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The paramedics crouched beside me.My right hand was secured in a splint. My knuckles were swollen and purplish, and even the slightest movement sent stabbing pain through them.Harper sat beside me while a nurse applied antiseptic to the scrapes on her knees. She bit her lip without crying, her little hand clutching the hem of my shirt the entire time.Just then, one of the police officers handling the case walked over."Mr. Booth, we've completed our preliminary investigation. We'll recover the full million dollars they extorted from you previously and return it to you.""We'll also hold them accountable for illegally surrounding you today, holding your daughter hostage, and assaulting you.""You can also seek compensation from them for your subsequent medical expenses, lost wages, and emotional distress. They bear full responsibility."I murmured an acknowledgment, my face expressionless.So what if I got the million dollars back?My wife wasn't coming back.The doctor had
When Loyalty Burns Chapter 8
After only a few seconds of silence, Robert suddenly sprang to his feet and pointed accusingly at the merchants."This isn't my fault! It's theirs! They illegally ran extra wires to power their refrigerated display cases, overloading the circuits and accelerating the deterioration! I have nothing to do with it!"His eyes bulged as he jabbed his finger wildly at people in the crowd.The merchants erupted in outrage.Kendra was the first to jump forward. She flung her fur coat aside and pointed at Robert, cursing him out. "Bullshit! You're the one who bought all that cheap, substandard wiring to save money!"The copper cores were thinner than strands of hair! I saw them myself! That batch of wires in Building Three snapped the moment you bent it!"Stop pretending you're innocent!"The bald merchant charged forward, nearly shoving Robert against the wall. "You sat on that corrective action notice for three months! You dodged the fire department every time they came! And now that so
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It was Captain Gerry Ward.He was the fire captain who had clapped me on the shoulder after the last fire and told me, "If you'd been two minutes later, the whole building would've burned to the ground."I recognized him immediately.The tension that had been coiled tight inside me suddenly snapped—and released.For three months, relatives I'd borrowed money from had avoided me. People who'd once worked alongside me pretended not to know me. Even Harper's teachers looked at me strangely.Everyone thought I'd been at fault.He was the only one who'd stood beside me with a hand on my shoulder back then and spoken those words.He stood there with two firefighters behind him.The crowd, which had been noisier than a packed marketplace moments earlier, fell silent.Dozens of people turned to look at him in unison.Captain Ward swept his gaze across the scene. His eyes landed on the scattered banknotes on the floor, then shifted to my hand, swollen to twice its normal size.His br
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The firefighters quickly smashed the lock in a few blows and carried Harper and me out, covering their mouths and noses as they went.I had barely crouched down and taken two breaths when Robert suddenly scrambled to his feet and rushed toward the police. He pointed straight at me and began shouting, "I want to report him! He started the fire! I saw it with my own eyes! He came here today carrying money, claiming he was repaying us, but he was really holding a grudge! He deliberately set the fire!"In an instant, dozens of voices erupted around us."That's right! He was still bitter about having to pay us back, so he came here to take revenge by setting the place on fire!""He deliberately brought all that money today just to put on a show for us! He'd planned this all along!"Someone pulled out a phone, opened a local news article, and thrust it toward the police.The headline was unmistakable: "Unauthorized Electrician's Negligent Work Causes Merchants to Lose Millions.""Lo
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Several of the electricians crouched on the floor, shaking their heads repeatedly.Ace wiped the black soot from his face. "The wiring is buried way too far out of the way. Touch the wrong wire, and the whole thing could explode. There's no way we can do this."Kaleb clutched his multimeter, his hands trembling. "I just tested the three-phase circuit. Two sets are reversed. Anyone who connects them is dead."Aaron crouched at the far end. "This isn't about money anymore. It's about staying alive."Lying on the floor with Harper in my arms, I listened to them and curled my lips into a faint smile.The iron rod was still suspended above my hand, only a few inches from coming down.Robert had gone completely rigid. He stood frozen in place. He looked down at me. His face still wore its vicious expression, but his eyes were filled with panic.Looking at him, I suddenly felt like laughing. He'd been the one threatening to cripple my hand just moments ago.Now that the workers had ad
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More than a dozen men in electrician uniforms surged forward and pulled Harper away to safety.Ace Wilkerson was at the front. He snatched Harper away from Robert and immediately spun around and punched him in the face."What the hell is wrong with you? You're going after a child now?"Kaleb Marin, Aaron Chase, and Damon Harmon followed close behind. They were all men I'd once considered brothers, and every one of them was drenched in sweat.Holding Harper in his arms, Ace rushed toward me, cursing furiously, "Samuel! We saw the video online! These assholes are bullying you again!"All of you, back the hell off! Anyone who lays another finger on Samuel, just try me!"I took my trembling daughter into my arms and wiped the tears from her face.Standing opposite us, Robert slowly looked from Ace to the others.Their electrician uniforms.Their tool bags.Every one of them was big and solidly built."Good! Good, very good!" He suddenly began clapping, pointing at Ace and the ot
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