The Countdown to Goodbye

Fiona's POV

As soon as Sebastian Robertson finished speaking, my mother, Daphne Vanderbilt, snapped angrily from beside me. "What are you waiting for? Do you think the bomb is going to wait for you?"

Sebastian was annoyed. "Daphne, Fiona is a businesswoman, but you're the head of the forensic team. Don't you understand? The kidnappers want me. The bomb won't go off until I get there. So it doesn't matter when I go."

Several police officers heard him too.

They wanted to say something, but before they could, Nancy started crying again. "Mr. Robertson, we've already confirmed that the bomb is real..."

Then she suddenly gasped. "Sebastian, someone's outside! Did the thief come back?"

The call suddenly ended.

The police officers stared at each other in disbelief before turning their eyes back to the tablet.

On the live video sent by the kidnappers, Fraser was crying so hard that he could barely speak. "Mom, Dad, why aren't you coming to save me?"

The moment I heard his voice, pain tore through me.

I raised my head with trembling hands.

According to the location sent by the kidnappers, Fraser was on the top floor of this abandoned mall.

Sebastian's parents, Walter and Helen Robertson, hurried over. The moment they saw our faces, they panicked too. "Is Sebastian still not here?"

I lowered my head, desperately trying to think of a way to save Fraser.

Daphne gritted her teeth in anger. "I don't know what Sebastian is thinking. Fraser is about to be blown up, and he's still staying with Nancy!"

Walter's face turned dark. He was about to call Sebastian himself.

Helen sucked in a shocked breath. Her eyes were already red as she cursed, "Nancy again! I told him years ago that girl was no good!"

Everyone looked anxiously at Walter.

But the call was rejected.

Walter cursed under his breath, and then my phone started vibrating.

It was a voice message from Sebastian. "Fiona, the police here said they are only two intersections away. I'll be there soon. Stop calling me, and don't let Dad and Mom call me either."

I forced myself to calm down before pressing play.

But my voice shook badly. "Sebastian, Fraser's life is in your hands. You have nine minutes left. Please, come save Fraser."

I got a reply from Sebastian almost immediately. But it wasn't his voice.

It was Nancy, crying. "Fiona, I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I'm really scared..."

At the very end of the message, I could faintly hear Sebastian comforting her. "You're just scared easily. This isn't your fault. Don't be afraid. I'll stay with you."

He said it again. She was scared.

Hearing that made me furious.

Because she was "scared," Sebastian had left our wedding halfway through to go kill a cockroach for her.

When I was giving birth to Fraser, he had also left me behind to help her deal with a car accident.

And now, with Fraser's life in danger, he still wanted us to wait because of his first love.

Walter and Helen were so angry that they didn't even know what to say anymore.

Behind me, Daphne placed a hand on my waist and spoke in a low, steady voice. "Don't panic. Every SWAT unit in the city has been called in. If Sebastian can't make it in time, they'll storm the building."

A police officer immediately raised a hand in protest. "No. The kidnappers installed motion sensors in several places. If anyone tries to force their way inside, the bomb strapped to the boy will explode immediately."

If the bomb exploded, Fraser would die.