Love On Ice: Don’t Leave Me, My Charming Liar

Chapter 323: "Mr. Brooks, it's been a while," the distinct accent on the other end made Ethan instantly recognize the caller. "Peter, your methods haven't changed," Ethan replied coldly. Peter Cooper laughed on the other end. "We just wanted to make a deal. Couldn't find you, so we took your woman instead." Leaning back against the headboard, Ethan, freshly showered, looked effortlessly relaxed and alluring. "Too bad for you," he said calmly, "you picked the wrong target.

If you want her life, it's yours to take." Ethan's words shattered the deal-a disruption the scarred man hadn't anticipated. Still, he wasn't about to let the transaction slip away. "Oh, do you really think I'd fall for that? Let's meet. We're not asking for much. Of course, if this woman means nothing to you, then she'll be a meal to the sharks." The call ended abruptly. Ethan set his phone aside, fully grasping the weight of the situation. Hadn't Nyla tried to leave him? Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Was this the path she'd chosen?

As he mulled over the situation, an unfamiliar number flashed on his phone. Or rather, it wasn't entirely unfamiliar-it was Murray's number. The phone rang just long enough before Ethan picked up at the precise moment he always did. "Still as predictable as ever," Murray's teasing voice came through. . - more stories here Ethan frowned, his discomfort evident. "Get to the point." "Save Nyla. You know what they want. If you abandon her this time, I won't hold back," Murray said, a sharp edge in his voice. "Is that so? Then she's yours," Ethan replied with chilling indifference.

Murray's irritation spilled through the receiver. "Can't you hold a grudge properly? Don't you care about her? And now you're just giving up?" "If I'm not mistaken, it was you who handed her over to those people, wasn't it? What's the matter, Mr. Wheeler? Suddenly afraid to clean up your own mess?" Murray's schemes were laid bare, but he remained unfazed. "Stop pretending. Can you really abandon her? If you don't act soon, you know what those people are capable of." "Using her and then wanting to save her.

Murray, you never fail to disgust me." Ethan's words cut like a blade, sharp and unrelenting. Murray laughed, the sound hollow and defiant. "To think you see me this way-what an honor. After all, catching your attention is no small feat, Mr. Brooks." Ethan's mind drifted to memories better left buried, a wave of disgust washing over him again. "Disgusting." . . .