Chapter 228 A Secret Long Buried
“You sure like prying into other people’s business, Abraham said coldly.
There was a clear chill in his tone.
Eddie shrank back instinctively under his re, swallowing nervously and then his brain practically exploded.
“Abraham, you’re a damn beast! She’s- she’s the one you raised–she’s been calling you brother‘ for twenty years!”
“Thud
Something smacked Eddie square in the forehead, cutting off whatever he was about to say.
“Hey I’m just saying–Eddie spluttered.
lis I trong to call it out?
“You even hurt her?!” Eddie fumed. I was wondering why you didn’t answer the door no matter how long I kept ringing. Turns out you in that situation- do you even realize how dangerous that was?”
If nothing unexpected had happened, Ste and Ethan had never crossed that line.
After all, Ste’s standards were too high there was no way she would fall for a man whose heart belonged elsewhere.
So during those two years of their engagement, they probably hadn’t even held <b>hands</b>.
But Abraham…
Eddie winced again.
Turns out you were raising her for yourself all along! No wonder you treated her so differently.
“Wherever you went, you brought her along. When Marie stole her away, you nearly tore Marie apart
So this wasn’t a little sister you were raising it was a future wife!
The realization hit Eddie hard.
And it finally exined why, back in Fleule, Ste had been so closely guarded buzz <b>too </b>close.
Those suitors, those marriage proposals all had mysteriously fallen through.
–
not even a single male mosquito could
<b>Because </b>Abraham had <b>long </b>since decided no one else could take his little girl away.
–
<b>Abraham’s </b>cold gaze swept across Eddie. “If <b>you </b>say one <b>more </b>word, I don’t mind giving you some practice with surgical
needles.
Eddie shivered.
Same threat as always.
<b>Over </b>the years, whenever anyone dared say a single extra word about Ste, Abraham’s attitude was exactly the same.
No wonder Abraham <b>had </b>always looked annoyed <b>whenever </b>he or Victor called Ste Tittle sister.”
Turns out even words were too much
From the <b>very </b>beginning, she had been for <b>Abraham </b><b>alone</b>.
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“All these years, she’s treated Ste like a daughter. And Marie too if she finds our you turned her beloved little sister into your wife, she’ll go ballistic. She might even hide Ste away where you’ll never find her <b>again</b>.
This was way
foo
Abraham, you—
insane.
“After all these <b>years</b>, I can’t believe I didn’t notice you were hiding feelings for Ste all along. You’re a damn sly fox.
The more Eddie thought about it, the more worked up he got.
Everyone in Fleule knew Abraham treasured the little girl he picked up.
As a sister—a sister!
“Medicine,” Abraham said tly, cutting him off.
(One word, ice–cold.
He clearly had no intention of arguing.
Eddie’s face twitched.
He numbly pulled out fever medicine from the medical kit but as for the ointment Abraham wanted, he didn’t have any
He had never expected Ste would be hurt like that.
And honestly, given <b>that </b>Abraham had never been around any women all these years, he hadn’t thought the medicine would ever be needed.
Now, needing it urgently where was he supposed to find it?
Eddie shoved the fever meds and some anti–inmmatory medicine into Abraham’s <b>hands</b>. “I’ll have someone buy the ointment. You’re a damn animal.”
Farting her, even…
All those years of pretending to be so good to her it had all been part of the n.
Abraham kicked Eddie once before heading back upstairs.
Eddie sucked in a sharp breath from the pain. “You do something <b>that </b>shameless and you can’t even take being scolded!”
Damn it. That’s gonna leave a bruize.
He already gave me <b>two </bst night. Now it’s three
<b>Abraham </b>headed <b>back </b>into the room with the medicine.
Ste <b>had </b>already fallen asleep from her fever.
Her breathing was shallow <b>and </b>uneven she <b>must </b>have caught a cold too.
When <b>Abraham </b><b>picked </b>her up to feed her the medicine, she muttered in her sleep, <b>“</b><b>Bitter</b>”
“Be good. Take the medicine, <b>Abraham </b>coaxed <b>gently</b>.
Soon after, Eddie’s people delivered the ointment
When Eddie handed it <b>over</b>, he couldn’t help warning:
I’m serious,” Eddie said quickly. “And no hot springs either. Pluchville Hill’s too cold right now. You should take her back to Verdant Vi.”
Originally, they came here because Ste’s <i>leg </i>needed the hot springs. Now she was injured…