CHAPTER 31: CHAPTER 31: GROWING SKILLS

Looking at the scraped arm, she drew a sharp breath and turned her head to glare angrily at Landon Lawson.

The latter didn’t even glance at her, instead helping Vera Yates, who had fallen to the ground, back up.

"It hurts..."

Vera Yates pouted, looking pitiable and fragile, tugging at one’s heartstrings.

Landon Lawson looked at the woman’s knee, bruised and swollen, a flash of anger crossing his eyes as he scooped the woman up into his arms.

He turned to glare angrily at Sienna Quinn, noticing her clutching her scraped arm, his pupils contracting slightly, but it was only a fleeting moment.

"What are you doing?"

"What am I doing? Do you think you’d believe me if I told you?"

You didn’t believe me last time, would this time be any different?

Time and again, she held hope for him until that call extinguished her last hope completely.

The man’s brow furrowed slightly, for some reason, he always felt that Sienna Quinn held an inexplicable hostility towards him.

"Why did you push her?"

Vera Yates whimpered softly from the pain, her tiny hand clutching the man’s collar tightly.

"Stephen... Sienna... she didn’t mean to."

After speaking, she turned her head aside, pursing her lips as if she had been greatly wronged,

"You don’t need to explain for her, I trust my own eyes."

Landon Lawson looked at Sienna Quinn, anger blazing in his eyes, even though he’d been talking and chatting with Jason in the compartment, his mind was filled with Sienna’s image, and Vera Yates’ words, with Axel Yates pretending to be sophisticated around the area.

Turning his head, he realized Sienna wasn’t in her seat. After asking Danielle, he learned that she had gone to the restroom. He then asked Nolan Shaw to look after Jason and others, and came out himself to talk to Sienna about why she suddenly disappeared five years ago without a word?

Why choose to stay by Axel Yates’s side?

Hadn’t she pursued him persistently for five years? Used every means to become his wife, how could she let go just like that?

But who knew as soon as he stepped outside, he saw the scene of Vera Yates lying on the ground?

This woman truly was as cunning and vicious as before, the sharp-tongued remarks from earlier were just an act, thinking back to having his opinion changed about her was simply ridiculous.

He actually let this kind of woman mess with his mind.

"Apologize!"

The man’s cool voice brewed with anger.

Apologize? What had Sienna done wrong? Why should she bear the brunt of everything?

Seeing the woman’s mocking smile, Landon Lawson reached out and grabbed Sienna’s wrist.

The man’s grip was painfully strong.

"Is President Lawson fond of holding other people’s wrists?"

The icy voice kept people at a distant, Landon Lawson raised an eyebrow, could this be her way of attracting his attention?

Not only did he not let go, but he squeezed the woman’s wrist even harder.

The pain in her wrist made the corners of Sienna’s mouth twitch slightly, the two of them locked into a stare, a confrontation.

Landon Lawson just wanted to see when this woman would finally beg for mercy.

"Stephen... don’t blame Sienna, I don’t think she did it deliberately."

Landon Lawson lowered his head, looking at the delicate Vera Yates in his arms, and his anger flared up again.

Sienna looked at the woman’s weak appearance and laughed mockingly.

"No wonder she’s an actress, great acting."

"Acting? Do others’ pain in front of President Quinn count as acting? Speaking of acting skills, is there anyone better than you?" Landon Lawson looked at the unyielding woman in front of him.

Clearly alone and at a disadvantage, yet still pretending to be strong, it irritated his heart; was this the expression she sought to show him?

Sienna forcefully shook her arm, but pain arose from her elbow and wrist, her brow furrowing almost imperceptibly, yet she bit her lips tightly, refusing to utter a sound.

Landon Lawson noticed the twitch in her mouth corner, realizing his grip wasn’t controlled.

Just about to loosen his grip a bit, he saw the woman’s pretty face break into a sardonic smile; the woman, shorter by a head, had to look up to talk to him, yet still managed to snub him.

"It seems President Lawson has this hobby too, not only holding one in the arms but clutching another by the hand."

"Sienna!" The man’s voice squeezed out through gritted teeth, struggling to suppress the anger inside, he, who always managed his emotions well, had been losing control every time he saw Sienna these past few encounters.

Vera Yates hid in his embrace, watching the mockery and helplessness on Sienna’s face, a mischievous smile creeping on her lips.

"Sienna, I really don’t understand why you have to treat me like this, I just wanted to say a few words for an unexpected reunion."

Just as they were at a standstill, a sound of footsteps came from behind, and Jason and his group walked towards the restroom.

"President Quinn, President Lawson?"

Jason looked at the three frowningly, eyes filled with curiosity. Judging by the looks, the relationship between these three was anything but ordinary. Originally having a good time drinking inside, they noticed it was getting late, and all three of them were not inside, so they came out looking for them, intending to wrap up this meal.

Little did they know, upon stepping out, they would see these three locked in a stalemate.

Danielle Carter saw Sienna being grabbed by the wrist, her eyes widening in shock. Her boss, actually had several confrontations entangled with Landon Lawson. She originally wanted to come up and rescue Sienna, afraid she’d suffer any grievance at Landon’s hands, but upon looking up and seeing the man’s handsome yet somber face, her body froze in place, not daring to move.

And she could tell, Sienna was at a disadvantage now. Secretly pulling out her phone, her fingers clicked back and forth on the screen, finally sending out a message.

"President... Lawson." Nolan Shaw saw the three locked in confrontation, quickly stepped forward, and softly called beside Landon Lawson’s ear, afraid he might do something impulsive.

"President Lawson, Jason’s group is watching, why can’t we settle things back in the room? Why lose face in front of outsiders?" Nolan Shaw really could not envisage what had happened, to make Landon Lawson appear like this.

Landon Lawson’s face changed several times, just about to withdraw his hand, but frozen in mid-air.

The woman’s mocking snort, had not the slightest regard for Landon Lawson.

"What? Is President Lawson putting on the good man facade now that others are watching? Truly, being with actors not only in acting, but in business as well, one acquires their own persona."

These roundabout remarks made Landon Lawson so angry he was fit to burst.