with another guy, he asked out loud, "Did they come here alone?"