Chapter 712

The air seemed to freeze around Laura, and it chilled Cameron to the bone. A shudder ran up Cameron's spine. He knew she'd react like this. "Let me explain!" he told Laura. "I never meant to hide it from you! I was only afraid that you'd get mad at me!" "Do you think I wouldn't get mad at you because you just told me about it?" she snapped, her voice as cold as her stare. "I…" Cameron didn't know how to respond. "Cameron, I never thought you'd lie to me. You're a dick," said Laura, her gaze turning to one of disappointment. She'd never thought that Cameron would lie to her. It also never crossed her mind that Tracey had already moved into the villa and was living with Cameron there. What did she even try to compete with Tracey when they were at the hospital two days ago? "Let me explain! It's not what you think it is!" Cameron reached out to grab Laura by her shoulder. "Let go of me!" Laura roared. Her voice was so loud that everyone in the villa could hear her. Cameron froze, his extended hand hanging in the air. He'd never seen Laura so angry. Daphne and Faith, who stood nearby, were both shocked to hear Laura's outburst. "Sorry, Daphne," Laura said, her face full of regret. She then turned around and left. Cameron wanted to go after her, but her reaction and the fact that he wasn't forthright with her made his legs turn to lead. Daphne's voice broke him out of his trance. "What are you waiting for, Mr. Cameron? Hurry up and go after her!" she urged. "Stay here and wait for me," Cameron told her. "I'm going after her!" That said, he rushed downstairs to find Laura. When he reached the ground floor, only Lena, Tara, and Tracey were still in the living room. A worried Lena asked, "Cameron, what happened between you and Ms. Jones? She was crying when she left." "Laura was crying?" Cameron felt his heart drop. Remorse flooded his heart. He took a deep breath and said, "Wait for me here. I'll go find her!" He darted out of the villa right after that. … It was dark outside. Laura walked up the hill near Platinum Residence. She'd left so abruptly that she didn't know where to go. She sat on a bench by the roadside. The tears on her face hadn't dried. There was a gentle breeze. Thanks to it, Laura's hair became a little messy. She shivered a little in the cold. She tried to keep herself warm by hugging herself. At this very moment, she felt like she had been abandoned. Glancing up at the sky, she could see the vague outline of the crescent moon hidden behind the clouds. The sky that night wasn't very pretty. It was just like how she felt at the moment. A hopeless shadow fell across her eyes as she recalled what happened just a moment ago. Before this, she'd never doubted Cameron. It never occurred to her that he'd lie to her. Was she so horrible and stubborn of a person that he had to lie to her? A seed of self-doubt started growing in her heart. Still, the pain and misery she felt was stronger. So, this was what people called "falling out of love". "Laura, Laura, since when did you become so useless?" she mumbled to herself as she stared up at the night sky. "You can't even handle such a trivial thing as rejection." The clothes she was wearing were rather thin, and she started feeling a little cold. It started getting so cold that she wrapped her hands more tightly around her arms. The coldness she felt inside was more intense than the chilling night breeze. Cameron probably wouldn't come out to find her. That was what she thought. As she got up to leave, a thick, comfy coat was draped across her shoulders. The warmth startled her, and she froze. Then, she looked up. In the moonlight, she could see Camero's apologetic face staring back at her. "I'm sorry, Laura," he said, his eyes full of remorse.