Chapter 0166 The only reason our company was still standing was because we were as powerful as the Howellâs. Their pulling out and getting their loyal investors to do the same hadnât affected us that much.
I wasnât foolish enough to think it would end there. They may not have been able to destroy our company, but Iâm F***ing sure theyâll look for another way to get their revenge. I wonât even fight them. They were right to come after me. I deserve everything they plan to do to me for the way I treated their daughter.
âIs that what has you so dejected? That she refused to help you.â Gabe looks at him in sympathy.
Travis lets out a long, tired breath. âNo. Itâs what she said. She said she didnât consider me her family. In other words, I was nothing to her.â
I see the pain it causes him, but I donât feel any sympathy for him. We were horrible to her. Her treatment towards us was less than we deserved.
âWhat did you F***ing expect? I keep asking you guys that question,â Gabe grumbles.
âI know. I donât know why I keep expecting her to be as she was. Every trace of the old Ava is gone. The only time you see glimpses of her is when sheâs with Noah.â Travis slumps in his seat, looking defeated.
My phone rings, drawing my attention from their conversation. I didnât recognize the number. For a moment, I thought of ignoring it, but I thought otherwise, 1 âDidnât I tell you Iâd get back at youâ the familiar voice says.
âWhat the F*** do you want?â I ask angrily, not in the mood to F***ing play his damn games.
Ronny also known as Reaper chuckles. âDonât you want to know what, or more specifically, who I have?â
Iâm not one to be fazed, but damn it. Reaper was a crazy F***er. The fact that he sounded so cocky worried me.
âSpit it out, Ronny, I donât have all dayâ
My voice was calm, but a certain kind of panic was rising inside me. He had someone I cared about. That alone was starting to drive me crazy.
âSince youâre so eager to know, Iâll tell you.â He pauses as if trying to rise suspense, but all he was doing was pissing me off. âI have two beautiful ladies with me. The love of your F***ing life and the mother of your kidâ
My heart stops for a minute before it starts to beat erratically Travis and CA âWhat do you want?â My whole F***ing b*dy was frozen as if I was encased in a block of ice.
âItâs simple really. I want you to choose who gets to live and who dies. Iâll spare the one you choose and kill the other one. Arenât I being nice? You get to walk away with one of them instead of me killing all of themâ
Fuck! This was worse than I expected. The F***er was clearly out of his F***ing mind.
âRemember, time is ticking. âTick, toc, tick, tock,â he says right before the lines goes dead.
âWhat is it?â Gabe asks me, seeing my bothered look.
âRonny has Ava and Emmaâ I pause, taking a deep breath to try and calm myself. âHe asked me to choose.â
âFucking shit!â Travis shouts, his voice reverberating through the room.
This shit was F***ed up.
I was going to do everything to get them both back safe and sound. But if push came to shove I knew in a heartbeat who I would choose. Only problem is, would I be forgiven for costing the other her life.