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Chapter 41

Author: Jonathan Stilldon
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-17 00:59:29
The late afternoon sun slanted through Chris’s office window, casting long golden bars across stacks of case files. He was at his desk, riffling through paperwork he couldn’t focus on. The muted bustle of the precinct seeped in around him – footsteps in hallways, the distant ringing of phones – but his mind was elsewhere. His phone lay screen-up on the desk, glowing with a missed call: Lilian. He stared at it, jaw clenched. Her unanswered calls felt like accusations.

Chris drilled a finger into his palm, trying to jolt himself back to reality. He replayed her voice in his mind – gentle but anxious, from the last time he’d spoken to her. Now she was silent, and his stomach twisted with frustration and fear. He had meant to reach out again today, but each time his finger hovered over the call button, dread froze him.

What if she hung up? What if he deserved this silence? He remembered all the mornings he had woken to unanswered messages or no reply at all. Lilian must have been avoiding
Jonathan Stilldon

Hey my lovely readers, I want to sincerely apologize for not updating all this while. Thank you so much for being patient with me, and also for the love you've shown this book. I appreciate you all.

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