I am highly acquainted with this gesture from having witnessed it many times. Abe was reaching for his gun.

I glanced toward Ashton in desperation. He seemed to be looking for someone. His haughty expression kept people from approaching him.

“Mr. Abe, you…”

“Shut up!” He glared at me.

I was frightened into silence. Why is Ashton here? I thought. What is he doing here?

Was he looking for me?

No one would know about my disappearance from the country if Savini did not speak. Even if he did know and was out to look for me, how did he end up here?

Query after query raced through my mind, but the most pressing one was Abe’s intentions towards Ashton.

Abe grabbed my wrist and brought my attention back to the present. I was here as bait.

“Don’t startle him,” Abe muttered into his earpiece. “Let’s see how many men he has with him.”

After giving the order, he was dragging me along toward Ashton’s table.

“Mr. Fuller, what a coincidence!” he said with feigned surprise.

We locked eyes. I was at a loss for words with the sudden twist of events.

Joseph looked as stunned as I felt. For as long as I’ve known him, I have never seen him like this before. His eyes widened in shock at the sight of me.

are you?” I blurted, as I leaned

in an instant. “I’m well, how

time no see, Mr. Abe!” Ashton said, with an inscrutably

a calm and stable aura that hid an unpredictable nature, while the other looked calm and mild-mannered, but had ferocious rage

Abe. I began to grasp faintly at Abe’s master plan

obvious that he intended to

as a human shield if things got ugly. But it didn’t seem as

Abe

did you bring it?” Abe asked

Traveling to this

don’t you introduce the lady?” Ashton said

Abe leered

nodded but didn’t seem interested in

glance at Joseph, who placed the black briefcase on

want to inspect

Fuller and I are old friends. I trust that

gave me a

to seize the briefcase at the first available

a fraction of a second and reached out

soon as I touched it, a hand slammed down on top of mine. The familiar touch and

said as he loosened his grasp on my hand but did

the verge of panicking and tried to withdraw my hand but

Fuller, you’re always

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