BuzzNovelChapter 895 Herman took one look at Rowan, battered and bruised, and knew his suspicions were spot on.
He shot Dailey a look, and Dailey wasted no tyanking Hanna out of the room.
It was just Herman and Rowan now, tension thick between them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFrom the hallway, Hanna's shouts echoed, her voice shaky. "You're trespassing! This is illegal-I'm calling the police-" Dailey's reply was cold as ice. "Go ahead. I dare you." The look he gave her could freeze the sun. Hanna's face turned ghostly pale, and her protests died off.
Back inside, Rowan eyed Herman, clearly surprised. "How did you even find this place?" Herman stepped closer, looming over him. "The four men in the cave-you killed them." He wasn't asking. He was stating a fact.
Rowan said nothing, which said plenty.
Herman's eyes darkened. "You know what happened that night. Who took Anastasia?" Rowan let out a dry, bitter laugh. "Does it even matter now? Whoever sent those four guys, it's not important anymore. Herman, I told you-you don't deserve her. You call yourself her husband, but where were you when she needed you? She wouldn't have gone through any of this if you'd done your job. The photos are out there, everyone's seen them. How much longer can you pretend to love a woman who's been ruined?" The truth was, Rowan knew Anastasia hadn't been assaulted. He'd arrived just in time-walked in on them taking photos, but they hadn't gotten further. He'd taken down the one restraining her, then the other three turned on him. Rowan kept yelling at Anastasia to run.
But she'd been drugged, mind clouded, stumbling through the woods, cuts and scrapes from the branches marking her escape.
Rowan had zero plans to tell Herman any of this. He wanted to see how long Herman could keep up his act, loving a supposedly "tainted" Anastasia. Part of him if he was honest, wanted to protect her forever. He didn't think Herman was worthy of her.
Herman's jaw tightened, his stare sharp as a knife. If Rowan hadn't been so badly hurt-hurt saving Anastasia-Herman would've decked him right then and there.
He held back his fury. "The police didn't get anything useful from those four. But I know you've got something." Rowan did actually. He had a good guess who was behind it all. He'd warned Anastasia about Autumn. It had to be someone with real power to pull together four ex-cons like those.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe suspected Autumn, but couldn't be sure. And now, with Mr. Walker's political
career on the rise, no one in their right mind would risk crossing the Walker family.
Herman might be rich, but he didn't have any real clout. If Mr. Walkem clout.yf el wanted We could shut down the Salstrom family with a single polic Rowan told himself, once he was healed, he'd settle the score with whoever hurt Anastasia.
He flopped back, acting casual. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Herman loosened his tie, his gaze razor-sharp. "Alright let's talkabout what you do know. The chip you gave Anastasia. What's on it?" Rowan's eyes widened. "You have the chip? You cracked it?" Herman hadn't cracked it yet-he hadn't even had tto try. But seeing Rowan's panic, he pressed his advantage. "Hand over whatever you found in that cave, and I'll give the chip back. Or maybe I'll just give it to Asher." The threat hung heavy between them. The real bargaining was about to begin.
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