The budget hotel owner took Hayden Crawford to a door, stammering, "Car... Caroline Sloan is inside."
A bodyguard in black stepped forward and kicked open the door.
Inside the room, Caroline Sloan’s hands and feet were tied with ropes, and a fat man wielding a whip was continuously hitting her, an evil and lewd smile on his face.
Caroline was already frail, weak and delicate, and it was clear that she had been whipped many times before Hayden Crawford arrived. Now, the blood seeped out, staining her white dress, looking shocking to the eye.
The brutal abuse hadn’t stopped, as the fat man swung the whip again with a "snap," hitting her once more, cursing, "Caroline Sloan, tell me, where did you go last night? Did you cheat on me? You’re such a cheap person, itching all over without a beating!"
At this moment, a thunderous sound of the kicked door came, causing the fat man’s hand holding the whip to pause, "Who? Who dares disrupt my good deed!"
In the next second, the fat man stiffened because he saw a group of sturdy black-clad bodyguards by the door, and then the tall and handsome figure of Hayden Crawford came into view.
Hayden Crawford strode in with resolute steps, his deep and narrow eyes settling lightly on the fat man.
The fat man was quite notorious in the area, with no fear of heaven or earth, but he was somewhat knowledgeable. Now seeing such a scene, he knew things were bad. When he met Hayden Crawford’s deep eyes like icy pools, his scalp tingled even more.
The fat man’s aura immediately shrank, "You... who are you people? How can you trespass into someone else’s room unauthorized..."
Before the fat man finished his words, two black-clad bodyguards stepped forward, snatched the whip from his hand, and directly subdued him.
"Ah, let me go! You... you are violating my human rights... what on earth do you want to do?" The fat man struggled.
Hayden Crawford stepped forward with long strides, coming to Caroline Sloan’s side.
Caroline Sloan was already beaten till her breath was wandering, she weakly raised her head, her big, watery eyes pitifully looking at Hayden Crawford, "Sir... thank you..."
Corvus stepped forward, loosened the ropes, and Caroline Sloan’s weak body directly fell towards Hayden Crawford.
Hayden Crawford extended a strong arm, catching Caroline Sloan’s frail body.
Caroline Sloan fell in Hayden Crawford’s arms, tears streaming down her face, she stared blankly at Hayden Crawford, "Why do I... feel you’re so familiar, what’s... your name, why do you always appear when I’m desperate..."
At this moment, the fat man cursed, "Caroline Sloan, I’m still here, and you are flirting with another man right in front of me, do you think I’m dead?"
"This gentleman, Caroline Sloan is my wife, we have a marriage certificate, we are legally married, you’d better not interfere with other people’s family affairs."
Hayden Crawford furrowed his handsome brow.
At this moment, Corvus spoke, "Shut up! This gentleman is Mr. Crawford!"
Caroline Sloan shivered all over at hearing those words, she looked at Hayden Crawford’s handsome face, murmuring absentmindedly, "Hayden... Hayden..."
She slowly lifted her small hand, held the jade pendant around her neck, her fingertips lingering on the word "Crawford" on it, "Are you... my... big brother?"
Hayden Crawford looked at Caroline Sloan’s face covered in tears, remained silent for a few seconds, then nodded, "Yes, I am."
Caroline Sloan’s pupils shrank, she was shocked, bewildered, but also filled with massive joy and sorrow, "Big... big brother, you finally came... you said... said you’d come to get me, but I’ve waited for you all these years, yet you didn’t appear... you’re late, you came so late..."
Hayden Crawford didn’t reveal any emotional fluctuations, but he took off his coat, draped it over Caroline Sloan’s frail shoulders, and then picked her up horizontally.
Hayden Crawford left with Caroline Sloan.
"Hey, where are you taking my wife, she’s my wife!" The fat man yelled out behind.
Hayden Crawford carrying Caroline Sloan out, Caroline kept crying, her emotions very intense, pressing her tearful face against Hayden Crawford’s chest, soon soaking the front of his clothes with tears.
Corvus respectfully pulled open the rear door of the Rolls-Royce luxury car, Hayden Crawford entered with Caroline Sloan, and the luxury car quickly sped away.
At this time, someone standing at the roadside took this scene all in.
That person was Iris Crawford, who had just flown to Westria.
Iris Crawford had previously funded a girl from a mountainous area, who was particularly obedient and motivated, she liked her very much and had once brought her to stay with the Crawford family for a while. Official source is N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
But that girl’s fate was poor, wandering around. She recently heard that the girl was sold by her family to a thug who liked domestic violence; worried, she came to check.
That girl is... Caroline Sloan.
Iris Crawford stood outside, had seen Hayden Crawford carrying Caroline Sloan out just now, she never expected to see Hayden Crawford here.
For these three years, she had intermittently learned some things about Hayden Crawford and Serena Sterling from the Crawford’s matriarch. She knew Serena Sterling had given birth to triplets for Hayden Crawford.
Iris Crawford really liked Serena Sterling very much; this is the girl she most adored, intelligent, pure and unique, without comparison. She once wanted to pair Serena Sterling with Zane Crawford, but later events made her abandon the thought.
Now, Iris Crawford stood here in shock watching Hayden Crawford’s intimate manner with Caroline Sloan, genuinely puzzled about how these two got entangled together?
Does Serena Sterling know about this?
Iris Crawford quickly took out her phone; with a "click," she captured the scene of Hayden Crawford carrying Caroline Sloan.
Iris Crawford was quite indignant, having suffered personal grievances because of Isabelle Willow, rolling down stairs during nine months of pregnancy, resulting in her child being forcibly separated from her womb, and making her infertile. She understood all too well the hardships a girl endures to bear children for a man, especially triplets, felt deeply for Serena Sterling.
Now seeing Hayden Crawford entangled with Caroline Sloan, even though Caroline Sloan was a student she funded and favored, she couldn’t tolerate it.
She felt Hayden Crawford had betrayed Serena Sterling!
Iris Crawford wanted to send the photo to Serena Sterling, but just then, a melodious phone ring sounded, a call was coming in.
It was Zelda Willow calling.
Iris Crawford had long since stopped recognizing Isabelle Willow as her sister-in-law, only acknowledging Zelda Willow, also having cherished Zane Crawford for many years.
Iris Crawford pressed the key to answer, "Hello, sister-in-law."