Semua Bab Bound By Lies: His Brother’s Obsession : Bab 171 - Bab 177

Soon, hours had passed and the once lively event was now slowly coming to an end.They all knew that what was left was Viola’s closing speech for it to officially end. Upstairs, Xander, Michael, and Maxwell had been watching carefully the whole time.But nothing happened at all. They stared at Claire who was now sitting quietly at a corner with Bella, looking calm and unbothered.Seeing this, Maxwell frowned slightly and said, “She’s just sitting there and there is still no sign of Derek”Michael sighed and nodded his head as he added, “That’s true man and we have been watching for hours. If she had something planned, she would have done it already.”Xander remained silent for a moment, his eyes still on Claire. Then slowly, he spoke.“Maybe we were overthinking.”Hearing this, Maxwell exhaled and with a chuckle, he said, “I don’t like admitting that, but yeah, this is getting tiring.”Michael nodded his head and added, “It’s already late. Viola just needs to give her closing speech

The elevator finally came to a stop after a short while, and before the doors could even slide open completely, Xander rushed out without waiting. His steps were fast and urgent, as his eyes kept moving sharply from one end of the hallway to the other.“Viola…” he muttered under his breath, his voice tight with worry.He turned left, then right, scanning every corner and every shadow, even passing people, but she was nowhere to be seen.Seeing this, his brows furrowed deeply, frustration and panic rising together.“Where the hell did they go?” he said through clenched teeth and angrily ran a hand through his hair as he walked further down the corridor.The silence around him only made things worse, and his heartbeat grew louder in his ears with every passing second.Not wanting to waste any more time, he quickly pulled out his phone from his suit pocket and dialed Michael’s number, which was picked up almost immediately.“Where are you?” Xander asked sharply immediately the call was

Yeah bro, they are going to pay for this,” Michael said with a cold expression. Then he took a deep breath and said, “But seriously, now is really not the time for this.”Xander frowned slightly at his words, as his brows knit together in confusion wondering what he was talking about. “What do you mean?” He couldn’t help but ask, because right now, all he wanted to do was to teach the waiter a lesson. Seeing his clueless look, Michael took a deep breath, then lowered his gaze to the person in his arms.“We need to take her to the hospital immediately,” he said seriously and even added. “Look at her, she is not even moving.”When Xander heard this, his eyes shifted instantly to Viola, and it was true.She lay completely still in Michael’s arms, her body limp, her breathing faint and uneven and no matter how much she was moved, there was no reaction from her at all.Seeing that made something tighten painfully in Xander’s chest.Without saying another word, he nodded his head, then he

At the hall, the event had finally come to an end and since Viola was not present, Alexa had no choice but to step forward.Taking a deep breath, she walked confidently up to the stage, her heels clicking softly against the floor as all eyes gradually turned to her.Soon, she got there and picked up the microphone /nd then smiled brightly.“Good evening, everyone,” she began with a clear and steady voice, not shying away at all.Hearing her speak, the crowd responded with soft murmurs and focused their attention on her. Seeing this, she let out a light laugh and began.“First of all, we are deeply sorry that Miss Viola Anderson won’t be here to do the closing speech,” she said and added. “She had to step out due to a little emergency.”A few people exchanged looks, but before anything could say anything, Alexa cut in and added playfully,“But as the loving and very sweet friend and assistant that I am”, she said dramatically, placing a hand on her chest and continued, “I will gladly