CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: TUMBLING DOWN THE ESCALATOR

EDITOR: ENDLESSFANTASY TRANSLATION

"Mona?"

Leo Lynch looked in surprise as Mia Redgrave, ignoring everything, followed Seraphina Redgrave and rushed out of the café.

At this moment, Mia had only one thought in her mind: she wanted to catch this vixen and make her roll back to her forbidden place.

Seraphina walked straight to the escalator, calculating the distance between herself and the furious woman behind her. A look of satisfaction flashed in her eyes, and then she quickened her pace forward.

Seeing her suddenly pick up speed, Mia became even more anxious, recklessly reaching out, trying to grab her hair: "Seraphina Redgrave, stop right there!"

"Alright, I’ll stop."

Seraphina chuckled softly, withdrew her fake move onto the escalator, and stood at the elevator entrance, even thoughtfully stepping aside.

How could Mia have anticipated that Seraphina was already prepared and would stop at such a critical moment? She was still moving at the speed of chasing after Seraphina, but suddenly lost her balance, and in front of her was an unobstructed escalator.

Seraphina stood still, a barely noticeable smile at the corner of her lips, watching as Mia lost her balance and rolled down the escalator like a whirlwind at a considerable speed.

"Help! Ahhh!"

Seraphina tilted her head, listening to Mia’s miserable scream.

Wow.

This sure is a difficult position.

Seraphina couldn’t help but mentally give Mia’s posture ten out of ten.

The bustling mall drew many onlookers to the scene, curiously looking for the source of the pig-like scream.

"Mona!"

By the time Leo Lynch ran over, it was too late; he couldn’t even grab the hem of Mia’s skirt.

Seraphina wore an innocent look: "I’m telling you, there are security cameras all over the mall, and I didn’t even lay a finger on your fiancée. So, don’t expect me to pay a cent."

"Thud!"

The screaming finally stopped. Mia had rolled to the fifth floor, completely losing her earlier fierce demeanor, lying limp on the ground like a dead dog. Her skirt barely covered the essentials, but due to being doused twice with coffee, it was filthily unpresentable, even worse than a beggar kneeling outside.

The crowd of onlookers kept growing, and some even recognized Mia and secretly took pictures.

Leo looked at Mia’s current miserable state, and after hearing Seraphina’s words, he couldn’t help but explain: "She was just too anxious, she didn’t mean it. Let’s call an ambulance first."

"Take care of your fiancée yourself. Since you saw I didn’t push her, I’m not responsible. I have other matters, and I won’t accompany you any longer."

Seraphina’s face was indifferent.

Whether Mia was dead or alive had nothing to do with her. Seeing Mia’s desperate efforts to stop her, Jonathan Redgrave must be on the way to capture her. If she stayed, she might be the one who ends up dead.

After speaking, Seraphina turned to leave. Leo looked at Mia, lying below unconscious, wanting to attend to her but afraid of never seeing Seraphina again.

Unable to help himself, he shouted: "Miss Shaw, can I add you on WeChat? That acquaintance of mine looks just like you; I think there might be some connection between you two, and I have a few things to ask you."

Seraphina didn’t even glance at Leo: "Sorry, my phone’s out of battery and turned off."

"Next Friday at seven, it’s my fiancée’s birthday. The party is at the Kaelor Hotel. Please make sure to come. I’ll personally meet you at the entrance."

Leo raised his voice.

Seraphina did not reply, continuing to walk forward without looking back, waving a hand as a farewell to Leo’s back.

"Please, Miss Shaw, you must come!"

After saying this, Leo ran down the escalator, squeezing through the layers of people. Mia lay sprawled on the floor, using her arms to cover her face.

A boy looking like a small-time thug grabbed Mia’s arm, his face full of worry as he repeatedly asked: "Mia, are you okay? I’ll call an ambulance for you. I’m Ronan Yates, your classmate."

Mia was in so much pain all over that she couldn’t stand, and could only use the remaining of her consciousness to cover her face.

Now, her meticulously crafted perfect image was completely ruined.

Seeing Mia’s condition, Leo quickly walked over and lifted Mia from the ground: "Excuse me, please make way..."

