novelraw Chapter 117 - 116: Are You Confessing?
Chapter 117 - 116: Are You Confessing?
Chester Lynch caught up with South Grant and led her to the school’s sports equipment room.
This place usually doesn’t have many people, making it convenient for Chester Lynch to talk with South Grant.
"Chester Lynch, why did you drag me here?"
Chester Lynch saw South Grant trying to withdraw her hand, so he let go of her.
At that moment, he closed the door of the equipment room and looked at South Grant with a calm gaze.
Then he noticed the bluish-red bruise on South Grant’s neck.
Even though Chester Lynch didn’t have much experience, he could tell at a glance what caused it.
Right then, Chester Lynch’s eyes showed a hint of guilt.
"South, the night before last..."
Chester Lynch had just started speaking when South Grant interrupted him:
"The night before last, I was the one who got you into trouble. If it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have suffered like that. How’s your hand?"
South Grant was reminded of the day when Chester Lynch kept slicing his palm with a broken bottle, and she was moved by it.
"I’m fine. The doctor has already treated me. You said the night before last was because of you, what exactly happened?"
Yesterday during the day, Chester Lynch went to the international club to check the recordings from the night.
But he discovered that all the surveillance had been turned off that day, and he couldn’t find out who wanted to harm him.
South Grant roughly told Chester Lynch about the events of the previous night, explaining that Melanie Sterling and Hugo Lynch, due to a grudge with her, were plotting against her.
"I was the one who got you into trouble. I didn’t know they had the waiter drug your drink too. After I discovered it, I tricked Quincy Irving into drinking the drug and sent the waiter who drugged me to Quincy Irving’s room. I exposed them in front of everyone, but when I was leaving, I heard Melody Irving and Hugo Lynch say that they had also drugged you beforehand. That’s when I rushed to find you, afraid you would be tricked by them. Unfortunately, there was another trap, and when I entered the underground warehouse, someone locked the door from outside, waiting to see us as a joke."
Chester Lynch listened to South Grant without interrupting, just quietly taking it in, and after she finished speaking, he looked at her with deep eyes and asked:
"South, when you noticed something unusual in the drink, you could guess who wanted to harm you, easily trapping Quincy Irving, making them taste their own bitter fruit. You’re so smart, how could you not think there might be another trap waiting behind?"
South Grant was stunned by Chester Lynch’s question.
Indeed, on the night of the incident, if she hadn’t acted so impulsively, if she had informed Ivan Keller or the two bodyguards before looking for Chester Lynch, she might not have fallen into such a situation.
Why didn’t she think of it then?
Chester Lynch watched the confusion in South Grant’s eyes and took a step forward.
At this moment, the distance between them was very close.
South Grant was quite tall; no one had ever doubted she was a girl.
But now, standing in front of Chester Lynch, the height difference became obvious.
This sense of pressure made South Grant uncomfortable, and she took a small step back.
Chester Lynch advanced another step, reaching out to steady her shoulders.
He lowered his head, gazing at her, slowly parted his lips and said:
"Was it because of concern that you were confused? Because you were worried, anxious, you didn’t think of anything then, just wanted to find me as quickly as possible, right?"
South Grant: "..."
Little brother, are you confessing your feelings?