Interrupt Me Again and I'll Crush You
Instead of rushing to comfort him like usual, she said, "Tell us, Everest. What happened?"
He raised his tear-streaked face and cried out, "Leo… He sent people after me and wants me dead."
"W-What do you mean?" Malinda gasped.
"This afternoon, when I went out shopping, two men dragged me into an alley…" Everest began. He was shaking so hard he could barely breathe.
"Leo must hate me for taking you all from him, so he told them to slash my face and break my legs… If I hadn't fought my way out and escaped, I might even…"