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.

working at the Lopez Corporation first. The rest… well, they would

to it

the hospital, Jeffrey showed

fade. The multiple fractures throughout his body posed no threat to his life, but any thoughts of manual labor or heavy lifting

silver lining was that his condition hadn’t worsened.

from crying, and she had fainted more than once. Eventually, Huxley had to strong–arm her back to the

she found Huxley staring at the ICU sign, lost in

her

“Huxley.”

the warmth he reserved for Everett. His demeanor was

“Yeah, you’re here.”

see how Jeffrey’s

“Just waiting on the doc

Huxley, you’re not in the best shape yourself. How about I come by after my shift to keep watch? I’m free anyway. and you and Paloma should

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

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