Chapter 146 Gone for Good


    Ste still held a grudge against Louis. Yesterday had nearly scared her to <b>death</b>. With the look Abraham had on his face back then, if she’d made one wrong move, she would’ve ended up shredded into pieces with nothing left behind.


    And now, hearing that Abraham <b>had </b><b>actually </b>gotten upset over it again made Louis‘ chest tighten. So let’s <b>call </b>yesterday really was about that ring?


    Louis looked at Ste, his expression twisted <b>with </b>conflicted restraint. “<b>And </b>you didn’t tell him I might’ve grabbed the wrong


    onc?


    “How was I supposed to know whether you took the wrong one or not?


    All she’d been focused <b>on </b><b>at </b><b>the </b><b>time </b>was saving her own life. <b>As </b>for what <b>would </b>happen to Louis<b>, </b><b>that </b><b>was </b>way beyond her control


    Louis‘ breathing quickened. “Where’s the ring?”


    “He threw it out. Tossed it in the trash.”


    Back when Abraham threw it in the trash. Ste <b>had </b>instinctively wanted to pick it up and return it to Louis.


    But she never got the chance–Abraham had stayed in his office the whole time after that.


    There was no <b>way </b>she’d dared fish through the trash with him still there. It wasn’t like she had a death wish or anything.


    Louis sucked in a sharp breath. “You didn’t pick it <b>back </b>up?”


    “I was too scared!”


    Louis was speechless. Too scared? If Ste didn’t dare do it in front of Abraham, who on earth would? Probably no one.


    “<b>Who </b>changed the trash?”


    That thing was worth close to 1.3 million, and it just got tossed like that? Sure, it wasn’t a huge deal for him<b>, </b>but still–he didn’t exactly have cash to throw around. And that ring had belonged <b>to </b>Alex.


    “I’ll <b>ask </b>around,” Ste said.


    She picked up the phone and called the internal line, summoning Kimmy into the office.


    When Kimmy heard them mention the trash can, she said, “I took it out at the end of the day yesterday.”


    “Did v


    <b>you </b>


    see a ring box in there?”


    “<b>Nope</b>. <b>Just </b>paper.”


    Kimmy pondered. Who’d go digging through the trash anyway?


    Ste looked over at Louis <b>and </b><b>said </b>nothing. They were screwed. The trash had already been taken out yesterday–what <b>now</b>? Head down to the garbage depot <b>and </b>go hunting?


    <b>Louis </b>turned to <b>Kimmy</b>. “You didn’t see a box? It was pretty big


    Kimmy looked innocent. “Nope”


    Ste nced at him. “It <b>wasn’t </b>that big”


    It really wasn’t ring bar–hoe big could it even bet


    Chapter 146 Gone for Good


    threw out something important?”


    Kimmy nced at Ste, then at Lo


    “I don’t think our boss has anything that counts as important


    She tossed designer handbags around like they were something


    -whatever she was digging through the move for had to


    kang back to how casually shed towed her bag


    aysheid towed her


    ?Louis‘ expression shuted. He looked at Ste again, thinking back to how cas


    Rassed by Abraham, maybe in her world, no


    Ste waved at summy.


    “Got it


    Kimmy turned and lett


    Now, only Ste and Louis were left in the office Lóuti expres


    “It’s really gone?


    “You heard her.”


    “You’re sure she didn’t even check the mish


    I be impossible to describe i


    He was still clinging to hope that someone might


    コ


    people are, but of course they didn‘ L′′


    That question rubbed Ste the wrong way


    Lous had been about to press further, but bearing her tone he it go. If he passed ber of Abraham would only be wagner


    He’d seen it clearly at the old man’s banquet–Abraham was Sercely protective of her


    Louis rubbed his forehead. Then can you exin it to your barber for me Thun


    At this point, whether or not the ring could be recovered didn’t i


    The most important thing now was to make sure Abraham didn’t get the


    He was sure of it—abel’s call yesterday had everything to do with that ring


    “Alright then,” Ste said.


    how desperate Louis looked, she pulled out her phone and called Abraham


    nly gave the ring to the wrong person.


    I’ma


    <b>only </b>rang twice before the other <b>end </b>picked up. “Star”


    “Hes. Loun came by to ask me for the ring”


    Louis harskipped a beat the second she said that Seriously Could she not he exined fit why I was asking her for sch


    With that kind of blunt delivery, she might as well have thrown him under the bus right in front of Abraham


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