CHAPTER 195: CHAPTER 195: THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE SCENES IS HER

Non-mainstream...

I glanced at Kitty’s red hair, exaggerated earrings, and nose ring. This isn’t non-mainstream; it’s individuality!

Rebelliousness at play, I directly gave Kitty Henry Preston’s number:

"I’ve sent you his number; make a note of it."

Kitty laughed uproariously, "Sure, sure, thank you!"

If she can win over Henry Preston, I’d end up thanking her instead.

Just then, a few of Kitty’s friends came to find her, so she greeted me and left.

I was about to head back, but three or four young men from society suddenly surrounded me.

At that moment, Sean Lawson appeared, rubbing his bald head with a fake smile, "You must be The Eldest Miss Hathaway? Let me introduce myself, I’m Sean Lawson, just a good citizen!"

One look was enough to know Sean Lawson had come for me today, just like the car accident last time. I wasn’t sure why he was targeting me and he had a well-practiced way of evading responsibility.

"Third Master Lawson, right? Do you have business with me?" I asked calmly.

"I never thought The Eldest Miss Hathaway would know about someone like me, I feel very honored," Sean Lawson smiled, his face full of wrinkles, "Actually, there’s no better day than today, so let me treat The Eldest Miss Hathaway to some tea and make a new friend!"

I frowned, "Third Master Lawson, just say what you want, my friend is coming to find me soon, we can have tea another time, on me."

"It’s going to be today, I know a place with great tea, it’d be a waste not to go. The Eldest Miss Hathaway, my car is right there, shall we?" Sean Lawson pointed to a car by the roadside.

If I refused, Sean Lawson would most likely resort to force, and I’d only suffer losses.

"Fine, let’s have a cup," I glanced around. With so many surveillance cameras, Crystal Dawson and others would definitely try to find me if I disappeared.

After getting in the car, Sean Lawson sat next to me and made a phone call, "We have her, rest assured, it will be done beautifully!"

I vaguely heard a woman’s voice on the other end.

"Third Master Lawson, we shouldn’t have any connection, there’s no reason for you to invite me for tea. Can you tell me who you’re working for?" I asked.

"The Eldest Miss Hathaway, I know your father’s position, I can’t afford to provoke him, but there’s no choice. I get paid to solve problems for others, it’s how I make my living." Sean Lawson grinned, revealing a set of black teeth, making him look disgusting.

I remained calm, "So the car accident last time was also you solving a problem?"

Sean Lawson is a brazen and fearless person; he laughed slyly, "Indeed, but there’s always someone above. Now I have backing, so I’m even less afraid."

Him confessing these things made a strong sense of unease rise in my heart.

People only brazenly reveal their crimes when planning to silence someone.

Are they planning to take me away and silence me? My heart skipped a beat.

After a while, the car stopped at the foot of a mountain.

I was taken up the mountain by Sean Lawson’s men. There was an abandoned villa, and under the dim streetlights on both sides, I could see the villa’s entrance walls with peeling paint.

Just as I was brought inside, a towel was pressed over my mouth and nose, and I soon felt dizzy.

"This time it went well; otherwise, I would’ve hesitated to pay you."

In a daze, I regained a bit of consciousness, and Azure Vaughn’s voice reached my ears.

Her venomous voice was sometimes near and sometimes distant, "Make sure to notify Ivan Underwood."

"Miss Vaughn, I need to remind you, this Zoe Hathaway’s father is a government official. If something happens to her, I’ll be in danger. Can you protect me?" Sean Lawson asked.

"Nonsense, have you forgotten my status? Didn’t I protect you during the issues with Ryan Rhodes and Zoe Hathaway’s car accident? What are you afraid of; once my revenge is complete, I’ll send you abroad." Azure Vaughn replied nonchalantly, as if these matters were trivial.

I heard it clearly and never expected that those things that happened before were all Azure Vaughn’s revenge.

Her methods are ruthless, showing no mercy to Ryan Rhodes or me at all.

"Hmph, Zoe Hathaway, I won’t let Henry Preston return to your side; he’s mine." Azure Vaughn’s voice suddenly drew near; she seemed to be crouching beside me, speaking.

"Doesn’t Ivan Underwood also like you? Once he’s here, the real show will begin!"

I didn’t understand what Azure meant, only feeling someone pinching my mouth, pouring water into it.

Then Azure spoke to Sean Lawson, "If word about this gets out, you know what to do. If I get implicated in any way, you won’t get a penny and will end up in jail, understand?"

Sean Lawson was very obedient in front of Azure Vaughn, "Okay, I understand what to do."

While they talked, I felt a strange heat surging from my lower abdomen, and I instantly guessed what they had made me drink earlier.

To make Henry Preston completely give up on me, Azure Vaughn had devised this despicable plan, truly disgusting!

Azure must have left, leaving only Sean Lawson and his men to guard here. Someone touched my face, laughing lewdly, "Boss, can’t we have some fun first?"

"Screw off! You think we can mess with her dad? Touch her, and you’re done for, idiot. Finish this job; once Miss Vaughn’s money is in hand, a bunch of foreign girls will be waiting for you abroad!" Sean Lawson cursed.

It seems Azure Vaughn promised them a substantial amount, enough to make them risk targeting me.