Chapter 414

Langston choked on his burger, coughing violently!

Everett quickly got up and patted his back, “Easy there, cowboy. Ain’t no one gonna rustle that burger from ya.”

“I’m fine!” Langston waved him off, avoiding Everett’s gaze.

At first, Everett was genuinely concerned about the choking hazard, but Langston’s shifty behavior tipped him off that something was amiss.

He was trying to play it cool, but the more he did, the more it screamed that there was something fishy.

But this time. Everett didn’t go for the direct approach. Instead, he played it off like he hadn’t noticed a thing and finished the meal as if everything was normal.

He knew Langston was onto his old tricks, but there were plenty more tricks up his sleeve.

The rest… well, they would cross that bridge

to it

the hospital, Jeffrey showed no

healing, leaving a scar that would never fade. The multiple fractures throughout his body posed no threat to his life, but any thoughts of manual labor or heavy lifting in his

was that

were swollen from crying, and she had fainted more than once. Eventually, Huxley had to strong–arm her back to the hotel to rest, leaving him to stand

she found Huxley staring at the ICU

stuff in her arms and composed

“Huxley.”

saw her, though not with the warmth he reserved for Everett. His demeanor was cooler,

“Yeah, you’re here.”

how Jeffrey’s

nodded grimly, “Just waiting on the doc and see

How about I come by after my shift to keep watch? I’m

okay. I’m worried someone might try to harm my boy.” Huxley’s

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