Chapter 67

If Liam's guess was right, all those voices had to be Ella's doing. He hadn't expected her to have that kind of skill. As for how she got Chuck's employee's phone? She must've known someone would try to stop her and planned ahead. It was all aimed at him. "Well, well, Ella really did need to be put in her place. She really was asking for it," Liam thought. Standing by the car door, Liam's eyes focused on the gates of the courtyard. His lips curled slightly. He realized Ella really was sharp. He had to admit, her diversion tactic was executed perfectly. The real reason he slowed down, though, was hearing that raspy tone in her voice. It reminded him of that night seven years ago—how she'd used the same slightly hoarse voice to beg him. Back then, her voice had been choked with tears. It was a raw, desperate plea. Hearing that just now made him freeze. Or maybe it was seeing how hard she was trying to escape, throwing everything into it, that softened his otherwise unyielding he