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Chapter 401

Chapter 401 What Did He Threaten You With?

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blood to her head, her chest heaving non- stop. She almost lost her balance and fell, but luckily

Marjorie caught her. “Auntie Eileen, don’t get too excited,” she said.

She looked at me, not uttering a word for a long time. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally

managed to say, “Very well, Tabatha, you did well.”

After speaking, she pushed me away abruptly, not sparing me another glance, and asked Marjorie to

help her leave.

Watching my mother being led away by Marjorie, my throat was choked with pain, my head was

buzzing, and for a few seconds, even breathing was dizzying.

I knew my mother was quite upset with me, but I had no other choice. Once Ezra took me away from

River City, I would never be as lucky as I was five years ago to return.

That was fine, at least in my mother’s heart, I was willing and happy.

Taking a deep breath, I withdrew my gaze, stood up, and sat back down in my seat. Walter had been

watching me all along, his gaze barely moving at all.

I knew he was watching me, and I knew, his gaze was always following me.

I composed myself, looked at him, our eyes met, and I unconsciously blurted out, “We haven’t picked

up our divorce certificate yet. Let’s go to the Civil Affairs Bureau later and get it, shall we?”

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He didn’t speak, just silently stared at me. His gaze was too intense, too aggressive. Because I didn’t

know what he was thinking at that moment, I was momentarily flustered.

“What did he threaten you with?”

My heart skipped a beat, for a moment I almost lost control. After holding back for a few seconds, I

looked at him, a puzzled expression. on my face, “What threatened me?”

He looked at me, his dark pupils unwavering, as if trying to see right through me. His voice was low and

firm, “Tabatha, you can fool everyone, but you can’t fool me. Daniel and Ezra are the same person.

Even without evidence, Captain Lucas’s death is enough to explain everything. You couldn’t possibly

go with him. Tell me, what did he threaten you with?”

My hand was held by him, the warm and familiar temperature made me daze for a moment. For a few

seconds, I wanted to tell him everything, but I still hesitated.

Tell him that Ezra threatened me with his future, my life, and the lives of my loved ones? And then

what? He may not care about his future, but I can’t. Ruined reputation, hundreds of lives, once the

events of ten years ago are overturned, he and the entire Hinton family will never be able to turn over a

new leaf in this lifetime.

I couldn’t afford to gamble, let alone risk the safety of my mother and the people I cared about.

Compared to that, it was merely returning to that hellish place from five years ago. What was there to

be afraid of?

Moreover, if I had followed Ezra to the border, as long as I stayed by his side, I would have found an

opportunity to kill him one day. If I was lucky enough, maybe I could have even saved my own life or

returned.

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Thinking about it, I felt more and more that it was worth it. I pried open his hand, looked at him, and

said, “Walter, he’s not Ezra, he’s Daniel. How could I possibly leave with him? You forgot, he

experienced life and death with me in the mountains of Dracview, gave me flowers, gifts, and was

genuinely good to me. Didn’t you once say that if I chose him in the end, you would bless me, wouldn’t

you? Now, after careful consideration, I have chosen him. You should bless me, shouldn’t you?”

He looked at me, his eyes deep and intense. The prolonged silence made the atmosphere around us

particularly oppressive. After a long while, he finally spoke, his voice low and restrained, “Was it a lie

when you said that no matter what happened, you would always be with me?”

A sour taste surged in my heart for a moment, and I almost lost control of my tears for a few seconds.

Fortunately, I’m not a person who likes to shed tears. I took a deep breath secretly, suppressing the

sourness in my heart. Looking at him, I gave a faint smile and said, “How can you take other people’s

words seriously? What I said to you that day was just to comfort you, besides, it was just a sentence.”