Henry Amstrong did not speak a word. He titled his head to look at Georgie Clementine, his hand around her waist.
Georgie did not move or struggle. Instead, she allowed Henry to continue holding her. She gazed at Karen Campbell and sighed. “Fine. Karen, this is my first and last time helping you. There’s no next time.”
Upon hearing that, Karen instantly let out a long sigh of relief. Her hammering heart could finally return to her chest now.
The same went for Zayn Tulip, who was standing on the side.
Zayn nodded and bowed to Georgie repeatedly. “Thank you, Georgie. Thank you so much. Thank you.”
Karen and Zayn immediately turned to Henry and bowed to him respectfully, expressing their gratitude in unison. “Thank you, Young Master Armstrong. Thank you, Georgie. Thank you very much.”
“Let’s go.” Georgie averted her gaze to Henry.
“Sure. I’m all at your service, honey.” Henry’s eyes were full of fondness for her.
Karen forced a smile and interrupted their conversation. “Young Master Armstrong, Georgie, I know an interesting place to have fun. Shall we go together next time?”
Though Karen knew that Georgie and Henry most probably would not last long, she still tried to cozy up to Georgie in an attempt to win her favor.
After all, she was not to be sniffed at before there were any changes in their relationship.
“No thanks. I’m busy.” Georgie smiled half-heartedly.
Following that statement, she left her old friends and marched toward the staircase. Henry immediately caught up with her and continued to wrap her arm around her waist.
Their intimacy was enviable.
Just as Georgie turned left to the staircase, she accidentally slipped and sprained her right ankle.
Pain shot up her left foot, causing her to cry out.
Her body fell forward in the very next second.
Fortunately, Henry immediately tightened his grip on her waist and pulled her back in time.
Georgie crashed into Henry’s arms. Subconsciously and without warning, she hugged the man as tight as she could to balance herself.
“Are you okay?” Henry asked anxiously.
Georgie nodded lightly, her brows knitted.
Grasping the situation, Karen and Zayn immediately rushed to the two of them like a brown-noser.
Karen cautiously held Georgie’s arm and asked about her condition with a concerned expression. “Georgie, are you okay? It looks terrible. Oh my god, it breaks my heart to look at you like this. Let’s go. We’ll take you to the hospital.”
Georgie could not help but snicker at the startling contrast before and after Karen found out that Henry was her boyfriend.
Georgie glared at her apathetically while pushing away her hands. “Thank you for your concern. I don’t need your help.”
Nonetheless, Karen did not want to waste such a fantastic opportunity to get closer to Georgie. “No, no, no. We should go with you. It’s better to have more people to look after you.”
“There is no need for that.” Henry’s reply was curt and straightforward. He got up from the floor and princess-hugged Georgie right away.
The abrupt motion made Georgie blush again.
Georgie subconsciously threw her arms around his neck. She met his eyes sheepishly. “Hey, I can walk on my own…”
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