Chapter 39 Would You Marry Him?

“D“mn you and your morn!”

bThat /bcrude response made the air on the other end of the phone go dead silent for a beat.

Then came Jonathan’s furious voice. “Ste, are youpletely out of control now?”

“Hard to say. But I’d say I’m more in control bthan /bever.

Out of control? Ha-

Jonathan snapped, “My mom is your mom too! Try cursing her again, I dare you!”

“You’re just a hick! Your whole life is buried in dirt and still too dumb to tell how deep it is.”

“Ste! Jonathan barked..

bAnd /bjust like that, Ste went right bback /bto cursing him.

bJonathan /bwas fuming. “Tell me where you are right now!”

If he found her now, he’d beat her senseless. Since she came home, she hadn’t given anyone a moment’s peace. And now, even at a time like this, she was still causing trouble.

Ste shot back, “You’re so capable, why don’t you btrack /bme down, you dirt mound!”

Before hanging up, she bmade /bsure to throw in onest insult.

Jonathan. still holding the phone, nearly passed out from rage when he heard the beeping tone on the bline/b.

He bhad /balready been stewing after failing to find her at Kingston Heights.

Then he came back to the hospital, tried calling her, only to realize she’d blocked his number. He finally borrowed another phone just to get through.

They hadn’t even exchanged more than a few words–only for him to getpletely chewed out.

Right now, he wanted nothing more than to find her and wring her neck.

bSusan /bstood right beside him. She’d heard everything Ste said on the phone. With a sigh, she muttered, “Does she really hate us that much? What did we ever do to deserve this?”

bJonathan /bgrowled, “bWhat /bdid we do? We gave her a life she didn’t deserve!”

After shouting, he immediately bmade /banother call, ordering someone to find out where Ste was, no matter bwhat /bit took.

There was only one thing on Jonathan’s mind now–find Ste!

The way she acted on the phone–he was going to make her beg just as hard..

Susan sighed again, ncing toward the hospital room. “Enough. Don’t you have to attend Mr. bParker’s /bbirthday party tonight? Go already. Don’t waste time?

“And Ste “

“I’ll go find her once she turns up, Susan said calmly.

bBy /bnow, she understood. When it came bto /bSte, threats didn’t bwork/b.

So tiry’d have to coax hier. No matter what, they had to get Rianne back first.

Chapter 39 Would You Marry Him?

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“Eddie

Eddie McKenzie, the renowned cardiologist from Falvaria.

Especially in surgery, he’d never botched a single operation. People called him the Miracle Doctor.

From the front seat, Eddie turned band /bgave her a teasing grin. “D’mn girl, you’re good at hiding. You had Abraham searching all these years. If he still couldn’t find you, I figured he’d start digging through the underworld to see if you were hiding out with the reaper.

Hearing that Abraham had been searching for her all these years made Ste feel a twinge bof /bbguilt/b.

She cautiously nced at the cold–faced bman /bbeside her.

Abraham took her phone. Her brows jumped. “What are you doing?”

Don’t speak, Abraham said.

What?

She watched him scroll through her contacts, messages, WhatsApp, and every app.

So he is checking up on me?

Ste frowned and snatched her phone back. “What is this? I bgraduated /byears ago.

Back then, he said no dating during school. But this wasn’t school anymore.

Abraham looked at her and gave a low bchuckle/bb. /bHe hooked an arm around the back of her head and pulled her onto hisp.

“Hey, wait! Eddie’s still in the car!” Ste protested.

The moment she spoke, the privacy divider between the front band /bback seats rose silently.

Still. Ste felt awkward.

She wriggled in hisp, trying to get off, and muttered, “Abraham, I’m really a grown–up now!”

Abrahamughed softly. “Oh yeah? So now you want to date?”

Ste’s mouth twitched.

Date?

She’d never even thought about it.

She stayed quiet, but Abraham bcontinued/b, “Or do you really think bthat /bengagement with bhim /bis legitb?/b”

The wedding bwas /bbjust /bbdays /baway.

“If I hadn’t shown up, would you really have married himb?/b”

Ste could clearly hear the danger in his voice when he said bthat/b.

lo” the answered.

“No Abraham didn’t buy it

Abel had already dug up everything

bSend /bGifts