Upon hearing Leo’s arrival, Mia quickly buried her face in his chest.

Ronan followed along, watching the back of Leo carrying Mia, eyes filled with envy: "Mia, Mia, are you alright?"

What trash, why on earth are you following us? Is it because you have nothing better to do?

Ronan followed them all the way to the entrance of the mall. Outside, it was completely dark, yet Ronan still trailed behind, wanting to chat endlessly with the goddess he had always admired: "I saw that Sylvia Shaw was on the escalator too. Are you two friends?"

Ronan came to Apex Plaza today intending to deliver a fake ID to Seraphina. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Mia roll down the escalator trying to pull Seraphina.

Hearing that strange name, Mia could even ignore the pain all over her body, and she looked up at Ronan with difficulty from Leo’s embrace: "How do you know her name?"

That face... swollen like a pig’s head.

Ronan silently stepped back two paces: "Uh, you could say I know her."

"How do you know her?"

Mia’s eyes were glued to Ronan.

"Uh..." Ronan’s mind was rapidly calculating; he couldn’t possibly tell his goddess that he intended to hit on her but got taught a lesson instead, right? That would definitely tarnish his heroic image in front of her; he decided to only recount the latter part: "She had something she needed me to take care of, yes, that’s it."

"Came to you to take care of an issue?" Mia paused for a moment, then began speaking as if something had dawned on her: "I remember you got into trouble at school for producing fake IDs."

"Mia, you actually remember me getting into trouble at school!"

Ronan was almost jumping for joy, but then felt embarrassed upon reflection.

Getting caught for producing fake IDs was not something to be proud of.

Mia showed no emotion on her face, but she had long since recalled that this boy, Ronan Yates, was the one who persistently pursued her at school, failing time after time. When he had been caught, her friends shared the story with her as a joke. In school, she hadn’t spared the hooligan a second glance.

"So, did you make a fake ID for her?"

Suddenly, Mia understood everything.

No wonder, Sylvia Shaw; such an outrageous name was indeed her fabrication, she is Seraphina Redgrave.

This vile person, Seraphina Redgrave, actually escaped from the sealed zone.

Thinking back, when Seraphina held up the ID card, Mia saw a ring-shaped bulge under her sweater. It must be the handcuffs from the forbidden place. How did she manage to open them so easily?

"Uh..."

He didn’t expect her to figure it out so easily; what a smart goddess she was.

Leo placed Mia down in front of his car.

The driver, who had been waiting for Leo to come out, quickly got out to open the door for Leo and Mia. Leo helped Mia into the car, and Ronan attempted to follow them in, but was pushed away by the driver: "Who do you think you are? Do you think you can casually get in the car of the second young master of the Lynch Family?"

"Uh..."

Ronan stood embarrassed outside the car.

Internally, he was mocking: Is it such a big deal to be a driver? You talk like you own the place!

Leo gave Ronan an expressionless glance, and the driver thoughtfully closed the car door for him, completely severing the line of sight between the two.

The driver started the car, and Mia, leaning against Leo, couldn’t help but shed tears, looking incredibly pitiful.

Listening to Mia’s sobs, Leo’s heart scrambled; he gently stroked her hair: "Does it hurt a lot?"

"My whole body hurts, boo hoo hoo..."

Mia cried, almost unable to breathe.

Leo held Mia tightly with a heartache, but still frowned and asked about Mia’s unusual behavior today: "Why were you targeting Miss Shaw so much today?"

It was clearly that dead woman Seraphina who provoked her!

Mia wanted to curse out loud, but eventually forced herself to hold back, sobbing as she spoke: "I just felt that she is Seraphina. It’s been three years since I last saw her. I miss her and worry about her; she was my good friend!"

Leo frowned, was Mia’s strange behavior today really due to missing Seraphina?

"You must have understood what Ronan said earlier: that woman’s ID is fake; she is indeed Seraphina."

Mia noticed doubt in Leo’s tone towards her and made a show of generosity: "I know you miss her more than I do. You should go back to the mall to find her. I can go to the hospital by myself. You must find out why she’s hiding her identity, or else you might never see her again."