Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Chloe quickly tried to keep her emotions in check, worried that Zara might sense something was off.

"It's nothing," she lied, "I just saw a mouse."

Her excuse was weak, but Zara bought it and kept chatting. Meanwhile, Grant peeked out from under the covers, staring Chloe.

Calling him a mouse? Chloe was getting bolder.

It seemed that his earlier efforts hadn't been strong enough, allowing her to talk about him like this.

Zara continued, "Chloe, if there are mice in the house, we should have the staff get some traps."

"And if that doesn't work, you could get a cat. Cats are great at catching mice."

"How could there be mice in such a grand Martin Family mansion?"

"Chloe, are you even listening to me?"

Chloe's face was a mix of emotions as Grant moved beneath the covers.

She didn't dare continue the conversation with Zara, worried that any sound she made might give away what was happening.

Trying to sound normal, Chloe said, "Zara, I have something to do. Let's chat another time, okay?"

Without waiting for Zara's response, Chloe quickly hung up. Grant, under the covers, was busy with his hands...

Zara stared at her phone, puzzled.

She whispered, "Chloe usually loves chatting with me. What's up with her today? I wasn't even done talking, and she hung up. Whatever, I'll deal with her tomorrow." With that, Zara opened her laptop to handle some work.

But just five minutes in, a small stone tapped against her window.

She thought it was some neighborhood kids playing a prank and opened the window to yell at them. But when she saw Liam on his motorcycle, her face went pale with fear.

Liam waved his phone at her, signaling her to answer his call. Zara's heart sank, and she hurried to find her phone. The memory of Liam taking her on a joyride through Oceancrest City was still fresh in her mind, leaving her terrified. To distance herself from Liam, she had blocked his number a week ago.

Clearly, Liam had shown up because he couldn't reach her by phone. Zara finally found her phone and hurriedly removed Liam from the blacklist. Just as she completed the action, Liam's call came through immediately.

She took a deep breath, pressed the answer button, and her heart filled with a whirlwind of emotions.

"Mr. Martin..." Zara said nervously.

"Come down," Liam said curtly.

Zara hesitated, "Mr. Martin, it's quite late. I was about to go to bed. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to go out now?"

She was making excuses.

Could she say that all the reasons she gave were not her true reasons? In fact, her reluctance to see Liam wasn't because she didn't want to see him, but because of her deep-seated fear.

She was scared to face Liam, especially whenever she remembered the night he took her to a deserted place. That night, Liam's whirlwind kiss still left her with lingering dread.

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At this moment, Liam coldly said, "If you don't come down, I'll go to the Gibson Mansion to find you." His words carried his usual dominance and determination.

Zara was currently staying at the Gibson Mansion.

Zara didn't feel afraid of Liam coming to her house. What she feared wasn't seeing Liam, but rather the uncontrollable emotions and the inescapable situation that would arise after meeting him.

She firmly refused, "Mr. Martin, you can't force me. It's really late..."noveldrama

"Zara, you have three minutes. If you keep stalling, I'll break into the Gibson Mansion and kiss you. Your choice."

Liam hung up, smirking arrogantly. Zara didn't dare take the risk.

Within the three minutes Liam had given, Zara grabbed her coat and rushed downstairs, not even bothering to fix her hair.

Brian was in the Gibson Mansion's living room, scolding Tony. "Tony, can't you learn

from Zara? She's always home after work, unlike you, always out and about. How did I end up with a kid like you? If you go out late again, I'll break your legs."

Just as Brian finished, Zara came rushing down the stairs.

Seeing Brian scolding Tony, Zara hesitated.

Tony, noticing Zara with her coat on, asked cheekily, "Zara, are you going out?"

"Yeah... Brian, I have something to do. I need to go out for a bit," Zara said, quickly leaving before anyone could stop her.

Tony seized the opportunity. "See, Dad? Zara's going out at night too. You said she never does, but reality proved you wrong."

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Brian huffed, "You and Zara are different. Zara has things to do. You just go out to ride motorcycles with your friends. Zara doesn't do that..."

Before Brian could finish, the sound of a motorcycle roared outside. When they looked, they saw Zara sitting behind a mysterious biker.

Brian fell silent, stunned by how quickly reality had contradicted him.

Tony was also surprised.

He got along well with Zara, but when had she met this cool biker?

The next day, Zara and Chloe met at Summit Media Solutions.

Both women had dark circles under their eyes, clearly from a lack of sleep.

Zara, ever the gossip, yawned and asked Chloe, "Hey, Chloe, what was up with you last night? Why did you hang up so quickly?"

"And did you catch that mouse?"

"I even asked Liam about mice at his place, and he didn't know anything about it."

Zara often spoke without thinking around Chloe, and now she had inadvertently revealed her night ride with Liam.

Chloe caught the slip immediately. "So, you were with Liam last night?"

Zara stammered, "I..."