Chapter 217

Conrad had thick gauze wrapped over his right chest-it wasn't hard to tell the injury wasn't some small scratch. Still, he reached over to hold her hand and said in a low, calm voice, "It's nothing serious. Just give it a few days." "Was it a bullet wound?" Calliope asked, brows creased with concern. She'd heard that Pine Mountain had basically turned into a war zone last night. His big hand gently enveloped hers, palm fully covering her smaller one. "It only grazed me. Just a surface wound. No big deal." Then Conrad's gaze sharpened, dark eyes locked on her. "But you-what happened earlier?" So Calliope told him everything that had gone down in the parking garage. As she recounted it, she couldn't hide the fury still simmering inside her. "Those jerks are unbelievable! After all the benefits they've gotten out of Stellar Group over the years, I ditch a few deadweights and now they want revenge? Throwing acid at my face?!" "Thank god you showed up when you did." Conrad's face darkened a