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.

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

to it

hospital, Jeffrey showed no signs of

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

silver lining was that his condition hadn’t

had to strong–arm her

arrived, she found Huxley staring at the ICU sign,

her

“Huxley.”

with the warmth he reserved for Everett. His demeanor was cooler, almost

“Yeah, you’re here.”

see how Jeffrey’s doing. Is he

grimly, “Just waiting on the doc and see if surgery is needed.”

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

try to harm my boy.” Huxley’s words

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