When Holden saw him, other than exchanging customary pleasantries, he didn’t have much of a reaction.
Seeing him approach Ashton and me, I subconsciously hid behind Ashton as fear clutched at my chest.
“Mr. Fuller, what a coincidence. We meet again!” he said with a minute smile on his face.
Ashton kept a poker face as he met the other man’s gaze. “Mm, we meet again. I thought you already left Moranta.”
Abe released an abrupt laugh. “Of course not. This land is where I was given a new life. If I left just like that, how would I be able to see the two of you again?”
Ashton shot him a chilling glance but remained silent.
The corner of Abe’s mouth lifted into an arrogant smirk. “It seems like you don’t really like talking to me, Mr. Fuller. It’s fine. Time is on our side. We have many more opportunities for a good chat!”
Without waiting for a response, he walked away.
I sighed in relief and quickly said, “Let’s go, Ashton.”
nodded, then cast a glance at Holden, signaling that we were leaving. With that, he looked
after him and inadvertently peeked at Abe, who was supposed to leave. Instead, he stopped to stare unblinkingly at
grabbed Ashton’s arm tightly. Noticing my reaction, he put his arm around
nodded meekly and continued walking alongside Ashton
the car, my nerves finally relaxed. I watched as he started the car
calmly focused on the road ahead. “Tomorrow,” he replied, then looked sideways at me. “What
hurt me because of my relationship with Armond, but he was very cruel to Nora and the other women.
gazed at me earnestly. “Don’t ever leave without a word again, okay? No matter what happens, we’ll
still
his gaze back to
box. Slightly bewildered, I turned to him
tell you that he’s sorry,” he clarified and placed the box on my
but grumble, “It’s hard to believe that an egoistic man like him is
chuckled deeply and observed, “You don’t have
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