Chapter 235

MARCUS

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“What did you just say?” My voice was low, but it carried a dangerous edge as I paced back and forth across the office. The phone pressed tightly against my ear; I was on a call with Ethan. He was giving me some feedback about the man who had been getting close to my family the one I didn’t trust. The one who was starting to make me see red.

“Listen, man, I’ve already told you. I will keep an eye on him and the family,” Ethan said, his tone calm, almost too calm for the situation. “There’s no need to panic.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “Are you serious, Ethan? You think I’m going to just sit back and relax while there’s a potential threat lurking around my family? You want me to just let that go?” My pulse was racing, blood pounding in my ears as I struggled to keep my anger in check.

“Do you honestly expect me to just sit here, waiting for something to go wrong while I know there’s a man who could hurt them? How am I supposed to do nothing? You know that’s not me.”

I could feel my hands clenched into fists. How could Luke have been so careless? How could he not have done a background check on this guy? It was maddening. My mind was spiralling as I thought about all the ways things could go south. The thought of my wife and children being in any kind of danger, it was unbearable.

I will handle it. But you better have eyes on him, Ethan, because if something happens

a little advice, Marcus,” Ethan cut in, his voice turning sharper. “Stop acting like a child. You need to trust us. There are three of

a brief wave of frustration and guilt wash over me. I knew Ethan was trying to calm me down, but at that moment, I couldn’t see past the fear gnawing at me. The urgency in my mind told me there

my advice to you, Marcus,” I shot back, at the tone Ethan used. I knew whatever he was going to say was going to make me mad. “If you want Olivia back, if you really want her back, you will respect her wishes. She has made it clear. When she’s ready to talk,

reverberating through my entire body. I could feel the sting in my knuckles as the wall cracked, to be fair, it was just hard dry walling, but the pain was nothing compared to the ache in my chest. This wasn’t about just protecting my family

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air as I breathe in trying to calm myself before giving Ethan a response, but all I could

about to do something reckless. I’m warning you for the last time, calm down, trust

already let me in on everything, and there was no taking it back. “Why the hell didn’t Nick listen to you about this guy? When he left here, he promised he would keep him away from my wife and kids. So why the

my skin, hotter with every passing second. What the hell had I

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Chapter 235

his way back into her life while I was stuck here in New Village. The whole situation was spiralling out of control, and

guy’s good. You would swear he was a saint if you met him. He’s got that innocent look, ke he couldn’t hurt a fly. But don’t be fooled, he’s got

I didn’t ask for a rundown on the guy. I didn’t need to know how charming of smooth he

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