The Wrong Girl and the Wronged Girl (Stella and Ethan) novel Chapter 159

Chapter 159 Collateral Damage

“Abraham, you’re out of line.”

Eddie tossed the fish into the bucket, gritting his teeth.

Abraham didn’t even blink. “Keep running your mouth in front of her, and I’ll make sure you can’t walk away from it.”

Eddie shivered at the cold threat.

“You’re worried I’ll scare her? You should be more worried she’ll mess me up.”

A wolf doesn’t raise a lapdog–look at how Stella’s been dealing with Ethan and the Reed family lately.

Ethan’s injuries? All thanks to Stella.

Before he came here, Eddie had already heard Ethan had been rushed to the hospital–multiple fractures, they said.

No way Stella wasn’t involved.

And the Reed family? They were probably this close to kneeling in front of her, begging for mercy.

At the hospital-

When Ethan was told he had a comminuted fracture in his arm, his rage spiked. His heart felt like it might explode.

He flew into a fury.

He ordered Jason to find out that man’s identity–whatever it took.

In a place like Rivermount, who dared do this?

Jason had already spent days digging, exhausting every angle. If it were easy, he’d have found it by now.

Just as Ethan’s wounds were being treated, his phone rang.

it was Judson.

“Get to the office. Now,”

“You’re at the office?”

Hearing that, Ethan’s face darkened.

Since handing the reins over, his father had barely stepped into the company

Thirty minutes later-

Ethan arrived. The employees of Keene Group froze at the sight of him–his battered appearance left them too stunned to

breathe.

There was no way those injuries were from a simple fall.

Face like thunder. Ethan headed toward the office

The moment he opened the door–splash! Something flew straight at him.

Chapter 159 Collateral Damage

Judson had snapped. Whatever happened–this wasn’t small.

“Get in here!”

Judson’s roar shook the office.

He wasn’t even trying to save face for Ethan. That said everything.

Ethan stormed in, dripping wet. Jason quickly closed the door behind him.

Not that anyone outside dared peek.

Who in their right mind would try to watch Ethan get reamed out?

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Judson’s expression was dark. “What the hell are you doing? You’re still tangled up with that adopted daughter from the Reed family?”

“You called me in for that?”

Ethan’s voice was cold. He wiped his face and snapped back.

Judson’s fury only deepened. “For that? Do you even know the Luke family has already selected a partner for the Rivermount project?”

Ethan stiffened. “What?”

He stared at Judson, stunned. Judson’s face was livid. “You didn’t know?”

Ethan said nothing.

It was true–he hadn’t heard a word.

Judson sighed through clenched teeth. Of course. He knew now–Ethan was completely in the dark.

“They’re going over the contracts tomorrow. You haven’t even met their rep yer.”

“Who is it

“What?”

“Who did the Luke family pick as their local partner?”

Ethan’s voice was cold as ice.

Judson didn’t answer right away.

If he knew, he wouldn’t be standing here yelling. He would’ve gone straight to meet the Luke family’s heir himself.

So far, that person had refused to see anyone–except the chosen partner.

“If I knew, would I be wasting time yelling at you? Get out there and find out now. Do you have any idea what we’ll lose if we don’t lock this down!”

That mineral–critical to their operations. If they couldn’t secure a substitute, their entire production line would grind to a

halt

And Ethan was still wasting time on that half–dead woman?

The thought alone made Judson furious.