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Chapter 21

Author: Riverflow
Elise gripped the steering wheel so hard her knuckles turned white. An ugly look crept onto her face. Victor had lied to her again!

She pulled out her phone and called him, but it went unanswered. She slammed the wheel in frustration, on the edge of breaking.

Just then, her phone rang. She glanced at the screen, frowned, and answered. "Hello?"

"Elise, where are you? You've got to save Vic!" Nathan's voice was tight with panic.

Elise tightened her hold on the wheel. "Is he dying?"

Nathan faltered, then said, "Uh, no, he was punished. He's badly hurt and unconscious. He's been taken to the hospital. He keeps calling your name. Get over here quick!"

She let out a cold laugh. "Tell me when he's dead."

Elise dropped the call, but her fingers remained clenched around the phone.

Why would Victor have been punished? And who could've done it to him? His parents worked with Doctors Without Borders and were rarely home. Marie was an old woman. With Vaughn dead, he was the one calling the
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