Chapter\u00a060<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0did not\u00a0overthink\u00a0it.\u00a0\u201cOnly\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0drug\u00a0succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alan\u00a0understood\u00a0her\u00a0strength\u00a0better\u00a0than\u00a0anyone.\u00a0\u201cGiven\u00a0your\u00a0abilities,\u00a0I\u00a0believe\u00a0it\u00a0will.\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0hanging\u00a0up,\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0wife\u00a0with\u00a0pride.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0never\u00a0expected\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0understand\u00a0this\u00a0girl\u2019s\u00a0nature\u00a0better\u00a0than\u00a0I<\/p>\n
do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eliana\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cOf\u00a0course.\u00a0She\u00a0would\u00a0turn\u00a0down\u00a0most\u00a0proposals.\u00a0But\u00a0when it\u00a0comes\u00a0to\u00a0saving\u00a0lives,\u00a0she\u00a0never\u00a0hesitates.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brimcrest\u00a0lay\u00a0less\u00a0than\u00a0125\u00a0miles\u00a0from\u00a0Jouleston.\u00a0Since\u00a0Caleb\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0shareholders\u2018\u00a0meeting\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0morning,\u00a0they\u00a0did<\/p>\n
not\u00a0stay\u00a0overnight.\u00a0He\u00a0and\u00a0Penelope\u00a0drove\u00a0back\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0night.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0that\u00a0hour,\u00a0Jouleston\u2019s\u00a0streets\u00a0still\u00a0swarmed\u00a0with\u00a0traffic.\u00a0A\u00a0red\u00a0limited\u2013edition\u00a0911\u00a0roared\u00a0through\u00a0a\u00a0red\u00a0light,<\/p>\n
prompting\u00a0passersby\u00a0to\u00a0whip\u00a0out their\u00a0phones\u00a0and\u00a0snap\u00a0pictures.\u00a0This\u00a0only\u00a0fueled\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0vanity.<\/p>\n
\u201cCal,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0so\u00a0happy\u00a0today.\u00a0Thank\u00a0you.\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0leaned\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0passenger\u00a0seat\u00a0and\u00a0noticed\u00a0he\u00a0seemed\u00a0lost\u00a0in\u00a0thought.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0few\u00a0seconds\u00a0passed\u00a0before\u00a0Caleb\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0zoned\u00a0out\u00a0again!\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u00a0teased\u00a0lightly,\u00a0but\u00a0unease\u00a0stirred\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
That\u00a0afternoon,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0taken\u00a0her\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0Brimcrest\u00a0as\u00a0promised,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0kept\u00a0checking\u00a0his\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0drifting\u00a0into<\/p>\n
thought.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0rubbed\u00a0his\u00a0brow,\u00a0looking\u00a0tired.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0late.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0worn\u00a0out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0really\u00a0just\u00a0tired,\u00a0or\u00a0is\u00a0your\u00a0mind\u00a0somewhere\u00a0else?\u201d\u00a0Penelope\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0cracked.<\/p>\n
\u2018On\u00a0that\u00a0bitch,\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0probably,\u2018\u00a0she\u00a0added\u00a0inwardly.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0admit\u00a0it.\u00a0Still,\u00a0he\u00a0forced\u00a0himself\u00a0to\u00a0confront\u00a0his\u00a0feelings for\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0Despite\u00a0his\u00a0effort,\u00a0the\u00a0mood\u00a0sank<\/p>\n
deeper.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0pulled\u00a0into\u00a0Viridian\u00a0Garden,\u00a0he\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0wait.\u00a0He\u00a0strode\u00a0inside\u00a0with\u00a0clear\u00a0urgency.\u00a0He\u00a0knocked\u00a0lightly\u00a0on\u00a0the<\/p>\n
master\u00a0bedroom\u00a0door\u00a0but\u00a0received\u00a0no\u00a0response.\u00a0He\u00a0turned\u00a0the\u00a0handle\u00a0and\u00a0entered.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0lights\u00a0were\u00a0off,\u00a0leaving\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0near\u2013dark.\u00a0He\u00a0tiptoed\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0bed\u00a0and\u00a0sat.<\/p>\n
\u201cSydney,\u00a0today\u2014\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0voice\u00a0faltered\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0bed.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0perfectly\u00a0made,\u00a0smooth and\u00a0eerie\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0untouched\u00a0condition.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0home.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
8:44\u00a0AM\u00a0Sun\u00a024\u00a0Aug<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a060<\/p>\n
Cold\u00a0dread\u00a0gripped\u00a0him.\u00a0He\u00a0flipped\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0lights\u00a0and\u00a0scanned\u00a0the\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
78%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0skincare\u00a0products\u00a0were\u00a0neatly\u00a0arranged\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0vanity.\u00a0The\u00a0wardrobe\u00a0remained\u00a0intact.\u00a0Yet\u00a0something\u00a0felt\u00a0wrong.\u00a0His\u00a0eyes\u00a0flicked\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0bookcases\u2013only\u00a0a\u00a0handful\u00a0of\u00a0books\u00a0remained.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0frowned.\u00a0That\u00a0bookshelf\u00a0had\u00a0once\u00a0been\u00a0crammed\u00a0full.<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0hurried\u00a0in,\u00a0feigning\u00a0concern.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0wrong,\u00a0Cal?\u00a0Didn\u2019t\u00a0she\u00a0come\u00a0home\u00a0yet?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0voice\u00a0sounded\u00a0stunned.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0sighed\u00a0with\u00a0relief,\u00a0cursing\u00a0inwardly,\u00a0\u2018That\u00a0bitch.\u2018<\/p>\n
Moving\u00a0out\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0enough.\u00a0But\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0emptied\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0walk\u2013in\u00a0closet,\u00a0afraid\u00a0Caleb\u00a0might\u00a0not\u00a0notice.<\/p>\n
Fortunately,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0prepared.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0moved\u00a0many\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0own\u00a0clothes\u00a0into\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0now\u2013empty\u00a0closet<\/p>\n
and\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
Just\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0gotten\u00a0away\u00a0with\u00a0it,\u00a0Caleb\u2019s\u00a0brow\u00a0furrowed\u00a0again.\u00a0He\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0headed\u00a0downstairs\u00a0with<\/p>\n
purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cCal,\u00a0what\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0doing?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0verify\u00a0something.\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0expression\u00a0hardened,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0strides\u00a0grew\u00a0longer.\u00a0He couldn\u2019t\u00a0rest\u00a0without<\/p>\n
knowing\u00a0for\u00a0sure.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s\u00a0Bonus\u00a0Offer<\/p>\n
GET\u00a0IT\u00a0N\u2026<\/p>\n
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