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She was saying, “James… James, go quickly.” 

Mason’s palm tightened and was about to crush her shoulder. He suppressed his anger and carried her downstairs. Michael panted as he ran up. “Mr. Brooks…” 

It was as if he had something to say, but he was so frightened by Harper that he stopped.“Ms. Sullivan, why… These people are really animals!” 

There was no time for nonsense. 

Mason walked around and shouted, “Aren’t you going to drive?” 

“Here we go.” 

The car rushed out and rushed to the hospital at the fastest speed. Harper lay on his side in the back and leaned against Mason’s leg. His body was sometimes cold and sometimes hot. He was trembling badly. He did not know how long it had been since he had eaten. His lips were dry and cracked. Along the way, he was talking in his sleep. One moment, he was begging for mercy, and the next moment, he was sobbing. 

This could not be faked.Mason’s palm was pressed against Harper’s forehead. His fingertips were pressed against the fur at his hairline. When he lowered his eyes to look, he almost could not recognize the person in his arms as the girl who had always pestered him when he was young. She was unruly and liked to cause trouble. 

At that time, she would always pout her pink lips and pull his hand to her face. “Lily, Mason, see if I have a fever. Can you accompany me to the hospital?” 

Knowing that she was pretending, Mason always shook off her hand and reprimanded her angrily, “If you have such thoughts of pretending to be sick, why don’t you use them on serious matters?” 

“Isn’t it a serious matter to chase you?” 

She was the one who spoke the most shameless words. She had once said, “If you don’t marry me, I’ll be a nun. Any- way, I won’t marry anyone else except you.” 

How dignified. When she was in danger, the first person she thought of was James, not him. 

Thinking of James, Michael parked the car in front of the hospital. “Mr. Brooks, James is already in the hospital. Should I send Ms. Sullivan up?” 

Over the past few days, James had put in a lot of effort to find Harper. After Mason found out, he sent someone to look for him in private. Only then did he follow Sophia and find him. 

“I found him. Is he trying to take advantage of me?” 

Michael opened the backseat door. “…That’s not what I meant. It’s not that you didn’t want people to know that you 

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were looking for Ms. Sullivan.” 

“Before was before.“– 

James and Ava had arrived. 

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She had mentally prepared herself in advance, but when she saw the scarred Harper, Ava with her own eyes, she was still so sad that her legs went weak. James supported her. “Ava, be careful.” 

Ava slowly stood up and walked to the cart. Tears welled up in his eyes. He wanted to touch Harper’s face, but he did not know where to start. He bit his lips tightly to prevent his tears from falling. 

“Ava, let the doctor go in first.” James could still calmly comfort him, but Ava was on the verge of breaking down. 

That was the child she had pampered for 20 years. Now, she was covered in wounds. This was equivalent to digging out her heart. Mason strolled out of the elevator, a stark contrast to the shock and sorrow of the two of them.James helped Ava to sit down and walked to Mason. He was indifferent. After working at Walker Group for so many years, he had developed a calm personality. 

“How did Harper end up like this?” 

Mason’s eyes met his. “How ridiculous. Since when did a low–level assistant like you have the right to ask me ques- tions? This is the rule Uncle Zhou taught you.” 

“I’m asking Little Mr. Brooks as Harper’s fiance.” 

“Fiance?” 

Harper and Mason had been entangled for so many years. Back then, in order to pursue him, they would do anything. Even so, he did not use the word “fiance“. This James thought of himself as someone important.“Where was your fi- ance when she was being bullied?” 

This was not the place to argue. 

In Mason, James was not even fit to carry his shoes. It was beneath him to talk to him. “James, what you can’t protect will not belong to you sooner or later.” 

How could James not understand the meaning of these words? He gently adjusted his glasses. “But it seems more em- barrassing to pick up something you don’t want later.” 

“Pick it up?” 

Mason buried one hand in his pocket and easily pressed down on James. “As long as I hook my finger, won’t she still come running back?““She won’t.” 

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