Chapter 303 Her Escape, His Possession
Nearly two hours passed before Abraham finally let go of Stella, after she had screamed herself hoarse.
She collapsed in his arms, drenched in sweat.
Her almond eyes were filled with resentment. “You… you’re unbelievable… How could you be so horrible?”
This devil. How did he come up with so many tricks?
Why hadn’t I realized how evil he could be before?
Abraham looked perfectly satisfied. He let out a deep chuckle, then carried her straight to the
bathroom.
When they came out after washing up, Stella was already in bed, too exhausted to move. Abraham pulled her back into his arms.
“Now are you going to tell me how you managed to escape from his villa?”
Derrick’s place wasn’t exactly impenetrable,butit was close enough.
With so many guards stationed, it wouldn’t have been an exaggeration tosaythat even aflycouldn’t slip out unnoticed.
And yet Stella had managed to run that far, completely shaking off his people.
Snuggling into his arms, she replied hoarsely, “They were all distracted by the barking dogs. Of course they didn’t pay any attention to me.”
Abraham blinked. “Barkingdogs?”
Well, that was interesting.
Stellasaid, “The dogs were going crazy. Loud and chaotic. Of course they had to go check it out.”
Whilethey were allbusywatching the chaos, I mademyselfmoveand slippedaway.
Abraham tweaked her little nose. “I underestimated your endurance.”
Even the driver couldn’t catch her, and she was on foot.
Stella shifted into a more comfortable position in his arms. “You chased the dogs for an hour.
There was no way the dogs were going to stay on the main road.Ihad wanted to exhaust Derrick and his cold–hearted thugs
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But when they finally caught up with me, it must have been because they got desperate chasing the dogandfinally drew their guns.
Abraham froze.
His eyes fell to the little girl in his arms, whose breathing had already settled into a slow, peaceful rhythm.
From her scattered words, Abraham was able to piece together what must have happened.
Derrick’s obsession with dogs… it happened to tie in with the harsh training Stella had endured from Marie for that one month
Animal talk.
When humans can’t help you, you have to rely on any living thing that can understand you.
“Abraham, Stella murmured.
She had closed her eyes but suddenly looked up at him, her gaze dreamy under the dim orange glow of the light. Her delicate face seemed even sotter in this light.
“What is it?
“Hold me. I never want to be separated from you again.”
Clearly, even this brief separation had left another deep scar on her heart.
Abraham felt something tighten in his chest. He held her even closer.
He planted a soft kiss on her forehead. “Sleep now, sweetheart.”
His voice held the unique softness he had only ever reserved for her.
Back at the Reed Mansion, after chatting with Jonathan for a while, Ethan went to see Lillian.
The whole situation left him feeling both angry and helpless.
Abraham had crushed the Reed family with one hand.
All our avenues of escape had beencutoff.Susan had begged almost every woman of influence she knew forhelp
But none of them were willing to lift a finger.
WhenEthanwent to Lillian’s room, the door was closed. But he could hear her arguing w
someone inside. The voicewasloud.
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Unlike at the hospital, Ethan didn’t barge in.
Instead, he put his car to the door.
Lillian was completely oblivious.
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Inside she screamed, “Ha, you think I’m scared now? I’m telling you, I might as well die. Go ahead
and expose everything; at least it’llallred now? I’m t
Shewasreally losing it.
be over.
Stella was closinginonme from one side, and now this kidnapper was threatening me from the other. On top of that, I was in constant physicalpain.
What had I done to deserve such a punishment?
All I wanted was to keep what I had. Was that so wrong?
“The Reed family treats you so well, and you think they’ll let you die? Cut the crap. I want 280,000 dollars.”
The kidnapper didn’t believe a word of it.
Everyone in Rivermount knew she was the most established adopted daughter in town.
When she heard 280,000 dollars, Lillian’s eyes darkened.
“280,000 dollars? You’ve got some nerve. The car crash job was already paid in full. This is blackmail.”
The kidnapper fell silent.
“And don’t forget, I wanted Stella dead back then. Did you kill her?”
Her voice brokeintoa screech as she shouted.
Everything had gone wrong because Stella was still alive.
Ifshe had died in that crash, none of this would be happening to me now.