Chapter 145

Jack bombarded me with messages when i didn't answer the calls.

Jack: "Evelyn, how dare you secretly record ne! I'm warning you. If you even think about leaking that video, I'll ensure your grandmother pays for it!"

Jack: "Ungrateful brat! I raised you and ted you, and this is how you repay me? By threatening me?"

Jack "You're a traitor! How did I ever end up with a child like you?"

Each message popped up one after another, and I read every single one word for word. Jack was nothing more than a man lashing out in impotent rage now. With a cold expression, I tapped the top comer of the screen and blocked him on WhatsApp.

Silence retumed

I knew that by the time lan found Jack, he would already be aware that Leah had been arrested.

If lan decided to step in. I wasn't sure if Leah would still face jail time. And I didn't know if Jack would become so desperate that he'd truly harm Grandma. 1 was terrified, but I had no other choice.

i didn't want to keep living under Jack's threats and refused to bow to him. The only thing I could do was take a gamble and wait for Liam's next update. The stress of the past few days, combined with not having eaten properly, caused a sharp pain to shoot through my stomach.

I sat down on the couch, waiting for the pain to subside. After a few minutes, it eased slightly-

might fail me at a critical moment, I

half an hour later, the doorbell rang. I got up to answer it

deep, unreadable eyes. "Why can't

a word to him. I

He wedged his foot in the doorframe, slipping inside in

push him away. "Let go of

my chin and kissed me. I wasn't

strength was too great. There was no way I could push

bastard' I tried to scream, but the words came out as muffled

a panic, I threw a punch

fmally loosening

all my strength into that punch. As I watched lam pale with pain, I felt not even

Eve?" Ethan looked down at me, his face twisted in pain, yet

took a deep breath, trying to steady my nerves. "Served you

noticed the bandages beneath his

fully. "Leave now, or I'll call

laugh h. "Is that why you're here, Ethan? To settle the score

closer to him, forting him to back away. He seemed

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