The Last Time I Cried Your Name novel Chapter 604

Petty had thrown this ring away.

At that thought, Jay kept his head down, avoiding Franco's expression.

He was just about to report a few things when two cars drove through the snowstorm and pulled into the courtyard of Misty Vale.

The vehicles parked, and the hulking Aaron stepped out. Before his feet even fully hit the ground, he felt an overwhelmingly oppressive gaze lock onto him.

His scalp prickled. He looked around and spotted two tall figures standing by the entrance of The Conservatory, their presence impossible to ignore.

Franco's dark eyes were eerily quiet, his entire being seemingly steeped in frost. Aaron shivered. The man was terrifying.

He looked pleadingly at the man standing next to Franco.

"J, Hans asked me to drop off a gift for Petty."

He strode toward The Conservatory, not daring to waste a single second. This was Franco's territory. Even though they say don't shoot the messenger, Franco was entirely unpredictable.

His life was on the line here.

"Hans said Petty would be busy with Abacus's birthday during the day and needed her afternoon nap, so he told me to deliver it now."

He didn't dare look at Franco's face. He only spoke to Jay. "Hans said that since it's Abacus's birthday, Petty deserves a gift too."

Both men held Petty close to their hearts.

Out of the corner of his eye, Jay caught sight of the pale, distinct knuckles of the hand gripping the pink diamond ring. The protruding joints looked like bamboo bent to the breaking point, as if the bone might pierce the skin at any moment.

He quietly withdrew his gaze and asked Aaron, "What gift?"

Aaron turned and pointed at the two cars parked in the courtyard. "That dark green one in the back. Hans had it customized and installed a child safety seat. He said..."

Of all the scenarios he had anticipated, he never expected to run right into Franco.

Before he left, Hans had instructed him to say these exact words if he ran into Franco. On the drive over, he had prayed Franco wouldn't be home.