Chapter 743 - 731: I Want You to Marry Me (19)

Chapter 743: Chapter 731: I Want You to Marry Me (19)

CRASH— Eleanor Bishop’s entire body was sent flying.

Her body landed on the windshield of an oncoming car. The driver slammed on the brakes, but it was too late to avoid impact, and the collision sent her flying once more.

The violent sound of the crash was so loud that even Harold Bishop, far away on the other end of the phone, heard it with terrifying clarity, making his heart leap into his throat.

The hand holding his phone began to tremble. With quivering lips, he tried to sound calm as he asked, "Eleanor, are you okay?"

"Eleanor... Eleanor... Eleanor, what happened to you...?"

But the only response was the blare of car horns and the startled cries of pedestrians.

No matter how hard Harold Bishop tried to calm himself, he couldn’t. "Eleanor Bishop, if you’re still alive, just say something to your father!"

"Eleanor... Eleanor...!"

Eleanor lay on the ground, her eyes fixed on her phone two meters away. Her fingers twitched slightly, and her eyes moved. It seemed as if the sky was slowly growing dim. It seemed as if the commotion around her was gradually fading away. It seemed as if her world had suddenly become peaceful.

Her eyelids slowly, slowly fluttered shut, and her mind flashed back to the first time she met Archie Lockwood.

’They say love at first sight isn’t always real love, that it isn’t necessarily true.’

’But for her, it was love at first sight with Archie Lockwood.’

’That one glance at the banquet, and he was etched deep into her mind.’

’It made her throw herself at him without a second thought, to willingly climb into his bed...’

’Every encounter after that, every single time, only made her love him more. But it was a pity that after he learned her identity, after he learned her true motives, he never trusted a word she said again.’

’And so she became cautious, always hiding everything in her heart, never daring to speak out. Because whenever she did, all she received in return was humiliation.’

’But what could she do? What could she do? He treated her so horribly. She should have given up all hope, but right now, she suddenly, desperately wanted to see him one last time...’

’If she really died just like this, she had to at least seek his forgiveness. That way, in the next life, he wouldn’t resent her anymore, and they could be happy together.’

「The Airport.」

Howard Rhodes saw that it was already half an hour past boarding time, yet their boss still showed no intention of leaving. He exchanged a look with Louise Jordan, motioning for her to give their boss a reminder.

Louise Jordan shot Howard a glare before walking up to Archie Lockwood. "Boss," she said softly, "the next flight back to Country M is at nine o’clock. Why don’t we head back to the hotel and get some rest for now?"

Hearing this, Shirley Lockwood jumped up happily. "Dad, let’s just not go back to Country M! I still have lots of vacation days left, anyway. Can we just go back to Tridell today instead? Please! I miss Leo, and I want to see the beautiful sister, too."

"..." Archie Lockwood didn’t seem to hear Rory’s words. He wasn’t all there, completely lost in a daze.

Seeing that her dad wasn’t responding, Shirley tugged on Louise Jordan’s arm. "The beautiful Miss Jordan, let’s go buy tickets! We’re going back to Tridell."

"I... I don’t think that’s a good idea."

"Why not? My dad didn’t say no, so that means he agrees! Let’s go, let’s go!"

Archie Lockwood shot to his feet. "I just remembered I left something at the hotel," he said in a cold voice. "Howard, call and have the car brought back immediately. We’re returning to the hotel now."

Howard looked completely baffled. "Left something? I don’t think so. I remember packing up all the documents, and I checked several times."

At Howard’s words, the look on Archie Lockwood’s face instantly soured.

Seeing this, Louise Jordan quickly covered her mouth and coughed. "Ahem! If the boss says he left something behind, then he left something behind! Stop wasting time with pointless questions and make the call already!"

"Oh."