Chapter 89

1 glanced around cautiously and reached out to pull Rachel close to me.

“Anyone there?” Rachel whispered, her gaze fixed on the alley.

I shook my head and focused on the figure not far down the alley.

Sensing our gaze, the figure swiftly disappeared.

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Glancing at Steven, I noticed the lingering hostility in his eyes as he stood in the dim alley, resembling Satan emerging from hell.

I cautiously called out, “Hey, Steve?”

He turned to look at me.

I could see the hostility in his eyes fading away quickly, replaced by an innocent look as he said, ” Stephie, I feel dizzy.”

Then he collapsed onto me. His towering six–foot frame sprawled over mine.

I barely had a chance to resist. I could only let him rest on me.

“He looks skinny but weighs a lot,” Rachel remarked as she helped me support Steven, guiding him to the roadside.

dizzy, his entire weight

is he so

hailed a cab, and together we helped Steven into

t

back to the Lincoln residence first,” I

to learn

leaned against me. His forehead was feverish. He was

touched his forehead and

kind of relationship did he

Steven?” Rachel whispered. “Is he truly your husband? Can

asked softly and pointed at her head.

meant Steven had mental

can he, you know, perform normally in marriage?” Rachel

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she was still the Rachel I

about such matters.

is my husband, and well…it’s complicated.” I rubbed my

married? And now I

can handle it… “He’s pretty

a pretty face, you

really smart, a genius.” I instinctively defended Steven. “He got into the college’s genius program when he was barely a teenager, quite a

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