“I would’ve too. I stopped the first bullet, but I couldn’t stop the second one…” Abel said regretfully as he noticed Sam’s tears streaming down her cheeks. “Who is her real family? Is it the Adelmar family?”
Sam nodded gently without speaking.
“Who heads the family?” Abel asked.
“I… can’t say…” Sam shook her head.
“I’ll find out tomorrow anyway,” Abel reminded her. “You might as well tell me now.”
“No,” Sam said, avoiding Abel’s eyes. “If you find out on your own, no one can say it’s because I told you…”
“Huh! The girl is tight-lipped, it seems…” Abel chuckled.
I have to return to
don’t you just come along with us?
punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect Ms. Emmeline. He gave me an earful through the phone that day…” Sam’s lips quivered as
It was
kept my eyes on Ms. Emmeline
interrupted her. “So what does
at liberty to say, Mr. Ryker. You’ll
doing
I can do is show you the way to get to the island, or you might end up spending days or
nodded briefly.
head, finally looking Abel in the eye. “I know
assistant. “Take good care of Sam, make sure she
immediately before turning to Sam. “Your room is ready. Why don’t you have a shower while I get some food
again. “Thank you, Luca,” she
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