Chapter 155 One Word Away
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But <b>that </b>threat–Ethan’s vow that Ste would die–brought a bloodthirsty smile to the corner of Abraham’s mouth.
The warmth vanished from his features, reced by danger.
“So tell me do you think you’ll even walk out of here alive?”
As he spoke, his hand moved to his waist.
Jason saw the motion–and the object Abraham drew–and it felt like all the blood in his body stopped flowing.
Even his breath stilled.
The wind itself seemed to turn cruel <b>and </b><b>sharp</b>.
<b>Just </b>as Jason was sure Ethan wasn’t getting out of here alive, Ste slowly stepped forward.
She reached out and grabbed Abraham’s wrist. “Abraham.<b>” </b>
Abraham’s eyes cleared slightly as he looked at her, dark and intense. “Can’t bear to see it?”
“We’ve got more important things to deal with.”
Ste’s t
tone was calm, a soft reminder.
And just to make it clear <b>that </b>it wasn’t about mercy, she ground her heel into Ethan’s injured hand.
Already wounded. Ethan let out a strangled cry–he had never been so humiliated.
Ste pulled Abraham’s hand down and took the object from him. “Let’s go.”
Can’t bear to see it? That wasn’t the
e point.
Abraham wouldn’t be in Rivermount this long unless something big was going on.
If anything happened to Ethan now, it would create unnecessary trouble.
<b>judson’s </b>influence in Rivermount was <b>not </b>to be underestimated.
Ste put Abraham’s business above everything else.
The look Abraham gave her grew darker, deeper–but in the end, he let her take it away.
Like a raging tiger suddenly soothed.
He nced once n
more at Ethan, let out a cold snort, then lifted his foot and walked off with <b>Ste</b>.
<b>Ethan </b>felt the pressure on his back disappear–and with it, all his strength drained.
Only after Ste and Abraham’s car disappeared did he let Jason help him to his feet.
“What was that guy holding?”
Even now, thinking back <b>kon </b>it made Ethan break into <b>a </b>cold sweat.
Someone in Rivermount<b>, </b>acting <b>so </b>openly<b>, </b>so fearlessly–who the hell was he?
<b>Jason </b>nodded, his voice serious. That guy. It was him.”
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Jason was sure the man would’ve actually killed Ethan.
Carrying that kind of weapon on <b>him</b>… he wasn’t normal. Not by a <b>long </b>shot.
Ethan’s chest heaved. “Still no clue who that guy is?”
Jason frowned. “There’s something familiar about him.”
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t ce it.
<b>And </b>the <b>man’s </b>background… they couldn’t find anything. No matter how hard they tried.
Which only proved how serious his backing was.
“Shit-” Ethan winced. “Get me to <b>a </b>hospital.”
The pain was unbearable. His injured hand couldn’t even move <b>anymore</b>.
Finished
Inside the car.
Ste ced the object back at Abraham’s waist. “So, <b>everything </b>in Rivermount handled?”
Abraham took her icy little hand <b>and </b>held it. “Why?”
“I miss Mom and Sis.”
Abraham pulled her <b>into </b>hisp without hesitation.
He gently rubbed her soft hair. “Good. You’ve got some conscience after all.”
Ste’s lips twitched.
Abraham’s warm fingertips trailed the marks on her neck. “That bug sure got you good. So many bites<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Ste’s brain exploded.
It felt like <b>a </b>switch had flipped–her blood instantly boiled
Her face turned bright red as she grabbed his wrist. “You’re the one who should talk!”
“Hm? I can’t?”
Ste didn’t answer.
Her face only turned redder.
Abraham’s <b>long </b>fingers tilted her <b>chin </b><b>up</b>. Their eyes met<b>, </b>and his gaze was deep as a darkke.
Ste’s nerves were <b>already </b><b>on </b>edge.
<b>Now</b>, under Abraham’s stare, she could barely speak. <b>“</b>Abraham, your.. your face is so r
He’s really asking that?
The <b>images </b>fromst night shed through her <b>mind</b>.
red.”
Without thinking, she threw her arms around <b>his </b>neck and rested her chin on his shoulder. Her voice came out low. “Pretend
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And if he was asking like that–did that mean he didn’t remember anything that happened after drinking?
That thought wiped the blush from her face. She wasn’t thrilled.
Abraham murmured, “Fever? Let me check.