Chapter 77 Swollen Lips
The greatest merchant walking in the dark night, facing what he must <b>deal </b><b>with</b><b>, </b>waspletely different.
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Since Ste was kidnapped when she was thirteen, <b>Abraham </b>had been constantly worried about her. Marie couldn’t bear to watch anymore, so she took Ste and trained her for three months. Yes, three months….
During those three months, Abraham, afraid that Ste might suffer, frantically searched for her. Meanwhile, she was hidden away by Marie and made to train relentlessly. After that, there was no real danger, but her physical strength definitely improved.
She let him lean on her as she fed him the hangover soup.
“Star.” He murmured softly, his voice so gentle despite his drunkenness.
Ste said, “Mm, I’m here.
“Don’t run away, or I’ll break your legs.”
She was speechless. Even drunk, he didn’t forget to threaten her.
After some effort, she managed to feed the hangover soup to Abraham. But when it came to getting him back to his room, Ste no longer had the strength.
It was already 2 a.m., and most of the servants in the <b>vi </b>had gone to bed.
With no other choice, Ste let him sleep <b>on </b>the sofa in her room. She covered <b>him </b>with a thick nket before heading to <b>her </b>own bed to sleep. It had been a long <b>day</b>, and Ste was exhausted. As soon as she closed her eyes, she fell into a deep sleep.
Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains, shining on Abraham’s face. He looked at the nket covering him, a bit dazed. When he finally realized where he was, memories of the previous night flooded his mind.
His chest tightened as he instinctively <b>nced </b>at Ste, still fast asleep in bed. She must have been really tired yesterday, <b>so</b><b>. </b>she hadn’t woken up yet.
His phone <b>buzzed</b>, and when he checked, it was a call from Abel.
He answered, “Hello.”
“Sir. Mr. Keene has been trying to arrange a meeting with you.”
Ignore him.”
Meet him? Heh! Abraham gazed fondly at the small form of Ste curled up on the bed. “He still <b>wants </b>to buy Verdant Vi?”
Abel <b>said</b>, “Yes.”
Abraham chuckled. “He’s really obsessed with <b>his </b>first love. Just tell him we’re not considering working with him.”
Instead of dragging it out, it’s better to make him lose hope right away. Abraham was very aware of the current state of the Keene family. If they couldn’t find a recement, their business could be cut down drastically! The impact on the Keene family didn’t need much boration.
While they were busy mocking the Reed family, the Keene family wasn’t doing any better. They were all in the same boat. after all. Who could escape? If Abraham <b>sent </b>the message that they wouldn’t cooperate, the Keene family would be thrown intoplete <b>chaos</b>.
The Reed family <b>was </b>already in disarray. So, it was only natural that the Keene family couldn’t stay calm either.
Lafe was more fun when things were lively
When Ste woke up, <b>Abraham </b>was no longer in the room. As she brushed her teeth in the bathroom<b>, </b>she suddenly realized
Chapter 77 Swollen Lips
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Once she <b>had </b>everything ready, Ste <b>went </b>downstairs and saw Abraham in the dining room. When he saw hering down wearing a <b>mask</b>, he frowned. “Why are you wearing that thing at home?”
Ste chuckled awkwardly. “I’m not hungry, I’ll go check on the studio first.”
“Stop. Just as she turned to leave, she heard his low voice calling out to her.
She wanted to cry but turned around and softly called, “Abraham.<b>” </b>
“Come here and eat.
<b>Not </b>hungry? Who isn’t hungry? No one is immune to hunger, Ste didn’t want to go. To eat, she would have to take off the mask, and then Abraham would see her lips<b>! </b>
Since she was a child, if she even got a mosquito bite, he would ask the servants what happened. Now, what would she say when he asked about her swollen lips? Seeing that she didn’t <b>move</b>, Abraham raised an eyebrow. “What? Should Ie over and carry you?”
FI.. I’m just not hungry” Before she could finish speaking, he had already stood up from the chair and walked toward her with long strides.
Ste hadn’t even processed her thoughts when he was already standing right in <b>front </b>of her. He swept her off her feet and carried <b>her </b>toward the dining room.
“Ah!
Ste let out <b>a </b>small “Ah!” and blushed beneath her mask.
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