Chapter 69: Warm heart
– Harvey. – Lucasta burst into tears.
Harvey just shook his head slightly, bent down, picked her up, and left before William’s second group of bodyguards ran to support their comrades.
He felt himself becoming more and more like Samson, losing the cold, emotionless nature characteristic of vampires.
He advised Samson to let go of Lucasta, but he could not bear to leave her alone.
Tonight, he planned to go to William’s villa and take her away, regardless of whether she agreed or disagreed.
But on the way there, he discovered a group of people surrounding her.
When the two of them arrived at the apartment, Harvey immediately turned on the heater and wrapped a blanket around Lucasta’s body because he realized the poor girl was shivering.
He guessed it was because she was cold and scared that she was shaking like this.
– You are safe now. Lucasta, please take a deep breath and calm down. You know I don’t harm you, right? He grabbed her shoulders and calmed her down.
Receiving a nod from the girl, he felt reassured and let her go, then went to buy some bandages and antiseptic medicine and carefully helped her treat the patchy scratches on her hands, arms, and legs.
– That’s hurt. Lucasta pulled her legs back and cried out.
– You try to endure a little. You have been dislocated. It must be repaired to make the pain go away.
After saying that, he grabbed her ankle and twisted it hard, bringing the dislocated joint back to its original position.
The speed was extremely fast so she didn’t have time to feel the pain.
She only knew that when he let go of her foot, her foot could move easily even though it still hurt a little.
– Good night. We’ll talk tomorrow afternoon. Rest assured because this place is safe. Harvey helped her lie down and said.
His kindness and concern reminded Lucasta of Samson. She wondered if Samson asked Harvey to save her.
Perhaps he hadn’t fully recovered yet, so he asked Harvey to go there and Harvey met her on the street.
She knew Harvey was a vampire and he was just like Samson, as long as she was next to either of them, she would be safe.
So she believed his assertion, peacefully closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep.
Outside, snow was still falling, covering the head of the lovesick vampire. Through the gap in the curtain behind the glass door, he passionately watched the little girl sleeping.
Samson silently thanked Harvey for helping Lucasta. Perhaps because Harvey had never revealed his true form in front of Lucasta, she didn’t show fear when she saw him.
Samson believes that Lucasta is smart enough to realize the true identities of Harvey and Maris after discovering his identity. That is good.
When Lucasta woke up, Harvey had long left home and was currently burying his head in the pile of documents piled high in front of him. Next to him, Bonita is also helping her boss check documents.
– What’s wrong, Bonita? If you have any questions, please ask. Harvey stopped writing and spoke because he noticed his assistant glancing at him from time to time as if she had something to say in her heart.
– Ah, blood… Dr. Henry, our blood supplier, announced that the price of blood would triple. She hesitantly answered.
– Even if it increases tenfold, I still have enough money to pay. Don’t worry too much.
After finishing speaking, Harvey continued his work approving the documents.
He did not know that Bonita still had something to hide from him, which was that the blood bank at the Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion was showing signs of scarcity.
Henry also warned that soon, even if she had a lot of money, she wouldn’t be able to buy it.
Bonita has something to hide from Harvey and so does he. As usual, when anything changes or happens in daily life, he must notify his support person, but he doesn’t want anyone to know that he brought Lucasta to live with him.
He was afraid that if someone knew, Samson would know too. He didn’t want Samson to return to the city to risk his life.
Locking Lucasta up and feeding her well, ensuring her safety until she died of old age was the only way Harvey could think of at the moment.
He silently asked if the little girl had woken up now. And does she know how to reheat food before eating it?
However, he was worried too much, Lucasta was not as useless and clumsy as he thought.
As soon as she walked around the apartment and saw the crab soup on the table, she reheated it and ate it all, and she saved the food for lunch.
She knew he had prepared food for her for one day. She felt that he was very thoughtful, like her brother.
Previously, even in her dreams, she would not have thought that she would be raised, taught, and protected by a vampire, a creature that people always thought that they only harmed people.
All day long, Lucasta made friends with the TV and felt reassured when no notifications were looking for her.
At nearly six o’clock in the evening, Harvey appeared with food in hand. Lucasta welcomed him with a bright smile.
She hadn’t seen anyone all day so she was also looking forward to his return.
– Is everything okay? How is your leg?
– It just hurts a little. She proactively took the briefcase and food so that he could easily take off his shoes and socks.
Although Harvey didn’t eat, after showering, he still sat at the dining table with Lucasta because he was afraid she would feel lost.
Harvey wanted to know why she panicked and ran away from that luxurious place even though before that, she refused five or seven times when Samson persuaded her to go with him.
