Chapter fifty five: Louis Johnson Litt (2)

[Leonard]

" What the fuck is going on here?" I asked, startling Louis who obviously was not expecting me to arrive at the time I did.

I noticed Nicole, just then, standing at a corner, her face pale. Isn't she supposed to be on bed rest?

Rowan was standing next to her, as though to offer moral support. Her expression hadn't lightened up when she saw me, it only became paler, and my heart sunk.

Had Louis struck her? I asked, staring searchingly at her face for any sign, and hoping for Louis' sake that he had not. She looked away once she noticed that I was staring intently at her.

"Are you okay?" I asked, even though I already knew the answer. I had walked up to her and quietly took my place at her side, and of course Rowan had left her presence when he saw me coming.

She nodded even though it was clear that she was not okay. I made her sit on the couch, not minding that her dress was covered in mud.