Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 105 What Are You Afraid of?

Deborah gazed expressionlessly at Joseph. "Don't kid around."

As much as she dreamed of Ashton letting her leave, she knew Ashton well enough to know he wasn't that

kind-hearted.

Especially given his history with Joseph, Ashton would never hand her over to him.

Deborah was feeling anxious, recalling that she saw her mother when she came out of the emergency room. Regardless of Joseph's intentions, if he had secretly brought her here, Deborah's mother could be in danger. Deborah was eager to get out of bed, but she didn't have the strength. Her face was full of urgency as she asked, "Where is my mother? Is she still in Ashton's place?"

Joseph had only been joking with her, wanting to improve her mood.

Now that Deborah was getting anxious, he had to tell her the truth, "It was Ashton who asked me to take you

away and let you rest for a while. Your mother is still with him, and she will be fine. Don't worry."

Deborah didn't have a good impression of Joseph and didn't trust him much, so she was skeptical of his

words.

She took out her mobile phone and called Lydia directly.

She took out her phone and called Lydia directly. Joseph didn't stop her. Even though Lydia was still with

Ashton... He probably didn't restrict her from answering the phone.

Deborah dialed the number, and it didn't take long for Lydia to answer.

Lydia's guilty voice came through the phone. "Debby, you're awake."

Deborah breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Are you with Ashton? Is he bothering you?"

Lydia replied, "I'm fine here. Don't worry. Take care of yourself..."

Before Deborah could respond, a chaotic noise suddenly came through the phone.

Then Ashton's voice came on the line. "Deborah, come back now. Don't forget that your mother owes a high-

interest loan, and I paid it off for her. If you don't come back, your mother will suffer."

Deborah was taken aback. "Mr. Black said that you agreed to let me leave for a while."

Ashton denied it. "I didn't agree. Come back now. Do you understand?"

Deborah was unhappy. "I can't move because of my injury. I don't want to go to your place, maybe in a few days."

Ashton's anger grew. "Then you can wait and see what happens to your mother..."

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Ashton was the kind of person who would cause trouble the more if Deborah cared about someone.

After experiencing the incidents with Alyssa and Zayne, Deborah realized that she needed to appear indifferent.

Although she thought so, Deborah couldn't help but feel uneasy after hanging up the phone.

Ashton had a bad temper and could do anything when he was angry.

Joseph had a servant bring a wheelchair for Deborah and help her get out of bed. Seeing that she was still absent-minded, he waved his hand in front of her eyes.

"I'll help you. Can you get out of bed and sit in the wheelchair? I'll take you downstairs to eat something. Or I can have the servant bring the food up for you to eat in bed."

Deborah came to her senses and replied, "Thank you. I'll sit in the wheelchair and go down myself."

Deborah did not have the habit of eating in the bedroom, let alone at someone else's house. She felt even more uncomfortable.

Joseph reached out to support her back, and Deborah instinctively wanted to avoid him.

Joseph half-jokingly said, "Injured people with limited mobility should not be so concerned."

Deborah felt a bit embarrassed but could only let him half-embrace her and slowly move from the bed to the wheelchair.

Joseph pushed her downstairs and talked to her, "The doctor said you are under a lot of stress, so staying in bed all the time is not good. Going out for a walk can improve your mood."

He was very gentle when he spoke, which was strange to Deborah.

She remembered that he was not like this before.

Everything he did had a purpose, including approaching her and rescuing Alyssa. It was all just to use her to deal with Ashton.

Deborah couldn't help but say, "Mr. Black, I may not be as useful as you think."

Joseph suddenly became so good to her. Perhaps he thought that Ashton was really concerned about her, so he felt he could use her to his advantage.

Joseph understood what she meant but still smiled and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. I think you are very useful."

Deborah did not respond.

She was well aware that Joseph's kindness towards her now was all for the sake of repayment.

When they arrived at the restaurant downstairs, Joseph's phone rang. It was a work-related matter.

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He walked away to take the call, and the maid came over to take care of Deborah and enthusiastically served. her food and soup.

But Deborah was extremely cautious and kept insisting on doing things for herself.

During the meal, seeing the maid standing aside, she said, "I can eat on my own. You can go do something else."

Deborah was not used to being taken care of, and she was not sure what Joseph's intentions were. She could not bring herself to accept these acts of kindness.

Seeing that Deborah was clearly tense, the maid could only smile and nod before leaving to work in the

kitchen.

Deborah had injured her right hand and was struggling to hold her bowl with her right hand while the maid

was present.

Now that the maid had left, Deborah was using her left hand to hold her spoon, eating her food with some clumsiness and eagerness. Deborah hadn't eaten anything all day and had just woken up from a fainting spell. She was now so hungry that her stomach was growling. With the maid gone and the butler not paying attention to her, Joseph was on the phone with his back turned

to her...

She wanted to finish eating quickly, and she didn't want anyone to see her in such an embarrassing state before someone noticed her.

As she was halfway through her meal, Joseph's voice suddenly sounded next to her. "There's no need to rush.

Nobody's going to take it from you."

Deborah was suddenly startled and lost her grip on the spoon in the bowl, causing it to slip and push the bowl to the ground.

The porcelain bowl shattered into pieces as it hit the ground.

She recognized this set of tableware. It was the antique porcelain from a previous auction that was said to be very valuable and aged. Although she couldn't recall the exact details, she knew it was expensive. When Ashton took her to that auction, Helen was there and commented that the cutlery set was beautiful.

Ashton decided to bid on it, but Joseph saw him and raised his paddle to compete with him.

After the bidding war drove the price up to an outrageous amount, Hector got wind of it and called to ask Ashton to let Joseph have it as a personal favor.

Ashton was not happy about it at all, but somehow he ended up conceding.

When the bowl fell off the table, Deborah only had one thought in her mind. This small bowl was worth more

than her life.

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Her face turned pale in an instant, and she hurriedly tried to bend down to pick it up, only to end up falling

onto the floor from her wheelchair.

Joseph never imagined that Deborah would be so eager to retrieve a bowl. By the time he reacted and tried to stop her, she had already fallen to the ground. He couldn't understand why she had such a strong reaction over a bowl.

Joseph immediately squatted down to help her up, but Deborah had already sat up on the ground, her face full of anxiety as she kept retreating backward. "I'm sorry. I broke your things. I'll compensate you."

There was a throbbing pain in her mind. How could she afford to pay for that?

She remembered that Joseph had paid 4 million dollars for this cutlery set at the time.

Joseph was genuinely amused by her. "Are you out of your mind? Why did you go to such lengths to pick up a

bowl?"

He stretched out his hand to help her again, only to see that her face was pale with fright, and her eyes were

filled with real fear.

"Why are you so scared? What are you afraid of?" Joseph was taken aback.

The maid heard the commotion and came out of the kitchen.

When she saw the broken pieces on the ground, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken and walked over to Deborah with a reprimanding tone. "Mrs. Mullen, why weren't you more careful?

"I told you that I would take care of your meals, but you insisted on doing it yourself. Look at this. This cutlery set is a precious collection of Mr. Black's."

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