– Why don’t you drink blood? Lucasta asked after swallowing the piece of meat.
– Ah… yes, I’ll drink it in my room later. Harvey hesitantly replied.
– You can use it freely, I’m not afraid, you don’t have to hide in the room to drink blood.
Lucasta’s words helped Harvey let go of his worries. It’s good that she was able to accept this.
To be honest, he often drank blood in his room, on the window sill to look at the city.
Since the day Samson took her to the city for a walk, the refrigerator that stored blood had remained in Harvey’s bedroom, not moved back to its original place.
When dinner ended, Harvey asked Lucasta about what she had been through.
She also honestly told him about how she rescued Samson, discovered that William had put an anesthetic in the milk, and when she was running away, she saw two bodyguards carrying a man and said they would drain his blood to sell to someone.
– Samson said William was the mastermind behind the accidents I encountered. But I don’t understand. He wanted to kill me, but when he caught me, he didn’t kill me right away but let me drink that milk. She bowed her head and spoke softly.
– Let’s see, let me guess. Perhaps in your parent’s will, there is mention of an issue related to your inheritance.
Lucasta widened her eyes, looked at Harvey for a long time, and then stood up because she remembered when the lawyer came to William’s house to publicly announce the will.
She heard him say that if she was determined to be deceased by the police, all of her parents’ assets would be donated to charity organizations under distribution by the government.
Hearing what she said, Harvey immediately guessed that the reason this note appeared in the will was because her parents did not want her life to be threatened by any close relatives.
If they want to benefit from her, they must protect, pamper, and take care of her, hoping that she will be grateful and share a little money with them.
Could it be that her parents soon realized William’s plot?
Current law stipulates that when the first line of inheritance no longer exists, the second or even third line of inheritance will inherit the property. Unless otherwise requested by the owner.
– I see. Lucasta, if you have brain problems. I mean, if your mind is not like a normal person, then your uncle will be the one to take care of you for life and that way, he can get legal permission to use your assets. As for how to use it, only he knows.
Harvey’s speculation made Lucasta shiver. She did not expect that William’s purpose in destroying her was to legalize the right to use property.
He is already very rich, why is he so greedy? What does he need so much money for? He even traded blood to make more money.
To be honest, Lucasta doesn’t care about that property. She has no need to spend a lot of money and is also not capable of running or managing her parents’ businesses. She didn’t understand and didn’t know anything.
Right now, she just wants to return to the castle with Samson and live peaceful days like before.
However, she is still afraid that he will bite her neck and turn her into a vampire.
She is afraid that the love he has for her is no longer the love between brother and sister, but the love between a man and a woman. She still cannot accept that change.
– How is Samson doing? You… have met him, right? Do you know where he is? Lucasta hesitantly asked.
– Yes, he is fine, somewhat fine, and has returned to the forest. He will never return here again.
Her heart contracted violently and suddenly felt extremely disappointed and empty.
Yes, Samson did as he promised, did as she wanted, returned to where he belonged, and disappeared from her life.
It was she who asked him to do so, but why did she want to see him now?
– I… I miss him, I…
– Forget Samson. Live with me. Lucasta, instead of being imprisoned by your uncle, let me lock you up. At least, you will be safe until you are old and have a natural death according to the laws of the universe.
Lucasta’s whole body froze, her mouth couldn’t close and her eyes couldn’t blink.
What’s Harvey saying? She wanted to ask him to take her back to the forest to meet Samson, but before she could speak, he spoke up.
Is it because she always causes trouble and hurts Samson that Harvey wants her to cut off all ties with Samson?
Will he lock her in this apartment until she dies of old age? Is it okay for him to do that?
– I… I don’t want Samson to get hurt anymore. He might lose his life if he gets entangled in human conflicts. Let’s do so. Harvey looked straight into her blue eyes and said.
– Yes. She nodded even though her heart was screaming and telling her to refuse.
She did not accept this. After all, what did she do wrong to have to live a life in hiding like this?Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.
She was afraid of being harmed by her uncle, but she didn’t want to be like a bird trapped in a cage, she wanted to be free like many other normal people. At least, she wants the freedom to go from the house to the garden.
Her life later will be even worse than that of a vampire, she will not be able to go out, even at night.
Lucasta clearly understood Harvey’s identity and she knew he could not appear to help her sue William, so locking her up was the best way to protect her. She doesn’t blame him.
A daring thought flashed through her mind. If she asked Michael, he would help her, right? Can she trust him?
– Good night, I’m going back to my room. Harvey spoke up, interrupting the poor girl’s thoughts.