Ryan was taken aback, seemingly very angry, and remained silent on the other end.
After a while, he slammed the table and said angrily, "Jerk! You’re just taking advantage because I like you. See how you’ll threaten me when I stop caring about you!"
Edward, speechless for a moment: "......" ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Ryan had a strong desire to perform, but Edward doused him with cold water mercilessly, "If you don’t act faster, I’ll find someone else to care for you."
"...Fine, you win," Ryan said. "I’ve found the person for you, but if your brother..."
Edward interrupted him, "Find the person first, then we’ll talk."
Ryan let out a long sigh on the other end, seemingly ruffling his own orange short hair, and muttered to himself, "...Really can’t find another fool like you anywhere..."
Edward simply hung up the phone.
Ryan acted quickly, and within ten minutes, a stranger’s number was contacting him via text.
He replied a few times, then deleted the texts, leaned back against the sofa, closed his eyes, and slowly exhaled.
Daisy, with the situation as it is, if you dare betray me in the future, I won’t let you off.
There’s no secret that stays hidden forever.
The news of Daisy being kidnapped again by Ervin Osteen quickly leaked out. Although not many people outside knew, almost everyone inside did.
Ethan went to the police station, and the first thing he did was grab Edward’s collar and punch him hard in the face.
Edward took the punch without retaliating.
His lip immediately split, bruised, and he looked up at the young man in front of him, seething with anger, and said, "Instead of venting your anger on me here, you might as well send people to find her now."
"I ask you—why did you let her go out alone?!!" Ethan shouted, questioning Edward, "How could you let her go out alone in the middle of the night!"
Edward licked his cracked lip, finding it somewhat amusing, "She’s an adult. Do I have to follow her everywhere she goes?"
Ethan’s gaze turned cold, about to punch again, but Zoe Hilker intervened, crying, "Ethan, stop hitting him! It’s not Edward’s fault; surely you understand that?"
Ethan clenched his lips, a flash of suppressed anger crossing his masculine features, and finally released Edward’s collar.
Zoe Hilker was right; it wasn’t Edward’s fault. Daisy wasn’t alone when she went out, and even if nothing had happened that night, given Ervin Osteen’s hatred and desire for revenge against Daisy, he would have eventually targeted her anyway.
He was misdirecting his anger.
But seeing Edward sitting there unharmed, he couldn’t maintain his composure.
Zoe Hilker handed a tissue to Edward, looking at the few drops of blood on the floor, and softly apologized, "Ethan was just too anxious; he didn’t mean to hit you. We all know the situation is quite dangerous this time. Ethan has already arranged for his people to cooperate with the police to find her... And you," Zoe looked up at him, speaking gently, "Don’t worry either. A misfortune lasts for a thousand years; Daisy will be fine."
A misfortune lasts for a thousand years...
Edward took the tissue and pressed it against his bleeding lip, giving Zoe Hilker a gentle smile, "Truly deserving of being her friend, you have your own logic for comforting people."
Seeing his smile, Zoe Hilker’s cheeks turned slightly red for some reason, and she cleared her throat softly, "Edward, you’re our friend too."