Chapter 14
“Are you deaf?“–I–snapped, glaring at Joshua, my tone leaving no room for argument.
Joshua froze, stunned by my outburst.
“You want me to go pick up a dead person’s stuff?” he asked, looking back at Abigail with a pout, whining, “Abigail, look at how he’s treating me!”
Abigail hesitated, glancing at me before speaking seriously. “Samuel, I think Joshua has a point. The dead are gone, and the living need to move on.
“Since the things were already thrown out, what’s the point of going back to get them?
They’re probably in a garbage truck by now. Aren’t you just making things difficult for Joshua?
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I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Even after knowing Joshua had thrown out Kayla’s belongings, Abigail was still defending him.
Faced with a choice between the girl who once saved her life and her favorite little lover, she chose him without a second thought. The realization sent a chill straight through me.
My eyes burned as I looked at her, my voice cold. “Easy for you to say. Those were Kayla’s things. No one has the right to make decisions about them but me.”
“You…” Abigail stared at me, shocked as if she couldn’t believe I was standing my ground.
With a loud crash, she kicked over the chair in front of me, her expression icy. “Samuel, I haven’t even dealt with you for messing up Joshua’s face. You’d better not start causing trouble. Do you hear me?”
I let out a bitter laugh and nodded. “Oh? And how exactly do you plan to ‘deal‘ with me?”
Before Abigail could respond, Joshua spoke up, feigning a wounded expression. “Samuel, if I went to the police and filed for an injury assessment, you’d likely face jail time for assault!
“But I don’t want to cause trouble between you and Abigail, so even though you hit me, I won’t hold it against you. Let’s just call it even.
What a joke.
He actually had the nerve to act like he was doing me a favor by “letting it go.” I couldn’t fathom where he got the audacity.
Beside him, Abigail’s gaze was dark as if Joshua’s offer was perfectly reasonable. And if I didn’t accept it, I was the one being unreasonable.
I couldn’t stand another second of their performance.
My voice dropped, cold and firm as I said, “This house is in my name. So, let me make this clear, not only to Joshua but also to you, Abigail. You have no right to be here without my permission. I could press trespassing charges against you and also charges for willfully destroying someone else’s property.”
Abigail looked stunned, and she stared at me in disbelief. “Samuel, what did you just say?”
I scoffed. “Did I stutter? Or should I call the police and let them explain it to you?”
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Without waiting for their response, I fixed them both with a hard glare and continued, ‘ Joshua, you’d better pray my sister’s belongings can still be recovered. Otherwise, I’ll call the cops right now, and we’ll see who’s really in the wrong.”
As expected, when Joshua saw I was dead serious, his face went pale.
He turned to Abigail, looking for support, his expression pitiful.
But Abigail could only shake her head, her voice resigned. “Joshua, he’s right. The house is legally his, and there’s nothing I can do to protect you…”
“What?” Joshua’s face went ashen, his hand clinging to hers. “Then what am I supposed to do, Abigail?”
Abigail took a deep breath, holding his hand tightly as she said firmly, “Let’s go. I’ll help you look.”
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