Chapter 14:

As Ethan slammed on the brakes, Kallie was jolted forward before her seatbelt snapped her back into place. She gripped the handle tightly, her face drained of color.

“Sorry, Kallie, I… I wasn’t thinking…” Ethan blurted out as he finally noted how frightened Kallie looked.

Kallie just shook her head and leaned back, looking exhausted.

Suddenly, the door of the Bentley Mulsanne swung open, and Jake exited the vehicle. Shortly after, Sarah emerged, as pale as Kallie. She had neglected to fasten her seatbelt and had been tossed against the car window multiple times during the ride. Now, she was cradling her forehead, her appearance quite disheveled.

“Jake, let’s go home. Jake…” Sarah called out, trying to detain Jake as he strode toward the Mercedes.

Jake seemed to ignore Sarah entirely. He walked over to the passenger side of the Mercedes and tried to open the door, but found it locked. His frustration was visible as he pounded furiously on the window.

“Kallie, don’t be scared. I won’t let him hurt you,” Ethan reassured Kallie.

Kallie shook her head in response.

Unable to understand sign language, Ethan watched helplessly as Kallie typed out a message on her phone. “He is my husband.”

Those words seemed to sap Ethan’s resolve. He silently hit the unlock button. A moment later, a furious Jake yanked the door open and started to pull Kallie out of the car.

doing?” Ethan demanded, halting

have to do with you?” Jake’s voice was icy,

his jaw. “I’m concerned about how you might

sister’s friend. What concern is it of

Kallie toward his car, Ethan

move until I hear her say she wants to go with

could speak, he scoffed. “You should

the air. A squad of traffic officers arrived,

need to come with

quickly detained

you arresting him?” Ethan argued, but his resistance only led to him being more aggressively subdued and eventually pinned

aback by Jake’s decision to call the police on Ethan. She yearned to advocate for Ethan, but Jake didn’t allow her the opportunity. He hustled Kallie into the passenger

the door, Jake slid into the driver’s

Are you really going to leave me here? Where are we even?” Sarah was left pounding on the car window in shock. Yet, Jake just sped away, completely

her stomach in turmoil. She barely managed to get inside the house before the

them as they entered. “Sir, Madam, you’ve

her mind. She had forgotten the

silently asking whether he needed her to whip up something for him and whether

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