Chapter\u00a026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0as\u00a0Nancy\u00a0reached\u00a0to\u00a0open\u00a0the\u00a0box,\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0phone\u00a0rang.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u00a0me\u00a0go!\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0panicked\u00a0voice\u00a0broke\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0speaker,\u00a0her\u00a0sobs\u00a0frantic.\u00a0\u201cCaleb!\u00a0Help\u00a0me!\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0darkened\u00a0instantly.\u00a0Without\u00a0a\u00a0word,\u00a0he\u00a0took\u00a0off\u00a0running.<\/p>\n
Nancy\u00a0froze.\u00a0\u201cMr.\u00a0Hampton,\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0check,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0ship\u00a0the packages\u00a0immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0ship\u00a0them!\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0look\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
\u2026<\/p>\n
Urgency\u00a0propelled\u00a0Caleb as\u00a0he\u00a0raced\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0hotel,\u00a0ignoring\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0desk\u2019s\u00a0attempts\u00a0to\u00a0stop\u00a0him.\u00a0When\u00a0he\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0he\u00a0raised\u00a0his\u00a0leg\u00a0and\u00a0kicked\u00a0it\u00a0open\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0violent<\/p>\n
crash.\u00a0Inside,\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0one\u00a0man\u00a0waited.<\/p>\n
Thankfully,\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0clothes\u00a0remained\u00a0intact.\u00a0As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0Caleb,\u00a0she\u00a0collapsed\u00a0to<\/p>\n
the\u00a0floor in\u00a0tears.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0face\u00a0hardened\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0terrifying\u00a0mask\u00a0of\u00a0cold\u00a0rage.\u00a0His\u00a0bloodshot\u00a0eyes\u00a0blazed\u00a0with\u00a0fury.\u00a0He\u00a0grabbed\u00a0the\u00a0nearest\u00a0chair\u00a0and\u00a0hurled\u00a0it\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0three\u00a0men\u00a0inside.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0the\u00a0chair\u00a0shattered,\u00a0he\u00a0began\u00a0using\u00a0his\u00a0fists.\u00a0His\u00a0every\u00a0punch\u00a0was\u00a0hard\u00a0and\u00a0vicious.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0Sydney\u00a0received\u00a0the\u00a0call\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0police,\u00a0she\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0surreal\u00a0sense\u00a0of\u00a0absurdity.<\/p>\n
Caleb,\u00a0the\u00a0calm,\u00a0refined\u00a0gentleman,\u00a0had\u00a0gotten\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0fight?\u00a0One\u00a0against\u00a0three?\u00a0And\u00a0he<\/p>\n
hadn\u2019t\u00a0held\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0station,\u00a0she\u00a0spotted\u00a0him\u00a0bruised\u00a0and\u00a0cut,\u00a0and\u00a0paused\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bakr\u00a01\/3<\/p>\n
5:49\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a026<\/p>\n
88%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cSyd,\u00a0please\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0mad.\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0approached\u00a0with\u00a0red\u2013rimmed\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0all\u00a0my<\/p>\n
fault.\u00a0I\u00a0drank\u00a0too\u00a0much.\u00a0If\u00a0Caleb\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0rushed\u00a0over-\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0wait\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0finish.\u00a0She\u00a0already\u00a0understood.\u00a0This\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0classic\u00a0melodrama:\u00a0a\u00a0man\u00a0flying\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0rage\u00a0to\u00a0defend\u00a0the\u00a0woman\u00a0he\u00a0loved.\u00a0Only\u00a0this\u00a0time,\u00a0the\u00a0male\u00a0lead\u00a0happened\u00a0to be\u00a0her\u00a0husband\u2013at\u00a0least\u00a0on\u00a0paper.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0somewhat\u00a0apologetic.\u00a0\u201cSorry\u00a0to\u00a0trouble\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u00a0trouble\u00a0at\u00a0all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0followed\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0officer\u00a0briskly\u00a0to\u00a0sign\u00a0papers\u00a0and\u00a0complete\u00a0the\u00a0formalities\u2014\u00a0paying\u00a0compensation,\u00a0covering\u00a0fines,\u00a0offering\u00a0a\u00a0formal\u00a0apology\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0victims\u2018\u00a0families.\u00a0She\u00a0handled\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0efficiently.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0officers\u00a0watched\u00a0her,\u00a0amazed\u00a0by\u00a0how\u00a0calm\u00a0she\u00a0remained,\u00a0considering she\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0legal<\/p>\n
