Chapter <i>559 </i>No Mercy for the Na?ve
Back in Rivermount…
When Ste and Abraham got involved, Ethan had been sure that once they returned to Falvaria, Ste would be facing endless consequences.
He had believed that the bond formed from growing up together was a line they could never cross.
And once she got hurt–or worse, kicked out by the Luke family–she’d have nowhere to return to except Rivermount.
And at that point, she’d be his again.
But he was wrong.
After returning to Falvaria, the rtionship he thought impossible had resolved itself easily.
And now, Ste’s words-“<i>Are </i><i>you </i><i>here </i><i>for </i><i>my wedding</i>?“–stabbed into his chest like a de.
It hurt so much he couldn’t breathe.
“You’re really going to marry Abraham?” Ethan finally choked out..
His breathing was uneven.
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His vision dimmed, and the hollow ache in his chest was unlike anything he’d ever felt.
Not even when Lilian left Rivermount had he felt something this sharp, this consuming.
After she left Rivermount, he realized he remembered everything about Ste.
Ste let out a coldugh. “You think I’d fake something like that? The wedding’s already in motion.”
Right–her wedding with Abraham.
They’d started nning it all the way back in Rivermount.
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Ethan pressed on. “Do you know how many people are trashing your name right now, besides the Luke and Dawson families?<b>” </b>
“The kind of rtionship you have with Abraham–no matter where you go, people won’t ept it.”
Yes, the two great families of Falvaria had epted them.
But that didn’t mean the rest of the world would.
What they had would always be controversial.
As Ethan’s words grew harsher, Ste only replied with a casual, “Oh.” Then, “And why do you think this is any of your business<b>?</b><b>” </b>
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Ethan’s breath caught again.
Ste continued, “Worry about yourself. Don’t tell me that after learning who Lilian really is, you suddenly realized you don’t love her anymore?”
“If that’s the <b>case</b>, then I really pity Lilian. And your love? It’s a joke.”
“You-” Ethan started, but Ste cut him off.
“Look at me. No matter what I be, he still loves me.”
<i>No </i><i>matter </i>what I <i>be</i>… he <i>still </i><i>loves </i><i>me</i>.
Was she talking about Abraham? Did she just say Abraham… loved her?
<i>Did </i><i>she </i><i>even </i><i>know </i>what love <i>meant</i>?
Did <i>she- </i>
Ste’s voice came cold and sharp. “If I were you, I wouldn’t have time to fly to Falvaria right now. Hufman Horgan isn’t someone you can handle easily.”
Anyone who survived in underground death rings didn’t just have brute strength–their minds were sharper than most.
Especially sharper than someone like Ethan.
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At the mention of Horgan, Ethan let out a bitterugh. “That’s the best excuse you coulde up with? Fine, Ste. You win. Because of that man, I really have nothing left now.”
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Why had hee to Falvaria?
Yes, to <b>see </b>Ste. But more than that, because he couldn’t bear the thought of her marrying Abraham.
And, in part, to run from the chaos in Rivermount.
The Keene family was falling apart.
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His father, Judson, had be obsessed with Horgan–so much so, he hardly visited Ethan’s mother in the hospital.
That man’s sudden appearance had shattered everything the Keene family had built–overnight.
“This <b>is </b>my punishment, isn’t it?” Ethan whispered, voice trembling with rage and helplessness.
Ste replied calmly, “Sorry, but I don’t have time to plot your downfall. The reason you’re in this mess is simple–you spent all your time chasing romance instead of learning how to take control And you know why you’re so easy to knock down? Because you overestimated yourself.”
If words could kill, this was it.
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Back in Rivermount, Ethan had been revered.
People praised him. Said he’d brought the Keene Group to new heights.
And in that small corner of the world, maybe he had.
But outside of Rivermount? Who was he, really?
Once he stepped beyond that limited space, what was left?
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Listening to Ste’s words, sharp as needles, Ethan felt like he couldn’t breathe.
“You really had to humiliate me like this right now?”
“Humiliate you?” Ste scoffed. “You think this is humiliation?”
Just look at the things Ethan chose to hear. What kind of logic was that?
Ste let out a chillyugh and added, “If you had spent even half the effort you wasted on Lilian actually running the Keene Group, you wouldn’t have been reced like a dog by Horgan.”
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