Chapter 224

He just wanted to keep her close as soon as possible—otherwise, he just couldn’t feel at ease. It was like there were guys lurking in the shadows, all waiting for a chance, and that weird text earlier only made it worse. "Give me that number. I’ll check it out—see which idiot had the guts to do that." "Forget it, don’t waste your energy on some nutcase. Maybe it was just a wrong number," Ariella Rios said, not even sure herself. She was more worried Lucian Sterling might go overboard—like the way he dealt with Alex Bloom. He was the type who, once he hated someone, would really go for the kill. "Was that the only message? Or have you gotten more like that?" he asked again. "Just that one." "Alright then, maybe it was a mistake. But if it happens again, you come straight to me. Give me the number, got it?" “Yeah,” she nodded, soft and obedient. "You think it could be Hector Harper?" Lucian suddenly brought up the name. Liam Sterling had already sent people to teach that guy a lesson. He