Chapter 384


    The air was thick with sorrow when a voice pierced the silence, startling everyone to the bone. All


    eyes turned to Ian. There he was, his gaze profound and dark, staring them down.


    "Holy smokes! The son of a gun was ying possum!" Chase blurted out, quickly pulling Sasha into


    his embrace and covering her eyes.


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    Edwin, in disbelief, reached out to block Ian''s nose. His shock turned to tion when he felt a warm


    breath on his hand. "He''s not faking it! He''s alive. I knew he wouldn''t leave ra and the kids."


    Ian pped Edwin''s hand away, his voice raspy butced with unmistakable annoyance. "Get your


    paws off me. The fire didn''t take me, but you''re gonna suffocate me to death!"


    Seeing that he was alright, everyone finally began to rx.


    Annoyed, Sasha swatted Chase''s hand away. "Why are you covering my eyes?"


    Chase grinned mischievously. "Why do I get a little smack for caring? I thought you''d be scared of


    ghosts. Here I am, heart on my sleeve, and you treat it like a dog''s dinner, ungrateful little thing."


    "How are you the only one with your head in the clouds? Ian was in aa, not dead. What corpse


    is there to be afraid of?"


    "But what if he was dead? You never know."


    Sasha kicked him in frustration. "You wish you were dead! Can''t you hope for the best for him? If he


    died, what about ra? What about my godchild?"


    Chase smirked. "Easy fix. I''ll step in and raise them. They can just call me ''Uncle Chase.''"


    "They''ll call my Uncle Sam before they call you that! This is my godchild. Why should they call you


    uncle? And who do you think you are, trying to take advantage?"


    Sasha tried to kick Chase again, but he caught her ankle, a low chuckle by her ear. "For the sake of


    your dear friend, I could, oh so reluctantly, marry you, and we''d raise their child together."


    Sasha''s temper red when she heard this and saw the smug look on Chase''s face. This darn man


    wanted to marry her? After he cold-heartedly called off their engagement, iming he''d never marry


    her in a million years?


    He had someone else in his heart all along. Now, he was making a move on her. She wouldn''t let


    him off easy!


    Sasha tried to wriggle free from Chase''s grip, but his strong hand held her fast, rendering her


    immobile. In a fit of rage, she bit down hard on Chase''s shoulder. All her fury went straight to her


    teeth.


    Chase grunted in pain. "Sasha, are you biting people now?"


    "If you spout any more nonsense, I''ll do more than bite."


    Chase loosened his shirt cor to reveal a deep purple bite mark on his shoulder, looking pitifully at


    Ian. "I''ve been bitten all because of you."


    Ian was unapologetic. "It''s your own loose lips that brought this on you. Don''t think you can me


    me for your troubles just because I''m hurt. My wife''s right here and won''t let you bully me, right,


    honey?"


    ra walked over and gently caressed Ian''s cheek, her voice soothing. "Alright, cut it out. You''ve


    scared them half to death. Tell them about the n."


    "My wounds hurt, honey. Can''t youfort me a bit?"


    "Shall I exin?" ra wasn''t falling for it.


    Ian lifted her hand, kissing it softly, a smile ying at his lips. "I''ll tell them. You fill in the gaps."


    He pulled ra down to sit beside him, then turned to the rest with a serious demeanor. Heid out


    the n, detail by detail.


    After listening, Sasha pped her hands in approval. "Acting''s my jam. Just watch me go out there


    and put on a show for them."