Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan) novel Chapter 2767

Jonathan’s tone was frigid. “Given Estelle’s condition, and the fact that you just happened to be here, your motives are questionable at best. What right do you have to question me? Besides, I’m not as shameless as you are. She’s my nephew Henson’s tutor; I would never do anything to her.”

Manley’s face twisted into a sneer. “Are you sure about that?”

Estelle buried herself deeper into Jonathan’s arms. He frowned tightly and stepped around Manley, heading for his car.

Manley continued to block his path. “I told you, I won’t let you take her alone!”

“What are you even trying to accomplish?” Jonathan’s voice grew colder. “Fine. Why don’t you ask Estelle yourself who she wants to go with?”

Manley reached for Estelle’s wrist. “Estelle, come with me. Trust me, he’ll hurt you!”

But Estelle instinctively pulled her hand away, nestling closer into Jonathan’s arms. Her choice was clear.

“See?” Jonathan scoffed, then walked away.

Manley let his hand fall, dejected. He turned and watched them leave, a profound sense of helplessness and despair washing over him again. So, even if he could go back in time, she still wouldn’t have chosen him.

Her choice, from the very beginning, was always Jonathan.

*

Stella was asleep, and Jonathan was asleep too. When he woke up, the sky was dim, and he was surrounded by trees. For a moment, he thought he and Stella had been rescued.

But as his consciousness fully returned, he realized he wasn’t in a primeval forest, but a rubber plantation.

Someone approached him and reported that Wolverine had arrived and the ambush was about to begin.

He froze, then whipped his head around to look deep into the plantation, his face showing a rare expression of panic, even terror. He commanded urgently, “Gather everyone on the plantation and intercept Wolverine!”

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