Mr. CEO's Young Mistress
Chapter 59: Palpable Tension

When Paul and Oliver learnt that Sharon had disappeared, they immediately rushed over to the villa.

Leonard checked all the surveillance around the house and found out that Sharon had snuck out around four in the evening when Kelley was distracted.

Usually, it would have taken roughly forty minutes to walk out of the villa. Sharon must have been afraid of getting caught, so she took a detour and used fifty minutes to walk out.

When she got to the gates, she requested the security guards to open the doors and waited for another half-hour before getting into a taxi.

...

Leonard had gotten back at six, which meant that if he had been back twenty minutes earlier, he would have been able to catch Sharon.

Leonard noted down the taxi's car plate number and asked Oliver to look it up with the Department for Transportation.

Five minutes after Oliver called, they received information that the taxi driver had let her out at a subway entrance, just as she requested.

...

Oliver quickly contacted the underground station and requested them to check the surveillance. However, it seemed that Sharon hadn't taken the train.

Oliver frowned and turned to Leonard. "The kid's smart. She must have been worried that we'd replace her. She even avoided all the routes with cameras."

Leonard's face darkened and his hands on the desk clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white.

Right now, he desperately wanted to catch that bold young woman and give her a good spanking!

"I'll go to the manor again," Paul suggested.

Oliver quickly pulled him back. "Puvis called just now to ask about Sharon's whereabouts. Judging from how anxious he sounded, I don't think Sharon's over there."

Paul clenched his fists and frowned, irritated. "Then where could she be? In Montreal, who else would she turn to besides us?"

"Calm down!" Oliver bellowed.

Paul pulled a long face.

Oliver pursed his lips and glanced at Leonard's dark face. He sighed and asked, "Doesn't she have a close female friend? Perhaps she's with her?"

"Female friend?" Paul was puzzled.

Oliver nodded. "From the Faure family."

Paul raised an eyebrow. "Which Faure family?"

"Liam Faure," Oliver replied.

Paul still seemed confused.

Oliver's mouth twitched, and he didn't explain anymore.

He knew there was no point in explaining because Paul had no idea who it was.

Leonard narrowed his eyes and leapt up. "We're going to visit the Faure family!"

Oliver and Paul exchanged looks and followed him out.

It was now ten at night at the Faure family.

Sharon and Melanie had washed up and laid in bed in their pyjamas.

Initially, they had been lying on their back, but they soon ended up on their sides, looking at each other.

For some reason, they felt like laughing whenever they looked at the other person's face, so they were biting into their lips to hold their laughter back.

Melanie admired Sharon's face before asking, "Sharon, are you sure you're not going to call Leonard and tell him you're here?"

Sharon averted her eyes. After a moment, she said, "I turned my phone off, so could you lend me yours? I'll text Oliver and ask him to inform Master Leonard."

"I'm an adult now. I shouldn't do something like this," Sharon thought.

However, she did not want to contact Leonard directly, and the only other phone number she could recall was Oliver's.

In the end, she decided to use Melanie's phone to send Oliver a message so that he wouldn't worry.

"All right."

Melanie agreed.

She reached to the bedside table and grabbed her phone, passing it to Sharon.

They hid their heads under the covers as Sharon sent her text message.

"Oliver, it's Sharon. I'm over at my friend's, so don't worry."

Sharon had deliberately left out her location so that a certain someone wouldn't come barging in.

Sharon made sure the message was sent and returned the phone to Melanie.

Melanie took it and was about to put it back when it buzzed in her hand.

...

Melanie glanced at the screen and realised there was a reply from Oliver. She handed the phone to Sharon and said, "He replied."

Sharon took the phone and clicked on the message.

"All right, I'll pass the message to Leonard."

Sharon blushed. "But I didn't ask him to pass the message..."

Melanie narrowed her eyes when she saw Sharon's reddened face.

Sharon gripped the phone for a moment before passing it back to Melanie again.

