Maid For Beckett Catching The Baseball Legend’s Heart novel Chapter 190

Chapter 190

Chapter 190

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I stared at the seat, then back at Cole. hesitating. An unexplainable fear prickled beneath my skin, making it hard to ide into the passenger seat. Cole had never hurt me: he’d even helped save me from my kidnapper.

I shoved away this nagging feeling in my chest, climbed up the seat, closed the door behind me, and secured my seatbelt Settling in my seat, I gripped the seatbelt, my knuckles whitening as if the strap could keep my fear contained

Cole put the car into drive, and the wheels slowly gained speed. We rode in silence as the familiar buildings blurred as dusk crept in.

My hands fidgeted restlessly above my lap. Cole was bobbing his head to 2Pac and Dr. Dre’s California Love–so calm and relaxed, while I was a tank full of anxiety, ready to explode with one snap.

Cole broke the silence. “What happened?” he started.

frowned. “Why do you think something happened?” Did Siobhan tell him how Nana Lucy bombarded me with her demands this morning? That’s out of Siobhan’s character.

He shrugged his shoulders. “Siobhan called me. She never does that.”

‘Oh…” I hummed. Siobhan said she didn’t know enough about the Maldini family business, so she called someone with nsider information. Siobhan called in a favor for me, so I shouldn’t waste it. “It’s Nana Lucy. She told me I should resign rom my work.” That was all I said, and Cole was already shaking his head.

‘Beckett should have seen that coming,” Cole murmured, sounding less surprised about Nana Lucy.

‘What do you mean?”

He stole a glance at me, then back at the road. There was a long pause, as though he was contemplating whether loterine he truth or the sugarcoated version. Then he sighed, fingers tightening on the steering wheel.

I’m surprised she didn’t see you and Beckett on your honeymoon,” he said, a low chuckle rumbling off his lips. This s irst time I’ve seen this patient.”

‘Patient?” I echoed. This conversation was supposed to enlighten me, but it was doing the opposite I was more confused han I was before I got inside this car. “Why does she need to be patient?”

Cole stopped at a traffic light, then he looked at me as if I had grown another eyeball “Beckett didntiell you he sat t one was a statement and not a question, which confused me further

“Tell me what?” This back–and–forth of questions was starting to get under my skin Cole needs to start spelling o or I might snap at him “Tell me what’s going on. Cole?”

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“Dammit Cole groaned. landing his palms on the steering wheel, pouring all his annoyance into that strike I should be the bringer of bad news, you know, but since we’re here and you look the way you do. I gotta tell you Beckett relinquished his rights to the family business, and he thought he could run away from the marriage. But we learned that granddad wants to push through with the deal he had with the Volkovs.”

I hear nothing of what Cole just said. My body stopped working the moment he said the words ‘arranged to marry

“This wasn’t Nana Lucy’s idea,” Cole continued. “She wanted Beckett to have the freedom that he wanted, but she never thought he would marry you like this. You’re not ready.”

“Ready?” A sour laugh rolled from my chest. “Ready for what?”

Cole seemed to have had enough of the thick tension filling the car. It was suffocating. And as the seconds ticked by, cold sweat broke out along my spine. He parked abruptly on the side of the road, then turned to me with worried eyes.

“Look, Andi-” he started, but I was not having any of his logic games right now.

‘Ready for what, Cole?” I made sure each word I just said carried weight. My gaze was heavy as I turned to face Cole.

‘Once granddad finds out about your marriage to Beckett, he will start breaking you,” he said slowly, making sure I heard every word correctly.

‘Break…” I swallowed hard. “Breaking me?”

He nods solemnly, sinking back in his seat, a faraway look crossing his face. “Nana Lucy, no matter how crazy her way is she just cares for you. Her ways might be blunt and too in your face, but she wanted you to be ready.”

I run a hand on my forehead down my ears, pushing my hair back as though it would also push away the dread that was slowly eating me up. “How will he break me, Cole?”

Suddenly, the stories I heard from The Old Town Tavern resurfaced in my mind. How cruel the Kingpin of the south aus still remember the voice of the man who spoke firsthand stories about him, how fear shone in his eyes.

Cole paused. “We won’t let anything happen to you.”

“How, Cole?” My voice cracked as I turned to Cole, pleading. “I need to know. Are the stories about him Truc

“Please”

Coir shook his head. “That’s an exaggerated version of who he really is. Honestly I’m more scarest of Bevaci man” He’s got a knowing smirk on his face. “And I’m more scared of how you will berate Beckett once he

This is not the time for jokes.” I grunted, a silly smile breaking off my face shouldn’t be laughing whe jare die ament before me

“Really” Cole charkind shit Beckett will kill me once he this out about the lithe acto

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