Chapter 433 Treading Carefully
Chapter 433 Treading Carefully
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Louis let out a dryugh. “Uh, seriously–it’s not about the deal. I won’t bother Ms. Ste with any business stuff again.”
He was doing everything he could to clean up the bad impression he’d left.
Abraham narrowed his eyes. “Oh?”
He pulled a cigarette from his case, lit it, took a slow drag, and looked at Louis with that same ice–cold stare.
Louis swallowed hard. “I just came because of what happened at the mall. I was worried Sharon might’ve hurt Ms. Ste, so I thought I shoulde check in person.”
Abraham said tly, “You could’ve called me first.”
<i>Yeah</i>, <i>no </i>kidding. Like I’d <i>dare </i><i>call </i><i>you </i><i>out </i><i>of </i><i>the </i><i>blue</i><i>, </i>Louis thought.
That was exactly why he showed up in person instead.
But hearing Ste exin things… well, her version lined up almost perfectly with Sharon’s.
He hadn’t believed Sharon when she first told him. After all, given her past issues with Ste–thanks to Lilian–he had to get to the bottom of it.
“I just didn’t want any friendly fire,” Louis muttered.
Abraham raised a brow. “Hmm?”
“I mean–I didn’t want Ms. Ste to get hurt.”
Louis was getting more nervous by the second.
He’d been at the top of the food chain in Rivermount for years. He’d seen all kinds of people. But Abraham? Abraham radiated a kind of pressure that made him flinch.
Maybe it was because he was Falvaria’s underground arms king–the kind of man who’d definitely gotten blood on his hands.
Yeah. Definitely not someone you wanted to mess with.
If it weren’t for that rare mineral being so hard to source, he would’ve stayed a mile away from Abraham.
Abraham asked, “So you got it all cleared up?”
Louis nodded. “Yeah, it’s clear now.”
As long as Sharon didn’ty a hand on Ste, everything was fine. That brat had shown some rare smarts for once.
If she’d acted on impulse and joined Jasmine inying a finger on Ste, it would’ve been game over.
<i>Thank </i>god <i>she’d </i><i>kept </i><i>it </i><i>together</i>.
The way Abraham had annihted the Wilde family recently? Yeah, Louis had been living in a constant state of panic.
Meanwhile, on Ste’s side-
Abel had just brought over the snacks Abraham bought her.
He warmed them up and said, “Mr. Abraham thought they were really cute, so he picked them out for you.”
Ste took a bite. “Mm, this little kitty one is so good.”
The snacks had been made in the shape of little animals. She had to admit–whoever made them really knew their stuff.
Abel smiled. “The bunny ones are even better. Mr. Abraham couldn’t stop eating them.”
Chapter 433 Treading Carefully
“Really?”
“Yep.” Abel nodded.
Ste picked up a bunny one and took a bite. Okay, yeah. He wasn’t kidding.
“Mmm… so good!”
She was practically moaning. It <b>was </b><i>that </i>good. <ul><li>5 Free Coins </li></ul>
When Abraham walked in, the first thing he <b>saw </b><b>was </b>her tiny, puffed–up face stuffed with food, looking as happy as could be
That soft round face, full of satisfaction from a simple snack, was just… adorable.
When she spotted him, Ste’s cheeks were still puffed out. “Abraham, these are <i>so </i>good! Where did you get them?”
She’d been in Rivermount this whole time and hadn’t even known a ce like this existed.
“If you like them,” Abraham said, “I’ll have Abel drive out and get more for you to take back to Falvaria.”
Her eyes lit up. “Wait–are we really going back today?”
Abraham nodded. “Yeah. Evening flight.”
That answer made her light up with joy.
So they were finally going back. That meant nothing else would get in the way.
And good thing, too. If they dyed any longer, she was genuinely worried about how badly Su Su might freak out.
Victor, <i>seriously</i>. <i>Why </i><i>the </i><i>hell </i><i>did </i><i>you </i><i>have </i><i>to </i><i>scare </i><i>my </i><i>poor </i><i>little </i><i>pancake </i>like <i>that</i><i>? </i>
Suddenly, something came to mind. “Derrick and Marie are both back in Falvaria now, aren’t they?”
She’d meant to bring it upst night, but Abraham hade home drunk. Then this morning, he was already gone.
Abraham frowned. “They called you?”
“Mmhm.”
And it wasn’t just a call–Derrick had been acting like a total brat on the phone.
Ste nced over at him. “Didn’t Marie say she was flying to Frapucu?”
<i>Wasn’t </i><i>Dan </i>supposed <i>to </i><i>be </i><i>there</i><i>? </i>
By all ounts, Marie shouldn’t have made it back to Falvaria so soon.
Without a word, Abraham pulled her into hisp and picked up a pastry to feed her.
Ste shook her head. “No thanks, I’m full.”
“You’re eating this little now?”
That question made her freeze.
Right… why was she eating so littletely?