"I almost choked her to death. Did I go too far?" Ace asked.
"Yes and no.1′
Ethan was an outsider and said impartially, "Considering your usual behavior, choking someone wasn't the worst thing I've seen you do, but… I think hurting Joanna was a little too much."
Ethan had never seen the usually sober and sensible Ace in such distraught in all their years of friendship, heartbroken to see the state Ace was in despite finding his actions maddening. Therefore, he toned down his words.
"She deserved it!" Ace's calmness evaporated instantly like a long- dormant volcano that erupted suddenly. His voice was cold. "It's only fair to repay a life with a life!"
Ethan took a step backward in shock and grimaced. He ridiculed, "Okay, okay. It's fair. So are we spending so much effort to find her for you to continue choking her to death?"
Ace hissed coldly, "We'll talk about that when we get her back!"