The Heiress Revived from the Ashes (Lauren Bennett) novel Chapter 45

Chapter 45 The Weight of Sacrifice

The thought of Lauren marrying another man ignited a jealousy so fierce that it felt like a raging fire that threatened to consume him.

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“Lauren, don’t be foolish. The Brooker family is no place for you, and the Bossman is no one you can handle Kenneth’s voice softened, but the urgency in his eyes only grew stronger.

Lauren was afraid of him, but at that moment, she just stared at him calmly. After a long pause, she finally said. “I can’t handle him? But I can handle you?”

Kenneth’s heart clenched at her words, as if she had hit his most vulnerable spot.

For a moment, he almost believed that there was a hint of something deeper in her words. But when he met her indifferent gaze, he realized that it was nothing more than sarcasm.

Still, for that brief moment, he had allowed himself to hope, and his heart had raced.

Realizing that she had never had any special feelings for him, his eyes filled with complex emotions turned a deep, angry red.

His expression frightened Lauren, and she couldn’t help but push against him again.

The man stood still, his presence oppressive and threatening “Do you really think I would let you marry someone else?”

His words carried an ambiguous weight that made Lauren’s heart skip a beat.

She met his obsessive gaze but quickly lowered her eyes, uncomfortable. “Who I marry is none of your business

Kenneth’s brow furrowed, and he suddenly let out a cold laugh. The sound echoed in the cramped storeroom, carrying an eerie, suffocating tension.

“None of my business? You say that so easily. As long as my sister is unconscious, your life belongs to the Gray family. Do you still think it’s none of my business?

As he spoke, his grip on her shoulders tightened, as if he wanted to imprint years of obsession into that single moment.

The pain in her injured shoulder was excruciating, but Lauren gritted her teeth and refused to cry out. Her hands trembled. slightly.

The freshly bandaged wound on Kenneth’s palm began to bleed again from the force of his grip.

But he seemed to ignore the pain, as if he were punishing himself as well as Lauren. He continued to tighten his grip, the blood staining Lauren’s clothes. It was impossible to tell whose blood it was, his or hers.

Kenneth hated himself for this.

I had once cared deeply for her and had even planned to confess his feelings after we entered the same university.

At that time, my heart was full of hope for the future.

But all these dreams had been shattered by Lauren

Five years had passed, and I thought I had moved on.

However, when I heard that she was going to marry someone else, my jealousy was uncontrollable. It felt like countless insects were gnawing

heart.

How could I still care about her? She had hurt Elaine. She was convict. She didn’t deserve me.

As Kenneth stared at Lauren, the storm of emotions in his eyes gradually calmed down, replaced by a cold indifference.

His icy gaze was like a winter cellar, devoid of any warmth. Finally, he let her go.

Lauren trembled and cowered in the corner. Only when Kenneth left the room did her delicate eyelids flutter.

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Chapter 45 The Weight of Sacrifice

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