Chapter 148

It had just been a simple reply from Austin, but Charles couldn't suppress the shiver that ran through him. Austin was out for blood! No one had ever made Austin this furious before. The Yates family was about to be turned upside down. And yet Charles felt no sympathy for them. Anyone who dared to torment Austin's woman deserved whatever was coming. After finishing his task, Charles let out a breath. "Austin, everything is fine now." Austin nodded and was about to rise, but Suzanne clung tightly to his clothing. His movements paused as his gaze dropped to her delicate fingers gripping his shirt. Perhaps disturbed by his subtle movement, Suzanne's brows knitted together, and her eyelids trembled as if she were on the verge of waking. Austin gently ran his hand down her back, soothing her with slow strokes. Only then did her expression relax, and she drifted back into deep sleep. Charles smirked. "You should stay with her and rest. She must've been terrified." A woman who had g