The Adorable Twins and Their CEO Daddy
Chapter 293

Chapter 293

“Fuck! You are such a scumbag!”

Angry, Ethan sprang to his feet, seized Eliana’s collar, and hauled her off the floor.

“Are you terrified of what could happen? He has not yet spoken. Why were you so tense?”

He recklessly took out his rage on Eliana and crushed her to the floor.

She had used all of her energy in the assault just now. Eliana’s heart was heavy with sadness as she tumbled to the floor.

Such a call would be seen as a joke by everyone.

In addition, it had been a long time since she had spoken to Preston. She didn’t expect him to show up and rescue her.

However, she remained hopeful. She was having a hard time getting up and gave Ethan a snarky look.

“Ethan, you’re a complete moron. In addition to blackmailing the incorrect person, you are also duped without your knowledge. What I’d do is get in touch with the folks who said it if I were you. Why should we foot the bill for your father’s medical care if it was truly me and Maurice who hurt him? Wouldn’t it be preferable if he died without a witness?”

“You bitch…”

The fury on Ethan’s face had frozen. He was desperate to contradict, but he was at a loss.

Eliana’s explanations made perfect sense.

Why should she shoulder the costs of his father’s medical treatment if she had hurt him?

It would be impossible to remove the seeds of mistrust once they had been sown.

Ethan was not naive. He had been so enraged that he utterly lost his composure. When Eliana reminded him, he instantly felt something was off.

Gerald should have shown up after Hodge’s vehicle accident if he felt as bad as he claimed.

Gerald’s so-called truth was really riddled with inconsistencies. At that moment, Ethan was furious and didn’t have the patience to double-check anything.

Now, Ethan realized that he had been duped after rethinking.

Anger drove him to call Gerald’s phone number.

“Hello, Ethan. So, what’s up?”

On the other end of the line, Gerald’s voice remained soothing.

“Put an end to this charade. Everything is now clear to me. You lied to me, fuck you!”

Ethan’s eyes bulged, and he clutched his hair in one fist due to his distress.

“I’m dead meat! You’re to blame for this. Not only am I in debt, but I’m also facing abduction charges. My whole life will be on the line as a result of this mistake.”

Gerald deciphered Ethan’s rambling curse and uncovered the vital words.

Kidnapping? Who had he taken hostage?

“Ethan, take a deep breath and relax. I want to know who you abducted,” Gerald asked softly.

Ethan became irritated and yelled, “Eliana, of course! Other than her, who else could it be?”

That was fantastic! Gerald was enthralled with enthusiasm.

Ethan surprised him by doing him a great favor. He was certain that Maurice would make a move now that Eliana was in danger.

Calculating this, Gerald said, “Let’s make a deal, Ethan. If you offer me Eliana, I’ll give you a significant quantity of money. Do you have any thoughts? Will you agree?”

Gerald’s remarks sounded like a devil’s murmur.

“Should I believe that?” Ethan’s eyes were filled with a glimmer of optimism.

Quite simply, he abducted Eliana for financial gain. It did not matter to him whether he received money from Maurice or Gerald. He had no interest in what would happen to Eliana. After accumulating sufficient funds, he would be able to settle his father’s gambling debts and medical bills.

“Of course, there’s nothing to worry about with this deal.”

“Deal!”

Ethan readily accepted Gerald’s demand and struck a bargain with him over Eliana.

Eliana was certain after hearing the whole conversation that the person on the other end of the call was the one in the background. It was possible that this guy was connected to the culprit she was searching for.

“Ethan, who are you conversing with?”

Eliana was eager to know.

Ethan put his phone away and yelled angrily at Eliana, “Simply remain put. It’s okay if you don’t have all the details down pat.”

He had to keep an eye on Eliana now that she was worth as much as an immense amount of money.

However, Eliana’s phone, which was lying on the floor, rang at this point in time.

Ethan had just phoned the number.

Eliana muttered, “Preston.”