---- Chapter 142 Tara was helpless in the face of both Shawn's and Lance's stubbornness . She quickly pulled Soren away from the corridor. She couldn't stop either of them, so the only thing she could do was drag Soren away to de-escalate the situation before it got out of hand. Soren wanted nothing more than to beat them both up, but Tara pulled him away just in time, preventing the situation from spiraling further into chaos.

Shawn wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth as he watched them leave. He then bent down to pick up his cracked gold-rimmed glasses and slowly put them back on. As disheveled as he looked, he still managed to maintain an air of composure about him. Lance stopped before him and studied him briefly before asking, "What's your relationship with Tara?" Shawn curled his lips into a smirk, the crack in the lens veiled the strange glint in his eyes.

"Oh, she and I are very close." Lance's expression remained cold as he considered the timeline between Shawn and Tara. He then glanced ---- toward the two disappearing figures at the end of the corridor. From what he had just observed , he had a good grasp of Tara's personality, and he was also very familiar with Shawn's nature. Shawn might be outwardly courteous like a gentleman , but deep beneath, he was actually morally corrupt.

If he really liked Tara, he wouldn't hesitate to steal her away from even his best friend. But since everyone had lost their memories, his guess was just that-a guess. Only Tara knew the whole truth. Lance said nothing, his handsome face calm as he walked past Shawn and left the second floor. Shawn watched his retreating figure and chuckled lightly. Whether he remembered didn't matter , as his feelings told him he couldn't tolerate seeing Tara in another man's arms.

He possessed both the time and patience to make her his. In the open-air parking lot, Soren carried Tara into the car without lingering any longer at the banquet. Tara looked at his gloomy face and knew how difficult this had been for him. She caressed his cheek. Soren kissed her hand and held her tighter. "I'm fine," he said in a low voice. ---- She didn't know what to say to comfort him. Both the men she had been involved with were his trusted friends.

Anyone else in his place would have minded too. Tara opened her mouth to speak but hesitated again. Soren knew what she was thinking, so he softly reassured her, "I know them. They're not good people." She was stunned . She didn't expect him to trust her so much. The next moment, he pulled her into his arms. Tara snapped out of it, only to hear him say hoarsely, "Given how sensitive you are, you won't be able to resist their temptation." She had heard this line before.

The first time was when he had helped her out of a tight spot. But now, she wasn't sure if she should be embarrassed or angry. "Stop talking nonsense." Soren was deeply jealous, but he dropped the subject for fear of upsetting her. His dark gaze landed on her. "You look beautiful today. Tara didn't expect his expression to shift from stormy to lustful so quickly. She tried to move away from his arms, but he had her in an ironclad grip. He refused to let her sit separately.

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---- "Just now-mmph!" As the car moved along the road, the back seat, shielded from the front by a divider, was filled only with the sounds of kisses and other noises. Tara couldn't handle Soren's unpredictable mood swings. From that night onward, Soren kept a very close eye on her, almost always staying by her side. He also got increasingly busy. Gone was his formerly laid-back attitude as he started putting more effort into work. Tara could see he was working hard to keep her.

Lance and Shawn were both powerful and accomplished in their careers, and because Oscar was so capable, Soren had always taken a more laid-back approach to life. But now, he must have realized that these two formidable love rivals were circling like wolves, and neither of them was the type to give up easily. Tara quietly supported him from behind and also cut back on going out. After all, there was no guarantee Shawn wouldn't try the same tactics again to steal her away from Soren.

But Soren couldn't bear to see her lose her freedom, so he would often take her out to travel or shop after finishing work, and they would go for walks near the villa after dinner. ---- Late one night, at Pearson Group, Jonah closed his laptop and tiredly rubbed the bridge of his nose. It had been half a month since the banquet , but he had only just learned that Soren and Shawn had gotten into a fight He sent a message to their group chat. "I heard from Noah that you two fought?

What happened?" Aminute passed with no response, but the group chat showed only three people. Two minutes later, it was down to two. Then, in the next moment, only he was left. Jonah was baffled. He frowned at the screen, realizing the seriousness of the matter. He called each of the three, and though they answered , none of them brought up the incident at the banquet. Jonah instructed Noah Coleman, his secretary, to look into the matter.

It wasn't until late the next night that he had Noah report the findings to him. Noah explained the situation clearly in just a few sentences. Jonah felt a vein throbbing at his temple as he listened. It turned out all of this was over fighting for Soren's girlfriend, Tara. He picked up his phone and called Lance ---- and Shawn, warning them not to do such a thing.

His deep, magnetic voice carried a striking charm as he sternly told Lance, "Even if you were in a relationship with her in the past, she's Soren's girlfriend now." Lance remained silent. Jonah knew their personalities all too well, so he could strike right at their weak spots at any moment.

Leaning back against his office chair, he said in a low voice, "Lance, if I find out that you or Shawn try to come between Tara and Soren again, you know what I'll do." Noah stood by quietly, ready to act at any moment like a cold, emotionless executioner. Two months passed uneventfully. One afternoon , Tara lay on a rocking chair, listening to music and dozing off. Last month, Soren had proposed, and said yes.

And just two days ago, they held a grand engagement ceremony that had left her exhausted. Even now, she still hadn't fully recovered. But of course, Soren had something to do with that too. In her sleep, she felt someone pinch her cheek. She slowly opened her eyes to see Soren, dressed in a sharp suit, gazing at her with a fond smile. ---- She rubbed her eyes. "You're back." Soren hugged her and whispered, "Yeah, I just finished a meeting."