Chapter 232 No Forgiveness


    “Mr. Abraham,” Patrick called out hoarsely.


    Abraham’s cold eyes glinted with sharp mockery, “Mr. Patrick, what exactly do you think she needs from you?”


    Patrick’s mouth opened – but no words came out.


    Right… what could Ste possibly still need from them?


    Growing up in the Luke family–a ce like <b>that </b>she probably nevercked for anything.


    Thinking back to how, after Ste returned to the Reed family, they kept cutting her credit card limit lower and lower, Patrick felt a wave of shame burn through him.


    Abraham let out a low, mockingugh. “Everything happening to the Reed Group now <b>has </b>nothing to do with her. Don’t bother her again.”


    “She has nothing to do with you anymore.”


    Patrick felt the words like a p across his face.


    Nothing to do with them…


    It struck him how true it was. Aside from a sliver of blood ties, there really wasn’t anything connecting them to Ste


    anymore


    Especially when he thought about how they had treated her after bringing her back from Ste’s point of view, they had done nothing but hurt her.


    But… she had been so rebellious!


    Remembering all the stories Susan used to tell him about Ste’s attitude, Patrick’s headache grew worse.


    Abraham turned to leave.


    Patrick stumbled forward, nearly slipping on the icy ground, and managed to grab the hem of Abraham’s coat.


    “Mr. Abraham.” he pleaded. “Can’t you be merciful and spare the Reed Group?”


    Abraham lowered his gaze.


    When his eyes met Patrick’s again<b>, </b>the icy coldness was suffocating.


    Patrick’s chest tightened under <b>that </b>stare.


    “We’re her parents,” he said, voice cracking.


    “Parents?” Abraham sneered. “Parents who nearly <b>cost </b>her life? Mr. Patrick, you really have the nerve to use that bond as a


    shield<b>?</b>”


    The danger in his voice was palpable.


    In <b>an </b>instant, the mocking stile disappeared from Abraham’s <b>face</b>, reced by a cold, deadly aura.


    Patrick’s heart stuttered.


    But–but that wasn’t Lilian’s <b>doing</b>! Ste misunderstood Patrick blurted out in panic.


    The words had barely left his mouth when Abraham pulled free from his grasp and climbed into the car without a backward nce.


    Chapter 232 NO


    “And since you <b>are </b>supposedly her parents that only makes it <b>even </b>less forgivable. Don’t you think?”


    The people who should have protected her were the ones who shoved her to the edge of death.


    Patrick was speechless.


    The word “unforgivable” hit him like a thunderp straight to the heart.


    Already pale from the cold, Patrick turned ghostly white.


    Before he could say another word, the car window rolled up, the engine roared to life, and the car pulled away.


    Panicked, Patrick tried to rush forward- but he slipped on the ice and barely managed to catch himself.


    By the time he stood upright again, all he could see was the car disappearing into the distance.


    The frigid wind howled around him.


    Inside the warm car, Abraham cradled Ste in his <b>arms</b>.


    “You didn’t kill her on the spot?” he asked softly.


    many people on her side that day. I was alone.”


    Ste sniffled and looked up at him. “I couldn’t. There were too n


    Her voice was soft, almost casual.


    But those simple words made Abraham’s gaze darken with a deadly chill she couldn’t <b>see</b>.


    Meanwhile, Patrick didn’t even remember how he got back to thepany.


    He stumbled in. looking like a ghost.


    Jonathan, who had pulled another all–nighter and was still getting hounded by Reba, rushed up to meet him.


    “Dad, how did it go? Did Ste agree to talk to Mr. Abraham?”


    His voice was full of urgency.


    That damned girl. Jonathan seethed silently. Colliding with outsiders to destroy the Reed Group.


    Thinking about the trouble Ste had brought upon them, Jonathan’s rage only deepened.


    Patrick looked at <b>his </b>son, opened his mouth – but no <b>words </b>came out.


    The fury and frustration boiling inside him left himpletely speechless.


    Jonathan saw the tension in his father’s face, the veins bulging at his temples.


    “Dad, don’t tell me <b>Lilian </b>was right all along that Ste’s willing to sell herself just to get <b>revenge </b>on us?”


    <b>Saying </b>it out loud <b>made </b><b>Jonathan </b>even more furious


    “If that’s really the case, <b>then </b>she’s <b>no </b>sister of mine.”


    Disgraceful!


    Selling herself to an outsider just to get back at her own family.


    Even if Mr. Abraham was powerful–she was nothing but a ything to him.


    Once he got bored, he’d toss her aside like garbage