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Chapter 1483
Chapter 1483
Chapter 1483
Chapter 1483 Settle another matter first
Every time Jayden saw James, he would feel a sense of fear. James had a natural ability to instill fear in people. Just one glance from him would make anyone scared.
In this moment, Jayden felt exactly that. The effect of the aphrodisiac had worn off, leaving only guilt and frustration towards Eva.
If he had taken things slowly and not caused a scene, perhaps Eva would have fallen under his gentle charm and things would have naturally progressed as he desired. But now, he had messed it up and even attracted James’ retaliation.
Yes, up until now, Jayden still believed that James had shown up to help Eva seek justice. He didn’t suspect anything related to Henry and thought that James was simply here to scold him a bit.
But he didn’t expect that when James entered, he gestured and two strong men suddenly came forward, restraining his arms and dragging him off the bed, throwing him onto the ground.
As Jayden was dragged to the ground, he tried to struggle and get up, but one of the strong men viciously stepped on his back.
In that moment of being stepped on, Jayden fell completely to
the ground and couldn’t get back up. He could only lie there, lifting his head to look at the man walking against the light.
“Mr. Evans, this is between me and Eva. If you want to settle the score with me, Eva should be the one to do it in person. You have no right to treat me like this!”
The man who was already sitting on the sofa crossed his long legs lazily, lowering his gaze. He played with his white gloves, speaking in a nonchalant tone.
“Mr. Sherwood, we’ll talk about you and Eva later. Let’s settle another matter first.” novelbin
Jayden looked up at James in confusion. As far as he
remembered, he hadn’t offended James, except for that one time when he had used Ryan to mock him. But James had already forced him to kneel and apologize back then, so that matter should have been resolved. Could it be that James held a grudge and not only retaliated once, but also wanted to deal with him. again over this?
As Jayden struggled to understand, Stella walked in with a forensic doctor. The moment Jayden saw the doctor, all his doubts became clear. So, when James mentioned settling the score, he was referring to the mistake in Henry’s surgery…
“We already have the mastermind. As long as you tell us the truth now, I can overlook your falsification of the autopsy report. But if you don’t cooperate, then…”