Chapter 67 Blood Means Nothing She panicked , grabbing a maid and asking urgently , Wheres Lauren ? A Finished The maid shook her head .
Maam , when we woke up this morning , Miss Lauren was already gone .
Alice went limp , like all the strength had been drained from her body .
She collapsed against the wall , completely unhinged .
Elliot came out of the bedroom and froze when he saw her like that .
Mom , whats wrong ? Are you feeling sick ? he asked , rushing over .
Alice looked up at him with red rimmed eyes , her voice trembling .
Laurens gone .
Even Elliot started to panic .
What do you mean , gone She was just here yesterday .
Alice slid to the floor , sobbing uncontrollably .
Its my fault … I drove her away .
If anything happens to her , Ill never forgive myself ….
Elliot suddenly remembered the phone call Marilyn made last night .
He quickly pulled out his phone to call her but he was already blocked .
His face darkened .
Mom , you try calling Marilyn .
Alices hands trembled as she dialed , but the result was the same blocked .
Lets check the security cameras , Elliot said , steadying himself .
They rushed to the monitoring room , and as the footage played , confusion on their faces turned to horror .
On the screen , Laurens blood soaked figure could be seen dragging herself out of the villa .
Then , Marilyn already sixty years old carried her through the storm , step by step , into the pouring rain .
Alice gasped , slapping a hand over her mouth as tears streamed down her face .
Lauren … my poor Lauren ….
Elliot stared at the screen , his eyes dark with pain .
That image cut into him like a blade .
Marilyn mustve taken her to the hospital .
Lets go now ! He drove like a man possessed , the wipers thrashing back and forth against a storm they could barely push through .
In the passenger seat , Alice stared blankly out the window , her hands clasped so tightly her nails dug into her palms .
She kept whispering under her breath , begging for Lauren to be okay .
In the hospital , Lauren slowly came to .
Her head was pounding , but it was nothing compared to the pain in her chest .
She stared blankly at the stark white ceiling as memories from the night before flooded her brain Alices 1/3 Chapter 67 Blood Means Nothing 51 % #Finished The tears came before she could stop them first one , then two , then an endless stream soaking her pillow .
She was Alices biological daughter , carried in her womb for ten months .
And yet , in front of Willow the adopted daughter her life had meant nothing .
She shouldve been used to the Bennetts cold cruelly by now .
But somehow it still hurt this much .
Lauren sucked in a deep breath and forced the pain and tears back down .
Theres no point in crying .
These people werent worth it .
She had just wiped her face dry when the door opened She thought it was Marilyn but when she turned her bead , she locked eyes with Alice , whose eyes were red from crying .
Lauren , you scared me to death , Alice sobbed .
Why would you leave in the middle of the night like that ? It was raining so hard , it was freezing do you have any idea how worried I was ? If anything had happened to you , Id how could I live with myself ? She rushed forward , trying to hug her , but Lauren shoved her away before she could even touch her .
Laurens eyes were cold , full of disgust and mockery .
Alices performance made her sick .
Just last night , shed bashed her over the head with a glass ashuray without a shred of mercy .
Now she was playing the loving mother ? Like hell .
Letting her bleed out on the floor and now she shows up with crocodile tears and open arms ? Disgusting .
Alices heart cracked at the rejection .
Lauren , I know I messed up this time .
Please , just forgive me just once , okay ? Lauren didnt move .
Elliot jumped in quickly .
Lauren , Mom was out of line yesterday , but shes been a wreck ever since .
She was up all night , combing the whole city looking for you .
Shes terrified of losing you .
Were family .
Blood is blood .
You break a bone , and it still stays connected by tendons .
Look at her right -now shes not faking this .
She really thought she lost you .
Lauren didnt believe a word of it .
Searching the whole city , huh ? They didnt even have dark circles under their eyes .
They looked completely rested .
If anything , they mustve gotten a full nights sleep and only just realized she was gone this morning .
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