All Chapters of SORRY MR. CROWNELL YOU'RE TOO LATE : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Chaise"What do you mean it never arrived?" I demanded, already moving toward the door despite the exhaustion still weighing heavily on every limb."Ralph said the transport left the motel over an hour ago," I relayed, phone still pressed against my ear as Ralph's voice came through, tight with barely controlled panic. "It should have reached the facility twenty minutes ago.""Any contact with the driver?" Norman asked, having rushed into the room the moment he heard the commotion."Nothing," I said grimly. "His phone goes straight to voicemail. GPS tracking on the vehicle went dark twelve minutes ago, somewhere along Route 9.""That's the same stretch of highway that runs past the old grain depot," Tyron said, his face draining of color as the pieces clicked together violently."She's intercepting her," Lily said, horror threading sharply through her exhausted voice. "Sarah's the one piece of evidence that could unravel exactly how long this manipulation's been going on, and now she

Chaise"Changed how?" I asked, forcing calm into my voice despite the fury coiling tight in my chest at the sight of Sarah's trembling form, her eyes glassy and unfocused, whatever drugs they'd used clearly still working through her system."Simple," the woman said, circling slowly, her heels clicking sharply against the concrete floor. "I no longer want your shares, Chaise. Marcus's exposure has made corporate control considerably more complicated than I originally anticipated. Boards ask questions when their chairman's facing federal kidnapping charges.""Then what do you want?""You," she said simply, and the word hung strange and unsettling in the cavernous space. "Not your money. Not your company. You, personally, walk away from all of it and from Lily, from both girls, from everything you've built.""That's insane," I said, disbelief momentarily overriding my caution. "Why would I ever agree to that?""Because," she said, gesturing toward Sarah, "I still have her. And I still ha

ChaiseThe two figures emerged from the shadows flanking Sarah's position before I registered the danger, and by the time my instincts caught up, cold metal pressed firmly against the base of my skull."Don't move," a low voice growled behind me.Sarah's smile widened, a cold satisfaction settling across features I'd once believed I understood completely, now it just seemed like I had been fooled all along, playing for something I thought I was wise about but apparently, I wasn’t. This wasn’t just a surprise to me but a rude reminder that you could never really trust anyone no matter how much you think they wouldn’t hurt you. The more I thought about where I had gotten it all wrong, the more confused I got because I didn’t know where exactly."You really should have brought backup, Chaise or better yet, listened when I told you to run the moment you realized what you were walking into.""You never told me that," I said, forcing steadiness into my voice despite the gun still pressed ag

LilyThe satellite feed had gone dark minutes earlier, Gray's frantic updates replaced by tense silence as we waited for confirmation that Chaise had made it out safely. Both girls stirred restlessly against me, sensing perhaps the anxiety radiating through my exhausted body despite my best efforts to remain calm for their sake."Any word?" I asked, unable to keep the desperation from my voice as Gray continued working furiously at his laptop."Norman confirmed Chaise is alive," Gray said, relief evident in his tone despite the tension still lining his face. "They're securing the facility now. Sarah's in custody, along with the woman claiming to be his mother."Relief crashed through me so violently my knees nearly buckled, and I sank gratefully into the nearest seat, cradling both infants protectively against my chest."What about Chaise?" I asked. "Is he coming back now?"Gray's expression flickered slightly, hesitation creeping into his features. "He went after someone. Norman sai

Lily"We need to move," I said, already struggling to my feet despite Grace and my daughter cradling protectively against my chest, adrenaline overriding the exhaustion still weighing heavily on every limb."Lily, you need to stay here," Tyron said firmly, already moving toward the van's door himself. "You just had surgery hours ago, and you're holding two infants.""My mother is at that facility," I said, fury and desperation sharpening my voice. "I'm not staying behind while everyone else decides my fate for me."With the look on my face, I knew he already could tell that I was in no mood for any bullshitting. This was the worst thing anyone could ever go through and seeing how things could easily take on the worst, I don’t think it was something any of us could ever have imagined."He's right," Gray said gently, though sympathy softened his tone. "Let us handle Ethan and whatever's waiting at that facility, you just focus on keeping both girls safe."Before the argument could cont