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.

I blurted, as I leaned forward to shake his

composed himself in an instant. “I’m well, how do you do.”

said, with

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

down; I meekly next to Abe. I began to grasp faintly at Abe’s master plan

he intended

that his purpose in bringing me along was to use me as a human shield if things got ugly.

does Abe have with

Fuller, did you bring it?” Abe asked

within his rugged brows. Traveling

the lady?” Ashton said with a casually unrecognizing glance at

companion.” Abe leered

interested in an elaboration regarding

a glance at Joseph, who placed the

do you want to inspect

are old friends. I

gave me a meaningful look. I

to seize the briefcase

a fraction of a

slammed down on top of mine. The

shouldn’t he?” Ashton said as he loosened his grasp on my hand but did not let go, as if he stole the opportunity to hold my

the verge of panicking and tried to

Fuller, you’re always

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