The\u00a0surveillance footage\u00a0made\u00a0one\u00a0thing\u00a0clear:\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0rushed\u00a0in\u00a0to\u00a0save\u00a0someone.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0continued,\u00a0\u201cAs\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0rest,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0much\u00a0let\u00a0to\u00a0say.\u00a0Penelope\u00a0and\u00a0Timothy\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0fire\u00a0escape\u00a0together.\u00a0After\u00a0Timothy\u00a0screamed,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0different\u00a0stairwell.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0then\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0elevator\u00a0back\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0floor,\u00a0thinking\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0erase\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0footage\u00a0and\u00a0pin\u00a0everything\u00a0on\u00a0you.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0now\u00a0look\u2013she\u2019s\u00a0facing\u00a0the\u00a0consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0necessarily,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0replied\u00a0lightly,\u00a0smiling\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0finished\u00a0eating\u00a0and\u00a0started\u00a0tidying\u00a0her\u00a0desk.\u00a0\u201cWith\u00a0Caleb\u00a0backing\u00a0her,\u00a0she\u00a0might\u00a0never\u00a0face\u00a0any\u00a0consequences\u00a0at\u00a0all.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0case\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0moved\u00a0into\u00a0litigation,\u00a0pushed\u00a0forward\u00a0by\u00a0Penelope.\u00a0Whoever\u00a0had\u00a0hurt\u00a0that\u00a0child\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0held\u00a0accountable.\u00a0At\u00a0least,\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0how\u00a0it\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0gone.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u00a0frowned,\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0understand\u00a0how\u00a0anyone\u00a0could\u00a0love\u00a0someone\u00a0so\u00a0blindly\u00a0they\u00a0ignored\u00a0right\u00a0and\u00a0wrong.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0mean\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0call\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0first,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said,\u00a0cutting\u00a0him\u00a0off\u00a0with\u00a0quiet\u00a0resolve.\u00a0\u201cLet\u00a0them\u00a0come\u00a0copy\u00a0the\u00a0footage.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0clear\u00a0her\u00a0own\u00a0name\u00a0before\u00a0anything\u00a0else.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0police\u00a0arrived\u00a0quickly.<\/p>\n
Within\u00a0an\u00a0hour,\u00a0two\u00a0officers\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0dispatched\u00a0to\u00a0Lumosa\u00a0Clinic.\u00a0The\u00a0case\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0major\u00a0in\u00a0itself,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u2019s\u00a0influence\u00a0had\u00a0turned\u00a0it\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0political\u00a0minefield.\u00a0The\u00a0faster\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0handled,\u00a0the\u00a0better.<\/p>\n
One\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0officers\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0woman\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0taken\u00a0Sydney\u2019s\u00a0statement\u00a0before.\u00a0She\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0partner\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0almost\u00a0in\u00a0sync\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0desk.<\/p>\n
Flashing\u00a0her\u00a0badge,\u00a0she\u00a0asked\u00a0politely,\u00a0\u201cHello,\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Jouleston\u00a0Police\u00a0Department.\u00a0Could\u00a0you\u00a0tell\u00a0us\u00a0where\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton\u00a0is?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0made\u00a0sure\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0courteous\u00a0throughout.\u00a0In\u00a0Jouleston,\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0two\u00a0families\u00a0anyone\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0offend\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0Hamptons\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Sterlings.<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs.\u00a0Hampton?\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0desk\u00a0nurse\u00a0repeated,\u00a0blinking\u00a0in\u00a0confusion.\u00a0\u201cWhich\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCaleb\u00a0Hampton\u2019s\u00a0wife,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0officer\u00a0clarified.<\/p>\n
\u201cAh?\u201d\u00a0The\u00a0nurse\u00a0blinked\u00a0again,\u00a0stunned.<\/p>\n
So\u00a0Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0married\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0wealthy\u00a0family?\u00a0She\u2019d\u00a0always\u00a0told\u00a0them\u00a0she\u00a0and\u00a0Caleb\u00a0were\u00a0just\u00a0dating.<\/p>\n
Grinning,\u00a0the\u00a0nurse\u00a0said\u00a0cheerfully,\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0door,\u00a0in\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Ryan\u00a0Morales\u2019s\u00a0consultation\u00a0room.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0take\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThank\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0officer\u00a0replied.<\/p>\n
They\u00a0headed\u00a0upstairs.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a094<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Penelope\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0napping.\u00a0When\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0opened,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0still\u00a0drowsy.\u00a0Then\u00a0she\u00a0heard\u00a0the\u00a0nurse\u00a0teasing\u00a0her,\u00a0\u201cPenny,\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0are\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton!\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0title\u00a0jolted\u00a0Penelope\u00a0awake.\u00a0She\u00a0forced\u00a0a\u00a0smile,\u00a0hoping\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0would\u00a0treat\u00a0her\u00a0gently,\u00a0given\u00a0her\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0Caleb.\u00a0\u201cIs\u00a0there\u00a0a\u00a0problem?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cApologies,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0female\u00a0officer\u00a0said\u00a0flatly.<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0nurse\u00a0and\u00a0corrected\u00a0her,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton,\u00a0not\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Monroe.\u00a0You\u00a0may\u00a0have\u00a0misunderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u00a0Isn\u2019t\u00a0Ms,\u00a0Monroe\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton?\u201d\u00a0The\u00a0nurse\u00a0blinked,\u00a0clearly\u00a0thrown.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0just\u00a0said\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Hampton\u2019s\u00a0wife,\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u00a0couple\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0Caleb\u00a0and Penelope.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0everyone\u00a0had\u00a0assumed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0right.\u00a0We\u00a0are\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Hampton\u2019s\u00a0wife,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0officer\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0our records,\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Monroe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018If\u00a0it\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0Penelope,\u00a0then\u00a0who?\u2018\u00a0the\u00a0nurse\u00a0wondered\u00a0in\u00a0bewilderment.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0a\u00a0voice\u00a0called\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0hallway,\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0the\u00a0officers\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0copy\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0footage,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0saw\u00a0Sydney\u00a0walking\u00a0toward\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0female\u00a0officer\u00a0smiled\u00a0faintly.\u00a0\u201cYes,\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Hampton.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0nurse\u00a0stood\u00a0frozen.\u00a0A\u00a0few\u00a0nearby\u00a0doctors\u00a0and\u00a0nurses\u00a0stopped\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0tracks,\u00a0staring.<\/p>\n
\u2018Wait,\u00a0what?\u00a0If\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Wilson\u00a0is\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Hampton\u2019s\u00a0wife\u2026\u00a0then\u00a0who\u00a0the\u00a0hell\u00a0is\u00a0Penelope?\u2018\u00a0they\u00a0all\u00a0wondered.<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a095<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 94 The\u00a0surveillance footage\u00a0made\u00a0one\u00a0thing\u00a0clear:\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0rushed\u00a0in\u00a0to\u00a0save\u00a0someone. Marcus\u00a0continued,\u00a0\u201cAs\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0rest,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0much\u00a0let\u00a0to\u00a0say.\u00a0Penelope\u00a0and\u00a0Timothy\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0fire\u00a0escape\u00a0together.\u00a0After\u00a0Timothy\u00a0screamed,\u00a0Penelope\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0different\u00a0stairwell. \u201cShe\u00a0then\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0elevator\u00a0back\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0third\u00a0floor,\u00a0thinking\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0erase\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0footage\u00a0and\u00a0pin\u00a0everything\u00a0on\u00a0you. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-when-love-is-gone-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}