“Get to the point.” Ashton’s patience was wearing thin.

Armond clapped his hands, and immediately, two men and a woman came forward at his signal. The woman had a child in her hand, and she was being held hostage by the men on both of her sides.

Her face became clearer as she came closer. “Aunt Sally…?” I mumbled as I scrutinized the woman’s face under the faint light.

The woman made her way into the light and looked up at me. It was really her—the second and last heir of the Fuller family.

I saw Ashton’s grip tighten around the arm of the chair when he saw Sally, but the expression on his face remained unchanged. “What does she have to do with us? She’s already married to Jim, so she’s one of the Murphys.”

“Ha!” A cold smirk played on Armond’s lips. “Kudos to you for remaining as cool as a cucumber under this situation, Ashton Fuller.”

that said, Armond darted his gaze at his men

and kicked Sally in the joints. She fell to her knees in pain, causing the baby to start crying at

on the chair unmoved, his mouth set in a grim line. I could not tell what he was thinking

on a hot tin roof. “What do you think you’re

must be crazy to do something

hunt me down. I’ll admit that

as he spoke,

stopped talking, he sat back in the chair, digging his hands into his pocket. In a blink of

smirked, pointing his pistol around carelessly between Ashton and Sally. “Come on out,

a ruffling sound came from somewhere. The sound of footsteps followed. A man’s

his calm demeanor, it was apparent that he had been here for a long time. Ashton and

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