Chapter 263 A Heart That Never Healed.
That man had left a deep mark on her life, only to disappear just as Marie <b>had </b>fallen for him the most.
Abraham pressed his forehead. Till send a few people with you. It’splicated over there.”
Because it was <b>so </b>far from the surrounding cities, it had be a regr gathering ce for underground figures.
Marie said. “No need.”
“Marie.” Abraham’s tone grew heavier.
Ever since the Tom family incident, he’d been overly protective of everyone around him.
Especially the people who mattered most.
Marie said, ‘I have someone.”
She wasn’t foolish enough to head to a ce like Frapucu alone. She knew perfectly well just how dark that ce could be.
Hearing her say that. Abraham grunted in acknowledgment, agreeing.
The call <b>went </b>quiet,
Ste looked at Abraham. “Mr. Morris is still alive?<b>” </b>
Dan Morris. Ste still remembered the first time Marie had brought him to meet her.
The man had neat short hair, tightly pressed thin lips, and those phoenix eyes that seemed to speak on
their own.
His character was wild and unruly, a sharp contrast to <b>Abraham’s </b>cold sternness, which made him particrly memorable to
Ste.
She had only met him three times. By the fourth time, she’d received news that he was gone and with him, he’d crushed
Marie’s <b>heart</b>.
Abranam said. “It might not be him.”
Ste said, “I hope it’s a miracle.”
She ached for the feelings Marie had buried in that man.
Abraham yed with her slightly chilly hand. “Cold?”
“Not at all.”
It didn’t even feel cold inside.
Still<b>, </b>Abraham fetched a soft, furry jacket and draped it over her shoulders.
He knew Ste <b>hated </b><b>wearing </b>anything too heavy in winter, especially anything that restricted her arms, so her wardrobe <b>was </b>full of all kinds of jackets.
Ste said, “I’m really not cold.
“Be good.”
His voice was full of <b>indulgence</b>. In the end, Ste obediently put the jacket on
Dinner that evening was warm and lively. With the heavy snow outside, Ste loved nothing more than cooking up all <b>kinds </b>of hot dishes.
Abraham asked, “Why do you like eating this way<b>?</b>”
He wasn’t too fond of this kind of soupy <b>meal</b>.
Ste said, “It’s warm”
“Are you cold?”
No, but when you see the snow outside, eating like this just feels right
<b>Abraham </b>chuckled. “So you still know <b>how </b>to catch a feeling, huh?”
So much drama over eating.
Ste asked, “Where <b>are </b>Eddie and Victor?”
It was unusual for both of them to be missing.
Abraham said, “Eddie went to find Evie. No idea where Victor is.”
Hearing that Eddie went to find Evie, Ste swallowed a mouthful of radish and said, “You really scared Eddie today.
She had been scared too.
Jonathan had just caused trouble in Scats Cove today- who would dare mess with him at a time like this?
Abraham said, “Scared of what? I just told Abel to throw her out of Rivermount.”
Ste was speechless.
Throw her out of Rivermount! A girl?
Her mouth twitched. “That’s not very nice, is it? What were you nning for Abel to do? Beat Evie up? Let me tell you. Evie’s just a girl. You can’t treat her like <b>that</b>.”
Everyone said <b>you </b>should be gentle with girls
Abraham <b>raised </b>an eyebrow. “Evie’s a girl? News to me.”
Ste was speechless.
Fair enough. With the way Evie had dressed all these years, she really didn’t look any different from a guy.
Sometimes when Evie stood next to <b>Marie</b>, Ste would even get the illusion that they <b>made </b>a nice couple.
‘Still, tell Abel not to <b>go </b>too hard. She might not look like it, but she really is a girl”
Abraham said, “At the very least, a bruised face.”
Ste was speechless. That’s all? Then she could rx.
Wit, hold
Suddenly thinking of Evie’s skin tone, Ste grew uneasy.
She looked nervously at <b>Abraham</b>. “Evie’s skin. that might not be so easy.”
In her memory, Evie had <b>always </b>been a girl who loved the <b>sun</b>.
She spent her summers sunbathing at the beach, and winters soaking up the sun on balconies.
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