Chapter 240\u00a0<\/p>\n
She feigned a shiver. \u201cWhat am I going to do? I\u2019m so scared. Haskell, you have to protect\u00a0<\/p>\n
me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell nearly choked on a laugh. He looked at her with pure affection. \u201cI would love to protect you, but I\u2019m afraid you won\u2019t give me the chance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa sighed dramatically. \u201cI know. It\u2019s a shame none of them can put up a decent fight. They never even make it past me.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her gaze fell on the file Haskell had been reading. \u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investigation into Valeria\u2019s kidnapping is complete,\u201d Haskell said, setting the file aside. He glanced down at his legs, which had nearly been crippled in the incident, a dark light in his eyes. \u201cIt was Draven and Valeria, just as we thought. Thatch wasn\u2019t directly involved, but he likely knew about the plan and approved it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa understood. The two of them were finished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if Draven is my real brother or not. Conspiring with Valeria to have me kidnapped crossed a line. I won\u2019t let him get away with it. How far I go depends on Crispin\u2019s final report. If he\u2019s Thatch\u2019s illegitimate son, I\u2019ll do more than just break his legs. I\u2019ll make sure he lives a life of misery.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if he is your brother?\u201d Larissa asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell looked out the window. \u201cMy mother died because of him. She wouldn\u2019t want me to be merciless with my own flesh and blood. I\u2019ll find a deserted island and put him there. He\u2019ll live out the rest of his days without his freedom, waiting to die.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A fitting punishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt looks like our engagement party is going to be even more eventful than we thought,\u201d Larissa said, picking up a needle and inserting it into an acupoint near Haskell\u2019s knee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After leaving the hospital, Draven walked to a nearby trash can and smashed the lunch box on the ground. It shattered, sending food and soup spilling onto the pavement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His phone rang. He gave the broken container one last angry kick before answering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Haskell agree to the million?\u201d Thatch\u2019s anxious voice came through the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d Draven said flatly. \u201cHe said your reason wasn\u2019t good enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat bastard!\u201d Thatch swore. \u201cIf we don\u2019t get that money, Valeria will be discharged! Her injuries aren\u2019t as bad as Haskell\u2019s, she can still walk, but she\u2019s a young woman. We can\u2019t let her walk with a limp for the rest of her life!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:57\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 240\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad, I know. I\u2019m just as worried as you are,\u201d Daven said. \u201cTell Valeria to sell her designer bags. She has so many, she should be able to get a million for them. They\u2019re useless to her now anyway.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose that\u2019s our only option for now,\u201d Thatch sighed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hanging up, Draven\u2019s face was a mask of cold fury. He got into his car but didn\u2019t start it, sitting in the driver\u2019s seat and forcing himself to calm down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once the fire in his chest had subsided, he picked up his phone. He called Honora.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It rang for a while before she answered, her voice soft and gentle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDraven, what can I do for you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s meet. We need to talk about how to deal with Larissa at the engagement party tomorrow. I know you\u2019ll be interested,\u201d Draven said, then waited for her reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a pause on the other end of the line\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright,\u201d Honora finally said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
00.57\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
Wings of Broken Time by Alina Das 240 Chapter 240\u00a0 She feigned a shiver. \u201cWhat am I going to do? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-throne-of-thorns-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30759\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}