073 Judgement Day
Sebastian’s POV
We didn’t show up in front of Liam Ryan right away.
If his goal was to hurt me, then there is no telling what he would do when he sees me. If he pushes one of the girls off at the sight of me, then everything is lost. We stopped the car far away from the building, and approached by foot. I wanted to leave Justin in the car, but he insisted on sticking with us just in case his absence would rile up Liam Ryan.
He is a good kid, when it comes to serious business. He is just lost…blind, to his own. feelings.
I still think that Sparrow Ryan’s death cast a shadow on his would–have–been–perfect marriage, but it could be my own personal feelings talking. I just see a lot of me and Ava in Justin. He and Annie wanted each other, and they shared a special past that can’t be replaced. The only difference is, I caved into my Sparrow when he married. his Ava.
If Sparrow Ryan didn’t brand their marriage with her death, then Justin wouldn’t be such a mess. Her desire for Justin turned Annie into a monster and turned Justin into a walking dead.
I’m just glad Ava didn’t go as far as to threaten me with her life when I married Scar because it would have been impossible for me to choose: between her instant death, or her suffering the illness that not only could kill her easily but also cast a shadow of death over her head for as long as she could survive.
“What if he is hurting them right now?” Justin asks Jim, “Should we contact him?”
Hiding in the ground floor of the closest building, we dare not to stick our heads out of the window. The abandoned building has no walls from the 10th floor up. It was never built, and Sparrow Ryan’s death totally killed the project. But Jim’s men haven’t been able to spot Liam Ryan.
“Not yet,” Jim glances at his watch, “the snipers are set, but it would help if we can get air cushions ready, too.”
What can an air cushion do for a fall from the 17th floor? It’s nothing but a placebo.
“I’m sorry,” Justin says when he sees my sullen look, “I’m the one who caused all this. I don’t know why he didn’t come for me.”
#25 BONUS
073 Judgement Day
It IS a bit weird that Liam Ryan would come after me who just paid for Justin’s lawsuit, when he could easily got Justin, the one who his daughter died for, to settle his wrath. But then again, if you are trying to reason with a crazy mind, then you are, too, losing it.
My phone rings.
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