Chapter 325 Negotiations Turn Cold


    Derrick was furious. “I’m not turning her over until I get my stuff.”


    Right now, the only real leverage I had over Abraham was Ste.


    <i>If </i>I sent <i>her </i>back, how could <i>I </i>ever expect to get what I wanted?


    “Derrick. Abraham muttered.


    Just hurry up. Derrick snapped, ending the call without warning. Then he grabbed Ste’s chin.


    “You dare bite me? I’ll knock your damn teeth out.”


    He was really angry.


    I had never <i>expected </i>Ste to resort to something so shameless<i>, </i>biting me like a wildcat<i>. </i>


    Was there anything this girl wouldn’t <i>do</i><i>? </i>


    “Go ahead then, Ste said. “Try it.”


    She opened her mouth defiantly. His blood still clung to her teeth.


    The sight made Derrick’s blood boil.


    “Fine. If I touch you now, Abraham will go crazy. I’ll wait until I have the stuff. Then I’ll take care of you.”


    He pushed her away roughly.


    Ste rolled her eyes.


    That only made Derrick angrier.


    <i>The </i>damn woman is too confident that I won’t really hurt her.


    And… I wouldn’t.


    He red at her. Tell me the truth. Did he get yet?”


    Even though Abraham had said on the phone that Bernie still had the item, I didn’t <i>buy </i><i>it</i>.


    Ste replied, “If I told you, would you believe me?”


    Derrick was stunned.


    Of course not.


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    Meanwhile, a cold, dangerous aura surrounded Abraham.


    Eddie had just dragged himself back on board after swimming the enormous distance and looked.pletely exhausted.


    As soon as he climbed up, he saw that Abraham had already captured Sebastian:


    With his injured leg. Sebastian could barely move. Eddie sat on the ground, exhausted.


    Abel returned and looked surprised when he saw Sebastian. “Abraham.”


    “Bring Bernie back.”


    Abel froze. “Bring him back?”


    We had just thrown him off the yacht.


    But from the way Abraham operated, I could tell that this was just step one, a calcted humiliation.


    Kicking Bernie out was to remind him who was in charge, no matter where he was.


    From what I knew of Abraham, this was <i>definitely </i>part of arger n.


    But now this..


    Abel didn’t dare think about it. He nodded. “Yes, I’ll go immediately.”


    The threat was already clear.


    Bringing Bernie back now would <i>also </i><i>probably </i>achieve the desired result.


    Abel left.


    Eddie looked over at Abraham. “Even though Star is in Derrick’s hands, I don’t think you worry. He won’t hurt her.”


    Everybody knew how Derrick felt about Ste.


    <i>It </i>could have been peaceful.


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    But in <i>the </i>end. Derrick and Abraham had be enemies. And now the chances for Derrick to see Ste


    When Mr. Kelvin was alive, Derrick had made his interest in Ste clear.


    No one expected the tragedy that followed, both the <i>fall </i>of the <i>Tom </i>family and the rift between Derrick and Abraham.


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    Soon Bernie was brought back by Abel and his men. <ul><li>Pearls </li></ul>


    Bruised and bloodied, it was clear that he had been beaten before being thrown from the yacht..


    He had been halfway to leave when they dragged him back.


    Bernie was seething. “What do you mean? Are you really going to break up with Kealis Ind?”


    Insulting me meant cutting ties with the entire ind.


    After all, Bernie’s brother was the shadow leader behind it all.


    Abraham gave Abel a cold look. Abel understood immediately and kicked Bernie hard behind the


    <b>knee</b><b>. </b>


    Bernie lost his bnce and fell to the ground with a thud.


    He gritted his teeth in silence.


    Abraham sped his hands and looked down at him, eyes full of menace. “I told you before. I want that item.”


    And he had no intention of giving anything in return<i>. </i>


    If Abraham had been polite before, it was clear now that he was done pretending.


    He intended to take it – by force if necessary.


    Eddie, long used to Abraham’s overbearing nature, sat quietly to the side.


    Sebastian, however, was tense.


    If Derrick refused to let go of Ste, who knew when Abraham would lose patience and use me as a scapegoat?


    Bernie picked up the threat in Abraham’s tone. “I don’t have it with me.”


    “Oh?”


    “Let me go first. I’ll take one of your men to get it.”


    Abraham let out a cold chuckle.


    He stared at Bernie. His look was deep and dangerous.