Chapter 167 You Raised a Storm, She Raised a Fox
Behind the sprawling estate-
When Ste spotted the bunnies, she couldn’t help scooping one up and hugging it tight.
“Wow. You’re so soft. So fluffy.”
She loved furry little creatures. But she’d never bought a pet in Rivermount–she was always afraid she wouldn’t take care of it properly. The thought of not being able to keep something <b>alive </b>made her hesitate.
Back in Fleule, though, she had a little fox.
Abraham came over. The moment he saw her hugging that bunny, his eyes softened.
“You like how it feels?”
Mhm. So soft. So fuzzy. I love it. Can we take them back to Fleule when we go?”
“Of course.”
He understood what she meant. In Ste’s world, if you couldn’t take responsibility, you had no business getting attached. If he told her she couldn’t take them, she’d be heartbroken.
Sure enough, <b>when </b>he said yes, Ste lit up.
“They’re so cute. Dumb little faces. Soft little bellies”
“And what about my Snow? Is he okay?”
Snow was the snowy white fox Abraham had given her <b>on </b>her fifteenth birthday. Hering–of–age present.
She treasured him more than <b>anything</b>.
When the Dawson family fell apart and Sheng Chun forced her to <b>leave</b>, Snow was the only thing she wanted to bring. She didn’t care about anything else. But with no idea where she was headed, she <b>hadn’t </b>wanted to drag him through that kind of life.
“He’s doing great,” <b>Abraham </b><b>said</b>, ruffling her hair like always..
Seafiats <b>Cove </b>was peaceful and still.
But elsewhere in Rivermount, things were <b>already </b>falling apart.
Especially for Judson.
After finally getting a number for the Luke heir’s assistant, he called–only to hear one sentence.
“Focus on educating your son
Even Judson was stunned into silence.
Madeline, sitting nearby, was just as confused.
“That’s really what they said?”
“Yeah. Just that. Then they hùng up!
What the hell did that even mean?
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Chapter 167 You Raised a Storm, She Raised a Fox
<b>She </b>was pissed–but knowing the Luke family held what they needed most, she held her tongue.
Judson’s face was dark. “Call Ethan. Tell him to get his <b>ass </b><b>back </b>here. Now.”
So that <b>was </b>why the heir kept refusing to meet. Somehow Ethan had already managed to offend him.
If that was true, Judson was going to tear him apart tonight.
Madeline turned to the staff. Call Mr. Ethan. Right now
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They needed to get to the bottom of this before contracts were signed tomorrow. If they didn’t fix it by tonight, the Keene Group was <b>screwed</b>.
Even as Ethan’s <b>mother</b>, Madeline was furious.
Meanwhile. Ethan-
Still spinning <b>in </b>circles, trying to figure out <b>how </b>to buy Verdant Vi.
When the call from the family estate came through, his tone was sharp. “Noting.
“Ethan, don’t act smart with me! Get your ass home,” Madeline snapped.
“Mom-
“You know how bad this’ll be if we mess up the Luke family deal. Get back here.”
Her tone turned cold. “And don’t forget what <b>those </b>ten men outside Lillian’s hospital room <b>are </b>there for. They’re not just for show
Ethan said nothing, but his grip on the phone tightened until his knuckles turned white.
After a moment, he gave <b>e </b>in. “Fine. I’ming <b>back</b>.”
He hung up and massaged his temples. His head felt like it was splitting in two.
He thought about calling Ste again, but he couldn’t. The call wouldn’t go through anymore.
She’d cut him offpletely.
He’d never imagined things <b>would </b>get to this point–<b>where </b>he couldn’t even reach her.
As they got close to the Keene estate. Ethan finally <b>broke </b>the silence..
“How long do you think she’s <b>known </b>that guy?”
Jason hesitated “Probably not long Ms. Ste didn’t really socialize much before.”
He paused. The more he said it, the more uncertain he became.
They id always assumed Ste was simple Dependent on the Reed family. Had nothing.
But now they knew she ran a studio that pulled in seven million a year.
How could someone like that not have conne
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