Chapter 228 A Secret Long Buried
“You sure like prying into other people’s business, Abraham said coldly.
There was a clear chill in his tone.
Eddie shrank back instinctively under his glare, swallowing nervously and then his brain practically exploded.
“Abraham, you’re a damn beast! She’s- she’s the one you raised–she’s been calling you brother‘ for twenty years!”
“Thud
Something smacked Eddie square in the forehead, cutting off whatever he was about to say.
“Hey I’m just saying–Eddie spluttered.
lis I trong to call it out?
“You even hurt her?!” Eddie fumed. I was wondering why you didn’t answer the door no matter how long I kept ringing. Turns out you in that situation- do you even realize how dangerous that was?”
If nothing unexpected had happened, Stella and Ethan had never crossed that line.
After all, Stella’s standards were too high there was no way she would fall for a man whose heart belonged elsewhere.
So during those two years of their engagement, they probably hadn’t even held hands.
But Abraham…
Eddie winced again.
Turns out you were raising her for yourself all along! No wonder you treated her so differently.
“Wherever you went, you brought her along. When Marie stole her away, you nearly tore Marie apart
So this wasn’t a little sister you were raising it was a future wife!
The realization hit Eddie hard.
And it finally explained why, back in Fleule, Stella had been so closely guarded buzz too close.
Those suitors, those marriage proposals all had mysteriously fallen through.
–
not even a single male mosquito could
Because Abraham had long since decided no one else could take his little girl away.
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Abraham’s cold gaze swept across Eddie. “If you say one more word, I don’t mind giving you some practice with surgical
needles.
Eddie shivered.
Same threat as always.
Over the years, whenever anyone dared say a single extra word about Stella, Abraham’s attitude was exactly the same.
No wonder Abraham had always looked annoyed whenever he or Victor called Stella Tittle sister.”
Turns out even words were too much
From the very beginning, she had been for Abraham alone.
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“All these years, she’s treated Stella like a daughter. And Marie too if she finds our you turned her beloved little sister into your wife, she’ll go ballistic. She might even hide Stella away where you’ll never find her again.
This was way
foo
Abraham, you—
insane.
“After all these years, I can’t believe I didn’t notice you were hiding feelings for Stella all along. You’re a damn sly fox.
The more Eddie thought about it, the more worked up he got.
Everyone in Fleule knew Abraham treasured the little girl he picked up.
As a sister—a sister!
“Medicine,” Abraham said flatly, cutting him off.
(One word, ice–cold.
He clearly had no intention of arguing.
Eddie’s face twitched.
He numbly pulled out fever medicine from the medical kit but as for the ointment Abraham wanted, he didn’t have any
He had never expected Stella would be hurt like that.
And honestly, given that Abraham had never been around any women all these years, he hadn’t thought the medicine would ever be needed.
Now, needing it urgently where was he supposed to find it?
Eddie shoved the fever meds and some anti–inflammatory medicine into Abraham’s hands. “I’ll have someone buy the ointment. You’re a damn animal.”
Farting her, even…
All those years of pretending to be so good to her it had all been part of the plan.
Abraham kicked Eddie once before heading back upstairs.
Eddie sucked in a sharp breath from the pain. “You do something that shameless and you can’t even take being scolded!”
Damn it. That’s gonna leave a bruize.
He already gave me two last night. Now it’s three
Abraham headed back into the room with the medicine.
Stella had already fallen asleep from her fever.
Her breathing was shallow and uneven she must have caught a cold too.
When Abraham picked her up to feed her the medicine, she muttered in her sleep, “Bitter”
“Be good. Take the medicine, Abraham coaxed gently.
Soon after, Eddie’s people delivered the ointment
When Eddie handed it over, he couldn’t help warning:
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I’m serious,” Eddie said quickly. “And no hot springs either. Pluchville Hill’s too cold right now. You should take her back to Verdant Villa.”
Originally, they came here because Stella’s leg needed the hot springs. Now she was injured…
