Chapter 32 Something You Want to Protect Even if You Lose Your Life

• "You won't." Lauren raised her eyes to meet his before she said softly, "I know you won't. If you really are such a man, then you wouldn't have helped me the last time you saw me being bullied by Mr. Langdon in the Imperial Court."
• "So you're making a gamble?" Tyler raised an eyebrow.
• Lauren smiled slightly. "I guess so." After a pause, she added, "But my bet paid off, didn't it?"