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Chapter 243 No Way Out
Abraham kissed her forehead lightly.
“Yes, I spoiled you,” he said. “Everything is because I spoiled you.”
Even her reckless little temper–he had let it grow, pampered it.
Ste pushed <b>at </b>his chest with both hands. Then hurry up and go <b>back </b>to your own room!”
There was no way they could keep sleeping together. If this kept up, something was definitely going to happen. She really didn’t want to get hurt again it was too miserable.
<b>But </b>Abraham had no intention of leaving
Just as Ste was trying to push him away, he grabbed her soft little hand in hisrge one.
Ste was shocked.
Meanwhile, back at the Reed <b>family</b>.
Lilian said to Jonathan, “The Luke family controls arms <b>across </b>Fleule. <b>Both </b>the ck market and the white cors — it’s not that simple
“Ste’s growing up there would <b>have </b>exposed her to all kinds of danger. Look, she’s your real sister. You <b>should </b>find a way to get her out of the Luke family,”
Jonathan frowned. “Lilian, you-”
“I’m fine.” Lilian cut him off.
No matter what, Ste had to be pulled <b>out </b>of the Luke family. As long as she stayed under their <b>protection</b>, Lilian had no
future.
Just the thought of Ste still being backed by them made Lilian’s jealousy burn so hot it nearly tore her apart.
Jonathan scowled. “That little ingrate <b>would </b>never agree toe back to the Reed family. <b>You </b>know <b>that</b>.”
“You have to find a way!” Lilian pressed. “Those people live with their heads hanging by a thread every day. You think tomorrow’s promised?
Idiot. It’s not hard to pull her out–just <i>be </i>ruthless enough.
Seeing how unwilling, Jonathan looked, Lilian almost exploded.
Maybe if Ste came back to the Reed family, <b>and </b>she yed the good <b>sister </b>a little while, Ste would stop <b>making </b>things so hard for her!
She didn’t trust it. <b>But </b>right <b>now</b>, she didn’t have a better n.
<b>Jonathan</b><b>–</b>sighed. “Forget it. Let’s focus on getting you out of here first”
Right now, he had no good feelings <b>toward </b>Ste at all. There had been too much chaos because of her.
Her life, her death
he didn’t care anymors
“After leaving Lilian’s room, Susan pulled Jonathan aside toit more about Ste making Lilian’s life miserable.
??
What else could they do?
None of them had expected Ste to be the little princess the Luke family had lost.
And judging by how the Luke family had turned the world upside down looking for her back then.
treasure to them.
wing with
Susan was furious, her chest heaving with anger.
–
she was clearly a
I <b>can’t </b>believe I ever thought bringing her back was a good idea, she ranted. “Raised by the Luke family, and what did we get from it? Nothing but disaster.”
Thinking about how all of Reed Group’s recent troubles had started with Ste made her blood pressure skyrocket.
Jonathan opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
The rang.
At <b>that </b>moment, his phone rang.
He answered <b>coldly</b>: “Speak”
“Sir,” came the voice of Lilian’s assistant, sounding unusually grim.
Jonathan’s voice dropped lower. “What is it?”
“Miss Lilian… probably won’t be able to <b>leave </b>the country.”
Jonathan was speechless.
The words hit him like a hammer to the chest. His pupils contracted sharply.
He nced at Susan, then gritted into the phone, “What do you mean?”
“What do you mean she can’t leave?”
“Her passport’s been gged. No flights. No tickets. No borders, the assistant said carefully.
jonathan’s chest heaved.
He wasn’t stupid. After <b>everything </b>that had happened recently–all tied to Ste – he didn’t need a genius to guess who was
behind <b>this </b>
She was the one who did it. She was the one trapping Lilian here.
He gritted his teeth. Then send <b>her </b>to another city”
If she couldn’t <b>leave </b>the country, at least she could get out of Rivermount
He didn’t care where Lilian went as long as she was far enough away that the damage to Reed Group could start to ease.
“No good, sir,” the <b>assistant </b>said. “Every route is locked down. Land, sea, air no way out.”
Jonathan said, “What?”
“<b>She </b>can’t leave <b>Rivermount</b>, the <b>assistant </b>repeated. “Every path is cut off.”
Jonathan’s <b>vision </b>darkened.
No hospitals would admit her. No doctors woulde
And now — even the city <b>itself </b>had be her cage.