Chapter 1730
By the time Elysia arrived at the police precinct, Keaton hadn’t left yet.
He was sitting alone on a bench in the main lobby, his long legs crossed. His face was bruised, his expression violently dark, and the aura around him was terrifyingly
cold.
Shane was leaning against the wall several feet away, looking just as bruised and miserable.
Seeing Elysia walk through the doors, Shane immediately straightened up. “Elysia p>
Keaton jerked his head up. Seeing Elysia instead of Winona clearly surprised him. Whatever conclusion his mind immediately jumped to made his brow furrow sharply. Elysia cast a brief glance at Keaton before walking straight over to Shane.
“Are you hurt badly?” she asked.
Shane shook his head.
“Nothing serious. I just need you to sign some paperwork so they’ll let me go p>
“Alright p>
Elysia walked over to the desk officer to handle the bail process. Once the paperwork was signed, she told Shane to head outside first.
Then, she approached Keaton. “Are you okay p>
Keaton scowled back at her.
“Why didn’t Winona come? Was she trying to avoid me p>
Elysia paused before delivering the honest truth.
“No. Winona has no idea this even happened. Shane was terrified of stressing her out, so he kept her in the dark and called me to bail him out instead p>
Some of the icy tension melted from Keaton’s face, but his lips quickly pressed into a thin, bitter line.
“The fact that he could drag you all the way down here proves that Winona must really be head-over-heels for him p>
“Hmm?” Elysia was confused by the leap in logic.
Keaton’s voice was dripping with sour jealousy.
“If Winona wasn’t crazy about him, you wouldn’t give a damn about the guy. You certainly wouldn’t be rushing down to a police station just because he made one phone call p>
Elysia stared at him.
“You obviously like him just fine,” Keaton muttered bitterly. “And Winona practically worships the kid p>
How could they not like him?
Shane was Winona’s biological cousin!
Winona’s aunt had passed away early, and Shane was the only family she had left on that side.
Not to mention, he had spent his entire life overseas, so they rarely got to see him.
Elysia opened her mouth to clear up the colossal misunderstanding, but Keaton suddenly pushed himself off the bench.
“You guys might love him, but I despise him p>
“Give him a warning for me. The only reason I’m letting this slide today is out of respect for Winona. But if he crosses me again, I’ll destroy him p>
Throwing out that final threat, he turned on his heel and strode out of the precinct.
By the time Elysia followed him outside, Keaton’s sports car was already peeling out of the parking lot.
Watching his taillights vanish into the night, Elysia let out a long breath.
Winona’s intuition had been spot on. Keaton Huber had absolutely fallen for her.
Practically every word out of his
mouth was laced with pure,
unadulterated jealousy His massive jealousytis
grudge against Shane was
undeniable proof that he viewed the kid as a romantic rival.
And then there was the physical fight.
Who was Keaton? The sole heir to the formidable Huber family.
Just like Tarquin, he constantly had an elite security detail trailing him.
If Keaton hadn’t allowed it, there was no physical way Shane could have landed a single punch.
If Keaton hadn’t actively held his bodyguards back, Shane would be in the ICU right
now.
He despised Shane, yet couldn’t bear to inflict any real damage on him—
undoubtedly because of his feelings for Winona.
In its own twisted way, it was an undeniable declaration of love.
“Thanks again for tonight, Elysia p>
Shane walked over, snapping Elysia out of her thoughts.
“Don’t worry about it,” she said. “But what exactly happened between you and
Keaton? Why did things get physical p>
Shane exhaled heavily.
“It was pure luck. There was an
accident on the road, and traffic was deadlocked: We ended up parked right next to each other. I couldn’t stand the sight of him he looked like he wanted to kill me and one thing led to another p>
“Did he throw the first punch?” Elysia asked.
Shane shrugged honestly. “We pretty much swung at the exact same time p>
Elysia raised an eyebrow. “You hated the sight of him because he’s been targeting you p>
Shane scowled.
“It’s entirely because of Winona. I
know she made the unilateral
decision to keep the baby, but
watching her sacrifice her entire life like this makes me sick for her p>
“She’s an A-list actress at the absolute peak of her fame! Walking away now to give
birth is professional suicide p>
“Keaton is clueless about all this, but it’s still his blood. He bears half the
responsibility for everything she’s throwing away p>