He whispered something into the phone and hung up.
Kira took a step backwards when he went up to her.
Austyn stared into her eyes. 'How much did you hear just now?"
"Nothing. I didn't hear anything.' Kira swallowed nervously.
He scoffed. 'I know you heard it.'
He pulled her to sit down on the sofa. 'Don't you want to know who I called?"
His Dark Side
Kira was nodding hallway before she caught herself.
Then she shook her head
The new version of Austyn was a little scary.
The snippets of conversation she'd overheard gave her an idea of his dark side.
She didn't want to be in on his secret.
She looked away. I'm tired. I'm going to bed. "
Austyn kept his hand on her shoulder, keeping her in place.
"The car accident earlier," he said. 'It wasn't an accident.'
Kira looked up blankly. "What do you mean?"
The drunk driver suffered some minor scrapes and a major headache.
He was conscious and managed to crawl out of the car before the police arrived
He apologised profusely to Kira and admitted, without prompting, that he was drunk
At that time, Kira was more concerned about Austyn.
She didn't pay much attention to the driver.
After all, the police would take care of him.
But now Austyn was saying it wasn't an accident.
'Tsk, don't think it's too much of a coincidence? Austyn rapped her forehead with a knuckle. 'We were followed in the mall. Right after we came out there, you were almost hit by a car. It was headed straight for you.' Come to think of it, Kira decided that he might have a point,
A cold sweat broke out.
She clasped both hands, getting nervous.
'Do you think the driver was trying to kill me? But why?"
Austyn glanced at her.
She was trying to keep up a calm app
appearance, but her pale face and trembling lips gave her away,
"Maybe," he said. "Or maybe I was overthinking."
But
either way, he would be there to protect her.
"Wait, that was what your phone call was about? Kira had not forgotten about the call.
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OF DO?!
She stomped her foot 'Are you going to tell me or
Austyn was tickled by her reaction.
'I called a friend to have a chat with the driver!
"Wasn't he taken into police custody?"
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"What did the driver say?"
"Nothing'
"Oh." Kira was a little disappointed.
"Which is why I asked the friend to make him talk.
"But how? And who is this friend of yours?
"By using whatever theans necessary. Austyn didn't answer the second question
Kira stared at him in shock
It sounded almost as if Austyn was nedering his friend toto torture the driver.
This was a side of him she never knew.
Maybe she never truly understood him.
Just like four years ago, he married her with an ulterior motive, but she just thought she got lucky.
Kira fell silent.
Austyn pursed his lips.
What was she thinking?
Was she scared by what he told her?
But sometimes, the ends justified the mens.
Besides, it was not like he was going to kill the driver.
"Don't worry,' he said. 'The driver's going to be fine. I just wanted to teach him a lesson.'
Kira nodded but refused to look at him.
Austyn knitted his brows. He almost killed you. Aren't you mad? Don't you want revenge?"
'I want justice, not revenge," she said. 'We have laws.
Austyn scoffed. 'The arms of the Law aren't long enough."
'Still, I...' Kira's voice trailed off.
There was no point arguing with him.
He was someone who could be easily persuaded to change his mind.
Besides, the driver did almost kill her.