Chapter 282 Crossing the Line
After giving instructions to Cameron, Sean leaned back in his seat, intending to take a short nap. As such, Cameron adjusted the air conditioning to a slightly higher temperature.
Ever since the last encounter with Abigail at the bar, Cameron noticed that Sean had started experiencing insomnia.
Sean didn’t say anything about it, but Cameron knew that he was feeling uneasy.
Before Sean could even doze off, his phone rang.
He retrieved it from his pocket and noticed that it was a call from Josh. With a cold snort, he tapped on the answer button and shut his eyes, remaining silent.
“What’s going on with Chad?” Josh’s voice was cold and demanding over the phone.
With a lazy tone, Sean replied, “He’s right there with you. Can’t you just ask him?”
“Sean, I’m not asking what Chad did. I’m asking why you sent him to my place?!” Josh’s anger could no longer be contained as he scolded Sean. “No matter how dissatisfied you are with Kelly, you shouldn’t be sending a middle–aged man to her room!”
“Why would I be dissatisfied with someone I have no connection to?” Sean coldly retorted, his tone unmistakably chilling.
Josh suddenly fell silent.
“We should mind our own business, and if we can’t, then you might want to look into who crossed the line,” Sean uttered indifferently before raising his hand to massage his throbbing temples.
“Kelly would never do anything to hurt Abigail. There must be a misunderstanding. You acted without fully understanding the situation. What’s going to happen to Kelly in the future because of this?” Josh’s tone sounded calmer and more composed when he spoke.
Unable to hide his impatience, Sean clicked his tongue. “Do I need to understand your intentions to protect your sister?”
Josh let out a deep breath. “I understand how enraged you are about Chad pressuring Abigail to sell the pearls, and I’m angry about it too. But I asked Kelly, and she told me she didn’t know him. Our family situation is also somehow complex. If someone bullies Abigail in the future using Kelly’s name, you can’t handle it the same way as you did this time.”
“I have no interest in knowing the specifics of the Pearsons. As long as the information suggests a connection with her, I will take it over. Instead of making demands, you’d better hurry up and
get to the bottom of things, Mr. Pearson,” Sean suggested with a blank face before hanging up.
While driving, Cameron asked tentatively, “Mr. Pearson seems to be biased after finding out that Mrs. Graham is not his sister.”
Sean opened his eyes, but his expression was indifferent. “His initial kindness toward Abigail was probably based on the assumption that she was a member of the Pearsons. Now that she’s not, his favoritism will naturally fade. It’s just human nature to favor one’s own family.”
After Josh hung up the phone, he turned around to find Kelly staring at him with reddened eyes,
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