wife.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0sensed\u00a0their\u00a0confusion\u00a0and\u00a0clarified,\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0already\u00a0divorced.\u00a0Just\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0processed\u00a0the\u00a0certificate\u00a0yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0officer\u00a0nodded,\u00a0impressed.\u00a0\u201cA\u00a0divorced\u00a0wife\u00a0handling this\u00a0so\u00a0smoothly?\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0rare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0nothing.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s\u00a0fine,\u2018\u00a0she\u00a0thought.\u00a0\u2018I\u2019m\u00a0getting\u00a0paid\u00a0for\u00a0this.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0just\u00a0doing\u00a0my\u00a0part in\u00a0exchange\u00a0for\u00a0the<\/p>\n
money.\u2018<\/p>\n
Tiffany\u00a0had\u00a0driven\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0waited\u00a0outside.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0finishing\u00a0the\u00a0procedures,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0glance\u00a0back\u00a0at\u00a0Caleb.\u00a0She walked\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the<\/p>\n
station\u00a0alone.<\/p>\n
Unlike\u00a0the\u00a0bright\u00a0morning,\u00a0the\u00a0weather\u00a0had\u00a0turned\u00a0gloomy.\u00a0Though\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0just\u00a0past\u00a0three,\u00a0the\u00a0sky was\u00a0already\u00a0dim.\u00a0Light\u00a0rain\u00a0began\u00a0to\u00a0fall,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0cold\u00a0wind\u00a0and\u00a0moisture\u00a0seeped\u00a0through\u00a0her\u00a0clothes,\u00a0chilling\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0bone.<\/p>\n
2\/3<\/p>\n
5:49\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a026<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0caught\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0Grandma\u00a0or\u00a0the\u00a0others\u00a0about\u00a0today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0flatly,.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0understand.\u201d<\/p>\n
0070<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
With\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u2019s\u00a0connections,\u00a0this\u00a0incident\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0smoothed\u00a0over\u00a0easily.\u00a0The\u00a0only\u00a0reason\u00a0Caleb\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0used\u00a0those\u00a0resources\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0the\u00a0family\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0dark.\u00a0Once\u00a0they\u00a0knew,\u00a0they\u00a0would\u00a0trace\u00a0the\u00a0source,\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0meant\u00a0that\u00a0nothing\u00a0could\u00a0save\u00a0Penelope.\u00a0He\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0her,\u00a0and\u00a0Sydney\u00a0understood\u00a0perfectly.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0studied\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0smiled\u00a0faintly.\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0mad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0simply.<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReally.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0searched\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0reaction.\u00a0\u201cCome\u00a0on,\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0drive\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018You two?\u00a0He\u00a0said\u00a0Penelope\u00a0would\u00a0move\u00a0out.\u00a0Another\u00a0broken\u00a0promise,\u2018\u00a0she\u00a0thought.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0sudden\u00a0surge\u00a0of\u00a0luck.\u00a0From\u00a0the\u00a0moment she\u00a0uncovered\u00a0the\u00a0truth\u00a0about\u00a0Caleb\u00a0and\u00a0Penelope,\u00a0she\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0trusted\u00a0a\u00a0single\u00a0word\u00a0he\u00a0said.\u00a0Trust\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0luxury\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0given\u00a0once,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0do\u00a0so\u00a0again.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s\u00a0Bonus\u00a0Offer<\/p>\n
GET\u00a0IT\u00a0N\u2026<\/p>\n
Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella\u2019s storytelling style is immersive and addictive\u2014perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.<\/p>\n
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