LOGINThose were the only words that finally escaped Cale's lips.Lydia slowly turned toward him. Their eyes met, and her husband looked so deeply remorseful over what had happened to her."I should have found you sooner," Cale said quietly.Lydia felt the tightness return to her throat. Slowly, she retur
"And give me just a few more minutes, Mr. Miller," he said calmly. "There's one thing I'd like to explain about your wife's condition."The way the doctor spoke those words made Cale furrow his brow again. His gaze instinctively shifted to Lydia, while the anxiety that had eased, even if only slight
"Excuse me."A middle-aged doctor walked in with two nurses carrying several pieces of medical equipment. The moment he saw Lydia sitting on the edge of the bed with the IV line no longer in her hand, his brow immediately furrowed."Mrs. Miller," he said in a gentle yet firm tone. "It seems I've arr
"No," Lydia said softly. The look in her eyes showed she couldn't believe what her husband had just told her. "That can't have happened, can it?"Cale remained standing there, frozen, his phone hanging limply in his hand. Daven's final words kept echoing through his mind, refusing to disappear no ma
"Yeah, Daven."He stood up and took a few steps away from the bed, but Lydia could still clearly see her husband's face from where she lay.For the first few seconds, Cale only listened. His expression remained calm, his gaze still unreadable. But gradually... the sharp lines on his face began to ha
"I'm sure," he said quietly, "he'll be happy to hear that."But deep down, Cale knew that words of thanks alone would never be enough to repay someone who had been willing to risk his life to bring Lydia to safety and save her."But more than anything, Lydia," Cale shifted slightly in his seat. Slow
The moment their car pulled up at the courthouse, Althea froze at the sight before her.“This… is this really okay?”She had expected reporters, yes—Chase had warned her—but not this many. The crowd was overwhelming, far beyond anything she had imagined.“Don’t worry, Miss Althea. We’ve decided,” Ad
Chris leaned back. “That’s what we’re working on. Our team is compiling a complete dossier. But you can see how slick Harold is. Even the authorities have trouble tracking him down.”“He can’t hide forever,” Daven cut in. “Every move leaves a trace. I won’t sit idle until he pays for this.”“I won’t
Then small red dots began dancing across his guards’ uniforms—laser sights, pinpointing their chests, their foreheads. One by one, the men stiffened, realizing they were marked, trapped under invisible crosshairs.“Well, that clears things up,” Arsen said with a laugh. “Might want to let me go, pal.
“I’ve already asked Callister Group’s PR team to handle the reporters who’ve started showing up. Most of them are reaching out by phone and email.”Ever since Vanessa’s story broke, both Daven’s and Arsen’s phones hadn’t stopped ringing. In the end, Daven turned his off, unwilling to let the noise i







