When Love Breaks by Jack

Alaric believed his reasoning was solid, and for a moment, it seemed Bryant agreed, nodding with an air of neutrality, “Well said.”

Just as Alaric began to relax, Bryant’s expression darkened, and with a crushing motion, he extinguished his fiery red cigarette butt, “Breaking one of your legs should square us.” “Wait, what?”

Alaric was quick to clasp around his leg, pleading, “Mr. Ferguson, I was wrong! I got carried away, please spare me…”

His leg injury from that mishap in Old Creek hadn’t fully healed, and now he was risking another!

Realizing pleading with Bryant was futile, he turned to York, “Cousin, please, help me out here…”

“You had it coming.”

Without waiting for Bryant to react, York ordered his men to haul Alaric away.

Nadine’s face turned ghostly pale as she sensed the stark divisions within this world!

Alaric could easily manipulate her.

But in Bryant’s presence, he was less than a dog.

The commotion drained Bryant of any remaining interest, and as he stood to leave, he paused to glance at Nadine in the corner, his expression softening for a moment. He instructed York, “Take care of her.”

“Will do.”

each other for years and working together just as long, York knew exactly what he

safe from Alaric, the mad

to the BlessedCare Medical Facility,

they would provide

his office, Kevin followed closely with an invitation

“What’s this?” Bryant inquired.

Kevin handed it over, “She’s waiting at the reception for your

the invitation; the mention of Bella’s

sighed internally, knowing well what drew the boss’s

me, or is it the

deliver your response

a

…

Old Creek, Cloud Villas.

relayed the message that Mr. Ferguson would attend, catching Bella in the midst of her baking frenzy at the kitchen island, “RF got back to

“Good.”

into the dough, “What about Lorna?

“Nothing.”

guys managed to cut the power and sneak into her room

it suspiciously clean, not a single hair

something was up.