Chapter 0520

Gabe.

We watched our dad leave, heading straight for our mom. According to him, we were boring as shit so he went to our mom, who, according to him, was better company than we were.

The moment he was out of earshot, Travis turned to us with his brows pulled down in a frown.

"I don't get why he is here," Travis complained while staring daggers at Reaper.

"Do we have a problem? Reaper asks. Even though his tone is calm, there is an unmistakable dangerous current underneath it.

The way his eyes flash, even while cooking cool and collected, should be warning enough that nobody should cross him. He is danger personified, but my best friend is too much of an idiot to realize that. To realize that Reaper is anything but weak, even though right now he seems harmless.

"Yes, we fucking do," Travis growled. "You killed my father, and you have the guts to come here?"

"I'm here with my fiancé. Whatever the fuck your problem is, deal with it."

Rowan and I look at each other as the tension between Reaper and Travis increases. If we don't handle this, things will escalate quickly, and the last thing I want is for my wife to be upset because the spouses of two of her best friends are fighting.

"Tension is running high, so maybe we should all take a breather." I try to calm down the situation.

at Reaper. "And your girlfriend," he points at Travis. "Are best friends. Do you really want to put them in

be in Ava's life, you have to accept Reaper. Like

my dad! He's a fucking murderer and should be in jail where his piece of shit brother is," he

wanted to for the trouble he caused me. Now, disrespect me or Ethan again, and I'll bury you so deep it'll

a scary fucker and that's saying a lot,

that killed James?" Rowan asked, his

one James fucked over? Where do you think he got the money to expand his company? From banks? He ran into some trouble and was almost going bankrupt. The banks couldn't take the

not see that coming. Color

words, seething in anger. "He said

What do you think I've been doing all these years in hiding? I've been looking for evidence that I wasn't the one that killed your father. James tried to cover up the shit he got himself into by pointing fingers and blaming me. Go and dig into the sources of your finances going

to stare at Reaper, his eyes conveying how he was having a hard time

were best friends; Dad would

because I am not James, but my best bet is his pride wouldn't let him.

offered to help Travis countless

force him. The best we could do is send investors his way, but that also hasn't been easy given that the Howell's are

you would devastate Letty and seeing Letty devastated would affect Connie and Ava. I wouldn't want anything

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