NovelsFreeChapter 240 Chapter 240 +25 BONUS "Why would he do this?" Luke's voice broke through my thoughts, and it took all my restraint not to snap at him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Why would he do it?" I repeated, my tone getting sharper. "I don't know, Luke. But whatever it is, it has something to do with you. No man targets your daughter without a damn good reason. Think. What happened between you and him? What's the history here?" Luke looked offended, his face flushing with anger. "Nick, never dealt with that boy. I don't know who he is or who his family is." I let out a frustrated breath, my patience wearing thin. "His mother died when he was five," Ethan said, his words coming out tightly controlled. “She had cancer, and she passed away. His father... well, he was shot dead. That's all I could dig up on him. Not much else." Ethan's voice was quiet, still shaken by the situation. "I will look into it, but from the moment we got here, that kid has been nothing but nice. His shown no signs of resentment or anger towardor Olivia. In fact, he looked like he was trying to get close to Olivia, maybe even build a relationship with her. I don't get it. I don't know what this is all about." I turned to Luke, frustration bubbling up inside me. "When did you becso naïve, Luke?" I couldn't believe he was falling for Xander's act. "How are you not seeing past his façade? His playing you, and you are letting him." Luke opened his mouth to respond, but I cut him off. I didn't have tfor this. We needed to deal with the situation at hand.
"Whatever," I muttered. "Let's just figure out what's going on with these two. We can worry about Xander later. Right now, we need to get answers." I could see the way Luke bristled at my tone. He wasn't used to being spoken to like that, he was the one who gave orders, not the one who took them. But I didn't have the luxury of worrying about his pride right now. There was a bigger issue at hand, and it was pressing.
"If it was Xander who..." Luke trailed off, unable to finish the sentence. The frustration, the anger, it was all starting to boil over inside me.
I raised an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed with his hesitation. "If? You're still saying 'if'? After everything that's happened, you're still questioning this?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMy patience snapped. I stepped closer, my voice sharp and laced with fury. “Luke, just what the hell is wrong with you? Did you forget who you chere with? Olivia, her children.., your family. Are you willing to bet their lives on that... boy and trust him like this?"
The words hung in the air, thick with tension. I could see the flicker of anger in his eyes, the frustration building as he processed what I had just said. "That's right, he growled, stepping forward. "Olivia and her children. And no, I'm not just going to throw their safety away like you seem to think I would. But I'm not going to blindly trust you either, Nick. You think I don't know what's at stake here? You think I'm willing to let this situation spiral out of control?"
I could feel the weight of his challenge, the sting of his words, but I wasn't about to back down. Not now. "Then stop being so damm stubborn and listen i snapped. "Because right now, that's exactly what's happening. We're dealing with a dangerous man who's willing to manipulate anyone and everyone to get what he wants. And you're standing there, playing nice with him like nothing's wrong I can't let that happen." mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1
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