Chapter 258 Triggers from the Past
The atmosphere was suffocating..
Stella seized the excuse of answering the phone to hurry upstairs.
Abraham shot a glance at Eddie but didn’t say a word. Instead, he pulled out his phone and dialed Marie.
The call connected quickly. “Hey,” Marie answered.
“Why did Evic bring your people to
Rivermount?” Abraham’s voice was icy.
Marie fell silent.
The sudden sharpness in his tone made even her breathing falter.
Abraham had always had a headache dealing with Marie. Since childhood, she had been wild–more like a boy than a girl.
Getting into trouble at school was practically a hobby for her. Their mother had been called in so many times that eventually even she had grown fearful of visiting Marie’s school. Later on, it had been Abraham – like Eddie – who had to clean up after his rebellious sister.
Maybe that was why Abraham doted on Stella so much. In the ruthless, wolf–like Dawson family, she was like a soft little lamb.
Gentle, sweet–tempered, delicate. A complete opposite of Marie.
Back then, Abraham had to worry about Marie causing trouble and also about Stella being bullied.
Now, with Marie sull refusing to speak, Abraham’s tone grew.even colder. Answer me.
To dare try and steal someone from his ride?She must be tired of living.
Abraham had already decided how to deal with her once they got back to Fleule.
Marie stammered. “I, um, I didn’t, I wasn’t-
How the hell does he know
Did Evie already find Stella? No way. If she had, she would have told me… wouldn’t she?
Abraham’s voice lowered. “Marie”
I swear, I swear I didn’t!” she cried.
Facing Abraham’s authority, Marie completely caved. She would never dare lie outright to him.
I swear to God, I didn’t
“Oh?” Abraham said quietly.
1, I mean… Marie faltered.
Abraham continued, “Really? Two months ago, when Abel was out on assignment, he came across someone who looked a lot like that person. We’re just not sure yet.
Marie froze.
The line went dead
silent.
Even Eddie and Victor, standing nearby, stared at Abraham in shock.
Finished
After a long silence, Marie finally spoke, her voice clearly strained. “Where?”
“I don’t want Evie staying in Rivermount”
“I’ll contact her immediately. Marie said without hesitation.
She didn’t even bother pretending anymore about Evie.
The call ended.
Eddie immediately jumped forward. “You used that to trick her? Isn’t that way too cruel?”
Everyone knew what that person had meant to Maric.
When he died. Marie had nearly lost her mind.
Since then, no one had dared to bring him up in front of her. And now Abraham had used him to force her hand? Abraham lit a cigarette, took a drag, and said calmly, “I didn’t lie.”
Abel’s men really had seen someone who looked identical.
Eddie gasped. “No way! I personally performed the surgery. I saw him die with my own eyes.”
–
That operation to remove a bullet lodged near the heart had been done by Eddie himself.
It was a failure. The trauma had nearly broken Marie. And it had left Eddie himself with lingering psychological scars.
That surgery had been his first and only-failure.
Abraham flicked the ash from his cigarette and gave Eddie a look. “Is it possible… that he didn’t actually die?”
Eddie stared at him, stunned. “What are you saying? Are you insulting my intelligence?*
The moment he heard those words, Eddie exploded.
Calling a patient dead when they were actually alive–That was the ultimate disgrace for any doctor.
“Are you joking?”
He was almost shouting
Abraham said coldly. The DNA match is ninety–nine percent. Only difference is, he’s older now. Even the blood type is the
same.
Eddie froze
He sucked in a sharp breath
Could it really have been has mistake back then?Could Abraham actually be telling the truth?
“But that’s impossible, Eddie muttered. “He was dead. I checked-”
He thought back to that day.
Wait…
Actually–He had wanted to run more checks afterward. But Marie had stormed into the operating room, sobbing and wailing, causing complete chaos.
Eddie felt his mind go numb.
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