Chapter 25
But before she could say so, Bianca had already invited her, saying, “Ms. Harrington, join us. Your explanations are much easier for me to understand. Mr. Garrison uses a lot of technical terms, and he loses me easily.”
Up until today, Britney had never had any issues with Bianca.
After all, it was Rodrick who cheated on her. Bianca had nothing to do with it.
But right now, she clearly felt that Bianca was targeting her.
Both were women, and of course, Bianca knew exactly how painful menstrual cramps could be.
But Bianca insisted on having her join them.
At this, she looked at Bianca, who seemed innocent and composed.
She couldn’t help but wonder if she was overthinking it.
She had never been inside the new workshop and was unfamiliar with it.
Like Judson said, the scene was a mess because of the construction. He constantly reminded them to watch out.
Still feeling unwell, Britney lagged behind. As she looked up, she happened to see Rodrick and Bianca walk side by side.
Bianca tripped over a cable, and he instinctively reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist.
“Be careful,” he reminded her gently.
“Alright.” She stuck out her tongue playfully.
Seeing this, Britney slowed down deliberately, wanting to be as far away from them as possible.
“Make way!” Just then, a forklift passed by.
Britney stepped aside while the forklift reversed toward a rack over three meters tall. Both the forklift and the rack were fully packed with materials.
The overloaded materials blocked the driver’s view, and he didn’t notice that the rear of the forklift was hooked onto
the rack.
In the next second, the entire rack started to tilt, and the materials on it all crashed down.
Without any time to think, Britney reached out to pull Rodrick.
It was a habit she had developed over the past seven years, an instinct,
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But what she grasped was nothing but air.
As the materials rained down, something sharp slashed across her arm.
Amid the chaos, Bianca’s panicked voice cut through the air. “Rod!”
“Don’t be afraid,” he said, shielding her in his arms while objects pounded his back.
Muffled thuds rang out one after another.
After the chaos, a group of people rushed over to help Rodrick and Bianca.
Britney was shoved aside.
Her body shook uncontrollably, and she barely steadied herself as she hit the wall.
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There were so many people in front of her, yet she saw clearly that Rodrick kept shielding Bianca firmly throughout this entire time.
The cut on her arm stung.
Her gaze fell upon it as she let out a scoff.
She was no longer nervous or panicked.
Instead, she calmed down as clarity seeped back into her mind.
Old habits died hard.
At that critical moment, she still wanted to protect Rodrick out of habit.
Her mind drifted back to three years ago, when she had accompanied Rodrick out of town for a property project in- spection.
Clashes had broken out between the project team and the local residents, and someone had hurled a rotten egg at Ro-
drick.
She had instinctively blocked it for him and slapped the attacker hard before he could start another round.
That slap had sent Royarch Capital’s stock prices soaring against market trends.
She had protected him regardless of her own safety. Yet, here he was, shielding another woman in his arms while risking his life.
After confirming that Rodrick’s injury wasn’t serious, Judson let out a long breath.
Bianca, however, was terrified. Her eyes reddened as she choked out, “Rod, does it hurt?”
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