Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 168 Roman’s True Feelings

Chandler’s question made the four hackers look at each other. Then, they all nodded unanimously.

However, the leader of the hackers added, “But all those are just our speculations so far. What if we’re

all wrong? No one can say for sure.”

*Focus all investigations on Jack and Tessa. I’ll keep in touch with Osborn on my end,” Chandler

instructed and closed the computer screen. He needed some time to cool off.

If it was really Tessa who instructed Jack to do everything, the two long years Jack spent working for

him while secretly being undercover was done so well it was terrifying. Chandler couldn’t even imagine

its full implication.

He hesitated as he looked at his phone absentmindedly. It was the first time he’d ever felt so panicked

and helpless in his life. The overwhelming feeling of exhaustion made his nerves tense, and a strong

sense of suffocation hit him. He felt like he was going mad! 1

No matter how much he wanted to sleep, his exasperation and annoyance made it impossible for him

to do so. He had a strong urge to release all his frustrations by getting into a brutal fistfight.

The next moment, Chandler turned off the lights in his study. The room was thrown into complete

darkness, and he sat alone on the sofa in front of the window wall. The small red dot between his

fingers flickered, and dense smoke billowed heavily yet weightlessly from his

mouth.

He wondered what kind of situation Erin was in right now. Was she being tortured? Was she still alive

and well? Was their unborn baby still

safe inside her?

Various unfortunate scenarios popped up in his mind simultaneously, and he felt his heart being

repeatedly battered until it turned into a bloody mess. A primal fear and a sense of agony gradually

seeped out from within him. His fingers that were holding the cigarette began

to tremble slightly.

Chandler felt that he couldn’t continue to stay alone in the dark any longer. He was afraid that he

couldn’t bear it all and might end up taking his own life someday. Stubbing the cigarette fiercely in the

ashtray, he took out his phone and made a call to Roman.

Over an hour later, Roman and Chandler appeared at a boxing gym together.

They both changed into boxing attire. Silently, they put on boxing gloves as well as mouthguards and

stared at each other. The faces of these two resolute and handsome men looked eerie under the dim

lights.

The two stared at each other for a full minute, and finally, in the last second, they suddenly started

punches at each other. Chandler and Roman fought with great intensity. Neither of them held back as

they gave it their all. It seemed as if they’d been suppressing their emotions far too long and

desperately needed to vent.

Twenty minutes later, they both collapsed in the boxing ring, exhausted. Both of their faces were

marked with bruises.

Chandler was the first to spit out his mouthguard. At that moment, he felt the despair consuming him

lessen by a little. The soreness and profound exhaustion in his body allowed him to space out for a few

seconds, not having to think about anything.

After lying down for a while, Roman got up, walked to the edge of the ring, and grabbed two bottles of

mineral water. He threw one of the bottles into the air when he got back on the ring. Chandler caught it

with his bare hands. He sat up with one of his legs bent and rested his elbow on his knee. He

uncapped the bottle of mineral water and took a few sips. T

“Chandler, I know you’re going through immense pain right now, but you have to hold on. Erin is still

waiting for you to save her. No one

could have expected something like this to happen, so stop blaming yourself.”

Taking a day to adjust himself, Roman went from viciously scolding Chandler initially to being

considerably calm now. After Erin was

taken, it wasn’t just him–even Sean, Matthew, and Caleb blamed Chandler!

It was Chandler’s bodyguard who had taken her away, after all. Therefore, on that point alone,

Chandler had no way of pushing the blame elsewhere. Matthew and Caleb came to know about Erin’s

disappearance because Chandler asked for them to help search for Erin

together.

In the face of such a crisis, he couldn’t care less whether Matthew and Caleb still had feelings for Erin

or not. Erin was already his woman and was carrying his child. What was more, the man she loved was

him–Chandler Frost. Hence, he had nothing to fear against those men

whose love was unrequited. With more people on the look, he had more hope of finding Erin.

Seeing Chandler still staring blankly at a spot and spacing out, Roman walked over to him, bent down,

and patted his shoulder.

“If there’s anything you need help with, just tell me. I’ve already reached out to my circle of friends too.

We can’t let Erin down!” Roman’s firm and powerful words brought Chandler back to his senses.

Chandler looked up at him. “Roman, I’m so scared! I have this feeling that I won’t be able to get her

back this time-

Upon seeing Chandler’s look of despair, Roman felt a strong stab of pain in his heart. Wasn’t

Chandler’s fear his own fear as well? Even if he and Erin weren’t meant to be in this lifetime, he

couldn’t bear to see her hurt even in the slightest.

The sharp stinging sensation in his eyes caused Roman to suddenly stand up and turn away. Beads of

sweat trickled into his eyes, further intensifying the stinging sensation. He shut his eyes tightly,

swallowing back all the emotions that had welled up within him.

As Chandler’s close friend, Roman understood better than anyone how he felt at that moment.

‘Don’t say such pessimistic words! How about we make a bet, Chandler? Whoever finds Erin first can

ask her to choose again.”

Roman’s words made Chandler stand up slowly. His strange statement brought Chandler’s wits back to

the forefront.