Melanie flipped the phone between her fingers casually. "Sharon, what do you think of Leonard?"

Sharon stilled and stared at Melanie.

Melanie smiled and said, "I'm just asking."

Sharon pursed her lower lip and replied, "He treats me very well..."

"That's not what I meant." Melanie looked at her seriously. "What do you think about him as a man?"

Sharon's heart started beating faster, her breathing quickened, and her eyes widened.

"Right now, he's Leonard Lefebvre, not Master Leonard. Do you think you like him?"

"Melanie," Sharon said in a tense voice. "He's Master Leonard. That's it."

Melanie knew that Sharon was trying to avoid the question, so she frowned and changed the topic.

Sharon's face was tight as she hung her head.

Melanie looked around and was about to say something when a knock came from the door.

Melanie froze and sprung up from the bed, frowning. "I'm going to bed. We'll talk tomor="

"Melanie, is Miss Andre with you?"

Liam Faure's voice was surprisingly cautious and timid.

...

Melanie had a bad feeling. She turned to look at Sharon, who had gone pale.

Melanie gulped. She blinked and looked at the door again. Taking a deep breath, she called out calmly. "No, she isn't." Sharon's eyes flew to Melanie nervously.

After a while, Liam said, "Dora said that there was a young lady in your room, isn't it Miss Andre?"

"Oh, you meant her. Nope, she's my classmate, not Sharon. Besides, my classmate already left," Melanie replied.

Sharon was feeling uneasy, but she couldn't help being impressed with Melanie's ability to think on the spot. There was another moment of silence before Liam responded.

"Mr. Lefebvre and two of his friends are in the living room right now, so I'm in a difficult position."

Oh no!

Melanie's eyes widened in shock as she stared at Sharon in disbelief, who was sporting the same expression.

It hasn't even been three minutes since she sent the message to Oliver, so how were they here?

Not to mention, Oliver's reaction just now had been too calm!

So how would she know that he was coming for her?

Not only was Sharon on the verge of tears, but so was Melanie!

"Melanie, why don't you and Miss Andre come out? We shouldn't keep Mr. Lefebvre waiting," said Liam.

Melanie quickly swallowed her

words.

that

Sharon was not here untisist

heard that Leonard was here.

With him being who he was, he wouldn't barge in without complete certainty that Sharon was here.

...

They were so screwed.

Melanie knew that trying to hide Sharon would have worse consequences than Sharon running away from home.

In the living room.

Sara and Liam were sitting side-by-side as if threatened while Leonard, Oliver and Paul sat across them.

Leonard's face was stony, and the air around him was heavy with palpable tension.

Paul couldn't care less about the couple, his eyes fixed in the direction of the bedroom.

Oliver, on the other hand, was calm as ever-Or maybe not.

He only looked calm from the outside.

Oliver softened his tone when he saw how tense Sara and Liam were. "Mr. Faure, Mrs. Faure, please do pardon our late intrusion."

Paul's eyes flickered to them as well.

Leonard, however, ignored them as if they did not exist.

"Of course!" Liam plastered on a smile. "This is nothing, Mr. Adams."

"That's right," Sara quickly chimed in.

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Oliver stopped there, but he obviously hadn't said everything.

"Planning on visiting in a few days? Erm..." Sara and Liam thought, exchanging confused looks.

Liam huffed. "Mr. Adams..." he began.

"Sharon."

Paul cut Liam off by arising from the sofa. He was looking at Sharon, who came out of the room holding Melanie's hand.

Liam and Sara immediately turned around as well.

Oliver also narrowed his eyes towards the two girls.

Melanie had her hair up in a cute bun that emphasised her youthful face.

Oliver's eyes darkened when he saw it.

Sharon and Melanie tried to drag their doom for as long as possible, but they eventually arrived at the living room, squirming uncomfortably under everyone's watchful eyes.

Leonard finally looked up when Sharon stopped in front of him.

His eyes were icy and were dripping with venom.

Sharon and Melanie immediately shuddered. ☐☐☐