Chapter 177. The Test Results Are Out

Ryder POV

Everything had become so fucking messy.

If I had known bringing Ellie back to Emeralda would cause my bunny this much pain, I never would’ve made the call to transfer her.

it wouldn’t

Look at what it caused my woman. She was completely shattered.

Honestly, I felt no real pain that Ellie died. I don’t even know what it feels like to be loved by a family member, so death like this doesn’t move me. But seeing Freya cry like this — broken, trembling, and in so much pain because of Ellie — it hurt me deeply. It made my stomach coil painfully.

I don’t know exactly what happened after I stepped out to take that call. But Freya kept saying Ellie was about to reveal the truth when she suddenly died. It felt too convenient. Too suspicious. And for some