Chapter 234 No Way Back


    <b>Jonathan’s </b>expression darkened.


    He had to handle it? How was he supposed to handle it? Was he really expected to get on his knees and beg Ste? As if she deserved that


    Meanwhile at Pluchville Hill.


    Abraham brought Ste back, and after checking her temperature, ced her gently onto the herl


    He brushed her forehead with a tender touch. “How are you feeling? Still ufortable?


    Ste pouted and nodded, her big eyes watery as she stared at him. “It hurts.”


    it hurt a lot.


    She never would’ve imagined that the usually elegant, restrained Abraham could be so wild and brutal in bed.


    Her throat was still hoarse from crying <b>and </b>begging him to stop – not that he had.


    <b>Abraham </b><b>chuckled </b>lowly and gently pinched her little nose. “Then you better stay put in bed and rest, hmm?”


    Seeing Ste’s slightly sulky expression, Abraham pinched her cheek indulgently. “What’s on your mind?”


    Ste peeked up at him. “I was thinking.. will Mom be mad if she finds out?”


    At the mention of it, Ste felt so embarrassed she wanted to bury herself under the covers.


    When she first woke up, the person she had been most afraid of facing was Abraham.


    Now that she had gotten through him.. her next fear was Madam Evelyn,


    Ugh, just imagining Madam Evelyn’s reaction <b>made </b>her heart tremble.


    Would she be furious? Refuse to speak to her ever again?


    The <b>thought </b>filled Ste with dread.


    Abraham’s smile grew even softer. “Scared?”


    “You don’t look scared at all, Ste muttered.


    Why was he so rxed?


    Abraham leaned down and kissed her lightly on the tip of her nose. “If she finds <b>out</b>, just me it on <b>me</b><b>.” </b>


    Ste blinked. Wait that workst


    Then her eyes immediately lit up with sparkling <b>admiration</b><b>. </b>“I worship you.”


    <b>Abraham </b>ruffled her hair with a low chuckle. “Get some sleep, alright?”


    He tucked her in carefully.


    Ste grabbed onto the covers and looked up. “Are you going out?”


    Abraham said, “Not going far. Just meeting someone. They’re probably already here.”


    But <b>before </b>she could really fall asleep, Tessa’s call came through.


    “Ste! Oh my god, it’s insane! Even after Ethan tried to pull strings with the Keene family, Lilian still got kicked out of the hospitalTM


    Ste stirred. “She actually got kicked out?”


    Tessa’s voice was gleeful. “Dead serious! They even called in security. I saw it with my own eyes- Susan crying and wailing as they wheeled Lilian out.”


    Ste<b>: </b>


    Tessa continued cheerfully, “Honestly, the way her health’s going, she probably won’tst long.”


    Ste frowned. “Why don’t they just move her to another hospital?”


    Tessa scoffed. “Come on, use your brain for once. If someone’s determined to crush her, and even Ethan’s influence couldn’t stop it, you really think there’s a hospital in Rivermount that would dare take her in?”


    True enough.


    If even Ethan couldn’t fix it, there <b>was </b>no chance <b>for </b><b>Lilian </b>in this city,


    Ste thought for a moment. “She could still go abroad.”


    “Yeah, that’s her only shot, Tessa said. “Otherwise she’s dead meat. You should’ve seen her today- getting wheeled out in a <b>chair</b>, looking half–dead. Still trying to fight you, though! What’s she gonna do with Ethan <b>now</b>? She doesn’t even have the body to keep a man<b>.</b>”


    Ste snorted. Was that a dirty joke?”


    Tessa: “Pif. What, you don’t understand?”


    “Just because I haven’t eaten pork doesn’t mean I haven’t seen a pig


    Ste:…..


    Well she couldn’t exactly argue with that.


    At least not anymore–pot afterst night. She was officially a groen wOMIEN NOW.


    Tessa chuckled. “Anyway, brace yourself the Reed family’s gonna start bugging you nonstop.”


    With Reed <b>Group </b><b>crumbling </b>and Lilian’s treatment falling apart, everything was tied to Ste now.


    Ste hummed dismissively. They <b>won’t </b>be able to find <b>me</b>.”


    The words were crisp, cold, and ruthless.


    Tessaughed. “God, I love you. That’s how it <b>should </b>be! Who the hell volunteers to be someone else’s punching <b>bag</b>?”


    She <b>had </b>seen firsthand how the Reed family had treated Ste these past two years and it still made her blood boil.


    Thank goodness Ste hadn’t gone back begging like a <b>fool</b>.


    They looked down on her once–now they could rot.


    And knowing Ste, if they pushed too hard, they might just get a beating <b>too</b>.