Revenge After Death

Chapter 240

I couldn’t help thinking that Ewan was exaggerating. Was Steven that scary? Ewan’s

respect was a little over the top.

I didn’t lose my cool. If the Larsons wanted to cause a scene, so be it. There wasn’t anyone

else at the Lincoln residence aside from Ignatius, who could only get mad since he was paralyzed in bed.

“Mr. Lincoln… there’s also some trouble with the Lincoln family. Mr. Dax has been arrested under the suspicion of being involved in an abduction and murder–for–hire case. But…”

Ewan hesitated. “I’m sorry about this, sir. The weeds are too entangled to be cleared in one

1. go.

If one didn’t make sure to thoroughly exterminate the pests in one’s life, the pests would eventually return.

“We’ll just have to make sure the gardeners clear them more frequently. Even if we can’t uproot them, we still have to scare the weeds and let them know they’ll be removed if they grow too quickly,” Steven said softly.

I could tell he was insinuating something, but I was a little embarrassed to ask with him and Ewan being so open around me.

After dinner, Steven leaned on my shoulder and asked, “Do you want to watch a show?”

ny self.

Now that Ewan wasn’t around, he was back to being his clingy

hand. “I bet Charles and Nadia want nothing more than to rip my throat

to be furious over their precious Ann being dangled from the beams for a

night.

Steven said seriously as he brought me away.

followed him, blurting out, “Your legs

the years? Based on my hazy memories, he’d only been around six feet tall when I gifted him

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winked and said, “My legs aren’t the only things that are long.”

saying. His gaze was as innocent as ever,

pounced on me. Steven stood before me, keeping me safe behind him.

in time, but Steven pulled me along with him as

“You don’t have to get on your knees before us so early

psycho, Stephany! You must’ve caught it from someone

her wrist and shoved her

hint of his usual silliness as he stood there. In fact, he looked downright handsome. “Who allowed you to touch my

turned to look at Charles, who was still trying to

was a dimwit. “Stephany is our daughter, Steven. This is a

matter.”

200–million- dollar investment ?” Steven held me protectively. “Since you sold her to me, she doesn’t have anything to do with you anymore. I

could be so

or were these his true colors?

I gaped at Steven. Which side of him was

so mad. How could you hang Ann from the beams like that? That was so dangerous.” Charles lowered his voice, not daring to do anything rashly because he couldn’t

leaned against