Semua Bab You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise: Bab 581 - Bab 590

Harvey smiled and turned to leave the room as well.Beverly stood by the window, consumed by a wave of uneasiness. She felt like a lot of things were slipping out of her control.In a hushed voice that did little to conceal her nervousness, she asked, "Honey, when are you coming over?"James checked the time on his watch. "About two hours later.""Could you come sooner?""What's the matter?""Nothing. I just… wish you could be here sooner." Cold sweat broke out across her palms, the pressure growing insurmountable. "Your parents want me to receive the guests on your behalf."James stretched his hand out the window, and the fleet of cars slowly rolled to a stop by the roadside. His gaze was clear and steady, and his handsome profile was bathed in golden sunlight. His dark eyes, reflecting the sun's rays, seemed to glitter with stars. His white shirt billowed slightly in the breeze off the sea.He spoke slowly and quietly to avoid startling Beverly, but he wanted nothing more t

The moment Beverly stepped out the door, she ran into Evan, who'd rushed over.He knew it was unlikely, yet he couldn't help but hold out a little hope anyway. "Bev, were you—"Before the word "jilted" could leave Evan's mouth, Beverly brushed past him and headed into the elevator with Horatio.Evan wanted to go after her, yet Anna bolted out of her office and into the elevator first. She clutched Beverly's hand tightly and demanded, "Tell me what happened to Professor Reed!"The wound on Beverly's wrist throbbed with pain under Anna's grip, making her inhale sharply.The next second, Horatio pried Anna's hand off. "Ms. Graham, I already told you, Professor Reed's gone missing."The elevator doors opened, and the trio headed into the basement parking lot.Anna followed Beverly and Horatio to the car. "Well, then, call the police! What are you waiting for?"Beverly grabbed Horatio's laptop and got into the car while Horatio closed the door, firmly keeping Anna outside.A dark l

"Chief Bronson, Professor Reed's gone missing. That's why Mrs. Bronson…" Bianca was out of breath as she reported to James, though she trailed off when she met his stormy gaze."If Professor Reed's gone missing, the police should be the ones getting involved, not Mrs. Bronson!" Wendell snapped. "Is Horatio the one who went to Mrs. Bronson about this? Shouldn't he know better?"The police wouldn't get involved unless a person goes missing for more than 12 hours. Professor Reed hasn't been missing for that long, so why the huge fuss?"Wendell was a little incensed by the situation.James' expression was unreadable as he asked quietly, "Have they found him?"Lowering her voice, Bianca answered, "Yes. They're taking him to the hospital now. Professor… Professor Reed…"Wendell grew impatient at Bianca's stammering. "Spit it out already!""Professor Reed is in shock and has been stubbornly clinging to Mrs. Bronson…" Bianca's voice grew softer. "Horatio and the others are worried that

"He's gotten hurt plenty of times before," William said, attempting to comfort Beverly when he saw that she was in shock. "A gunshot wound like this isn't a big deal for him. Don't worry."Beverly recalled touching the scars on James' back and grew even more upset. "The sniper was aiming for me. It's my fault James got shot.""Oh, please, it's not like you're a stranger to James. You're his wife—as your husband, he's supposed to protect you. Don't be too hard on yourself."William was exasperated with James and wondered what the man had been thinking. It was one thing to get shot, but to play up his injury in front of Beverly and refuse to let the doctors into the room was plain melodramatic.If William were honest, he thought James deserved every bit of pain he was in."Bev." Wanda wrapped an arm around Beverly's shoulders. "You need to pull yourself together now that James is down for a bit. You've still got the kids to look after."Nolan approached them at that moment and repo

The many men who had tried to court Gwen in the past flashed through her mind, followed by her ultimate goal. In the end, it was James' face that came to mind.She couldn't give up. It would be irresponsible of her to let her life plans go awry like that. She was good enough for James, and Beverly… Well, what made her better than Gwen?"I have to leave for a while." Beverly leaned close to James' ear, cupping her mouth as she spoke quietly so only the two of them could hear. "I found the sniper. As it turns out, Kyle was kidnapped by the same sniper last night."I have to go and save him now. I won't take long, honey. I'll take the operators with me and be very safe, okay?"It was the first time Beverly had voluntarily told James about her plans. It was also the first time she'd chosen to rely on him.Gwen watched Beverly lean on James while tugging on his sleeve, playing coy and batting her lashes. She nearly snorted at the sickening sight of a single mother of two acting like a