Chapter 31

The place where Sophie Lawrence fell was surrounded by a crowd so tightly that Henry Mitchell could see nothing.

Before Chloe Morgan could react, Henry Mitchell had already crossed the road and rushed into the crowd.

When Sophie Lawrence sat up on the life - saving air cushion, she only felt her head buzzing and her vision was blurry, unable to see clearly. If it hadn't been for her teammates supporting her, she would have fallen to the ground unsteadily long ago. Finally, when she was able to stand firmly, she suddenly fell into an embrace, a powerful and extremely warm embrace. The familiar smell lingered around Sophie Lawrence's nose, and she almost immediately guessed who the person in front of her was.

It was Henry Mitchell.

Instantly, the teammates beside them started to jeer: "Oh!!!" Sophie Lawrence's cheeks flushed immediately. She felt the person holding her tighter and tighter, as if trying to embed her tightly into his body.

Upstairs, Mark and Frank Richardson quickly brought the person who was about to jump off the building down and handed him over to the police who came later. When they saw Henry Mitchell and Sophie Lawrence hugging tightly, they couldn't help but let out an "oh" with a bit of mischievousness.

Henry Mitchell didn't care what others thought. All he knew was that at the moment when he saw Sophie Lawrence fall, his heart almost stopped beating. He hardly dared to think about what a terrible result it would be if she hadn't landed on the life - saving air cushion...

Suddenly, a very discordant voice abruptly rang out in the crowd.

"It serves her right if she died from the fall!" As soon as Chloe Morgan finished speaking, the people around her immediately began to defend Sophie Lawrence.

"How can you say such a thing!"

"If you don't know how to speak, just shut up. Firefighters risk their lives to save people, and in the end, they still have to listen to your cold - hearted remarks. What bad luck!"

"Exactly! Exactly!"

Chloe Morgan's face immediately became very stiff. Subconsciously, she wanted to ask Henry Mitchell for help to get out of this embarrassing situation, but she found that he was still holding Sophie Lawrence tightly. Instantly, Chloe Morgan's expression became even uglier.

Sophie Lawrence glanced at Chloe Morgan twice, then reached out to pat Henry Mitchell's shoulder, signaling him to let go of her: "I'm all right."

After a long time, it was not until the crowd gradually dispersed that Henry Mitchell slowly let go of Sophie Lawrence.

Beside them, Mark and the teammates were slowly packing up the life - saving air cushion, and from time to time, they secretly glanced at Sophie Lawrence and Henry Mitchell.

Sophie Lawrence straightened her fire - fighting suit and looked at Henry Mitchell and asked, "Why are you here?"

Henry Mitchell coughed gently twice and replied coldly, "The massage chair ordered for mom has arrived. I'm here to pick it up." Then, he pointed to Chloe Morgan standing beside them, "I met her on the road just now."

Sophie Lawrence was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Henry Mitchell to explain. She quickly lowered her eyes and replied flatly, "Oh."

"Captain, it's done." Mark was pushed forward by everyone and spoke extremely awkwardly.

Sophie Lawrence looked up at Henry Mitchell: "I'm leaving."

Henry Mitchell nodded and watched Sophie Lawrence and her teammates get on the fire engine. Until the vehicle gradually drove away, he didn't withdraw his sight.

Chloe Morgan looked at Henry Mitchell's expression and suddenly clenched the bag in her hand.

...

In the evening.

When Sophie Lawrence came back, Henry Mitchell was already in bed. After she washed up quietly, just as she was about to get into bed, the person beside her suddenly spoke.

"Didn't you say you would get a promotion? When will the announcement come out?"

Sophie Lawrence's movement paused for a moment. She was about to say "It may take some time" when she suddenly realized that Henry Mitchell asked this probably because of what happened in the mall today.

She lay down beside Henry Mitchell and said softly, "Today was just an accident... um..."

Before Sophie Lawrence could react, she just felt a dark shadow overwhelming her, and her lips were blocked. The warm breath lingered around her nose. Henry Mitchell supported the back of Sophie Lawrence's head with one hand and propped himself up on the bed with the other hand, intensifying the kiss.