Goodbye My Arrogant Ex (Marguerite and Leonard) novel Chapter 64

But right now, she couldn't afford to think about any of that. She had to get out—fast. What if he came after her again?

Marguerite rushed outside, her hands trembling uncontrollably. It was the first time she had ever fought back against someone, and she had no idea how badly the man inside might be hurt.

Once outside, she spotted Mr. Zade’s car.

His assistant happened to be waiting inside. Marguerite called out, “Your Mr. Zade is upstairs—he’s hurt. You’d better go check on him right away.”

She was genuinely worried about Mr. Zade. If something serious had happened to him, she would never forgive herself.

But she told herself it was self-defense. If she hadn’t acted, there was a real chance she wouldn’t have made it out of that room tonight.

She pulled out her phone. “Something happened here…”

“Where are you? I’ll come get you right now,” came the reply.

Twenty minutes later, Marguerite met Hogan at the hotel. As soon as he saw her, noticing her hair in disarray and a look of distress on her face, he rushed over, concern etched in his voice. “What happened? Did someone hurt you?”

Marguerite didn’t hide anything from her brother. She blurted out the whole story, still shaken.

“I warned you, didn’t I? I said I’d go with you tonight, but you insisted on going alone! Did he hurt you?” Hogan demanded.

Marguerite shook her head. “I hurt him. But it was self-defense—I had no choice.”

“As long as you’re alright,” Hogan sighed with relief, though his worry was plain. “I told you before, if you come home with me, I’ll take care of all those patents for you, but you wouldn’t listen. Now look what happened.”

Hogan took her back to the hotel and brought her to his room. He ordered a bowl of warm soup for her; she hadn’t eaten anything after drinking, and he didn’t want her waking up with a stomachache.

After she finished eating, Hogan sat by her bedside, keeping vigil until she finally drifted off to sleep. Only then did he quietly leave the room.

With Hogan close by, Marguerite felt a sense of safety she hadn’t realized she needed. No matter what happened, she knew she’d always have someone in her corner.

After everything that had happened tonight, she realized she had been too naïve. Next time, she’d make sure Laura was with her.

The next morning, Marguerite didn’t wake up until noon. When she finally sat up, her head was still spinning and her body felt strangely heavy.

She reached for the glass of lemon water on her nightstand and took a long, refreshing sip.