Chapter 87
Chapter 87
Inside Ruby Summers’ hospital room
Today was the greatest humiliation of her life.
Every slight movement sent sharp pain through her body. It felt as if every bone had been cracked.
She couldn’t even go to the bathroom on her own
“Damn that Stella p>
Her entire body throbbed. She lay stiff against the mattress, unable to shift.
All she could think about was tearing Stella apart piece by piece.
But one thing wouldn’t leave her mind-
Why had Felix intervened so decisively?
Why go that far for Stella?
Unless…
Had he found out?
Her battered face stiffened.
No.
Impossible.
Felix hadn’t discovered anything all these years. Why would he suddenly know now?
Still
understand why he had gone to such lengths to protect Stella today.
door opened.
Evan stepped in.
The temperature in the room seemed to drop instantly.
“Evan? What are you doing here p>
Ruby was surprised.
Evan and Steven were twins, but nothing alike.
Steven appeared gentle, refined, polite-
At least on the surface.
What he was beneath that surface was anyone’s guess.
But Evan?
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There was nothing gentle about him.
Whether openly or in the shadows, he carried a darkness that unsettled people.
And right now-
The cold in his eyes made Ruby’s chest tighten.
He dragged a chair over and sat beside her bed.
Took out a cigarette.
Lit it.
Smoke quickly filled the room.
The smell irritated her.
Smoking in an elder’s hospital room?
How disrespectful.
But she didn’t dare say a word.
Her tone sharpened slightly instead.
“Did you come to see me for something p>
She emphasized her tone deliberately.
A reminder.
Evan took another drag.
Exhaled slowly.
The smoke drifted toward her face.
She coughed violently.
“Alex Miller,” Evan said calmly. “You’re familiar with him, aren’t you p>
Ruby froze.
Her breath hitched in her throat.
Her eyes sharpened instantly.
“What… what do you mean p>
Evan said nothing.
Just smoked.
The cigarette glowed faintly between his fingers.
Under the haze of smoke, his gaze felt suffocating.
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When he didn’t elaborate, Ruby’s composure wavered just slightly.
She tried to mask the flicker of panic.
When the smoke cleared
He looked at her.
And smiled.
It wasn’t a polite smile.
It wasn’t even anger.
It was predatory.
The kind of smile a man wears before deciding whether to crush something.
In that moment-
He didn’t look like a junior speaking to an elder.
He looked like a man toying with prey.
Ruby swallowed.
“What… what happened to him p>
Her voice felt tight. Wrong.
Evan flicked ash from his cigarette.
“If nothing unexpected happens, he’ll leave the hospital alive p>
He paused.
“But if something does happen p>
He didn’t finish the sentence.
He didn’t need to.
Ruby’s heart, already lodged in her throat, felt like it was wrapped in cotton-heavy, suffocating.
“What are you trying to do?” she forced out.
Evan tapped the ash again, almost lazily.
“What am I trying to do p>
His eyes lifted slowly.
“You should be telling me what you did at Inkwood today p>
His voice remained controlled.
But beneath it-
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Violence simmered.
“Ruby Bailey,” he confined, tone flat, “don’t assume I won’t touch you,
“In front of me, who exactly do you think you are p>
The calmness made it worse.
Far worse.
Ruby went completely rigid.
She stared at him, disbelief flashing across her face.
He had just spoken to her like that.
Like she was nothing,
Her anger surged-
But the moment she met his gaze-
She stopped.
Because what she saw there-
Wasn’t temper.
It was resolve.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.