Chapter 432 The Truth Comes Out
Chapter 432 The Truth Comes Out
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That “<b>I </b>won’t let <b>her </b>off the hook” line came out of Louis’s mouth <b>way </b>too hard.
“Of course I’m her real brother<b>. </b>If <b>I </b><b>weren’t</b>, would I be disciplining her like this<b>?</b><b>” </b>he huffed.
He really emphasized the word discipline, which left <b>Ste </b><b>speechless</b>.
Louis looked at her expectantly. “Well? Was she involved or not?”
<b>Ste </b>nodded. <b>“</b>Yeah. She was<b>.</b><b>” </b>
What? She actually was?
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That brat Sharon–he knew it. She kept denying it like crazy and even argued with him. Now she <b>was </b>caught red–handed.
Louis felt his brain short–circuit.
“Seriously? She <b><i>was </i></b>involved?”
Serious
Ste nodded again. “Yep. Definitely involved.”
“Did she hit you?”
By now, Louis’s voice was already shaky with disbelief.
He had spent all this time drilling it into Sharon’s head that Ste was Abraham’s precious treasure. Any resentment she still held from the past, especially about Jonathan, needed to be buried deep.
If she couldn’t keep that in check, she shouldn’t even think about stepping out of the house.
And now this brat…
At this point, Louis kind of wished he could just faint.
Ste said casually, “She didn’t hit me. She helped me hold Jasmine down. Jasmine got beat up pretty bad.”
Louis, who was still trying to piece things together in his head, just froze.
He blinked. “Wait. What did you say? She <i>held </i>Jasmine down?”
“Yeah,” Ste nodded. “She was hugging Jasmine real tight.”
So… the actual scene was Ste and Sharon teaming up to beat up Jasmine?
<i>What </i>even-
Just as Louis <b>was </b>struggling to process this, Abraham came home.
His expression was less than weing.
“Mr. Louis, you’ve got quite a bit of free time to be making house calls at Seats Cove. Why didn’t you give me a call first?”
Louis flinched under Abraham’s chilly gaze.
Coming here while Abraham <b><i>was </i></b>home was apletely different ballgame from showing up when he wasn’t.
Seeing Abraham arrive, Ste got up and walked over to him, all sweet and docile. “You’re back already?”
They’d just spoken on the phone a moment ago. She thought he’d be a little longer, especially with how bad the roads were today.
Abraham reached out and gently ruffled her hair. “The food I brought is with Lou Ling. Go take a look.”
Ste’s <b>eyes </b>lit up.
“What kind of food?<b>” </b>
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Chapter 432 The Truth Comes Out
“You’ll see,” he said, voice filled with indulgent warmth.
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Louis found himself <b>dazed </b>for a moment watching <b>it </b>all. Abraham <b>really </b><b>was </b>a man of <b>extremes</b><b>–</b>ice to the world, and fire <b>to </b>
Ste.
All the warmth in him <b>was </b>reserved for her. Everyone <b>else </b>only <b>ever </b>got the cold.
Watching Abraham nudge <b>Ste </b><b>away</b><b>, </b>Louis’s <b>chest </b>tightened. He instinctively wanted to stop her<b>. </b>
He knew perfectly <b>well</b>: with Ste in the room, Abraham could still pretend to be civil. Once she left, though… that mask woulde off.
But he didn’t dare <b>say </b><b>a </b>word.
Especially not when Abraham’s expression was that dark. Louis wasn’t stupid.
He could only pray <b><i>please</i></b>, <b><i>don’t </i></b><i>go</i>.
<i>Too </i><b><ite</i></b><b>. </b>
Ste <b>was </b><b>way </b>too obedient. That same woman who’d once beaten Ethan to a pulp now looked like the <b>sweetest </b>little thing in front of Abraham.
“I’m going, then.”
“Okay. Good girl.” Abraham pinched her cheek.
She turned and jogged off.
Louis stared after her. <i>Seriously</i>? So sweet it was hard to believe she was even the same person. If no one had told him she used to be engaged to Ethan, he would’ve thought they were talking about someone else entirely.
And honestly? Ethan had no one to me but himself. He’d been blind enough to pick Lilian of all people.
With Ste gone, it was just Abraham and Louis.
Abraham took a seat on the couch, his eyes cold.
Louis stood awkwardly. “Mr. Abraham.”
Abraham nced at him icily. “Didn’t you already sign the contract? Why are you still looking for her?”
Louis’s heart skipped a beat.
Damn–he really was Abraham’s woman. Their thought process was exactly the same.
But leaving that kind of impression on Abraham–that he was always trying to sneak around the backdoor–<b>was </b>definitely not a good thing.
“I, uh, it’s not about the deal.”
Truth be told, most of the time he reached out to Ste, it was because of her connection to Abraham. He’d hoped she might help ease things along.