Chapter 251\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey just reported that Ms. Wilson hasn\u2019t left at all.\u201d Peter\u2019s voice carried a bite of irritation. \u201cMr. Sterling, do you think Ms. Wilson has gone soft over love again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot wished he could mute him on the spot. Why did Peter always have to talk?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Julian\u2019s lips curved. \u201cCall her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u201d Peter blinked, pointing at himself. \u201cMe?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That couldn\u2019t be right. She was Ms. Wilson-his superior.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the side, Elliot had already pulled out his phone. \u201cI\u2019ll call her right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeakerphone,\u201d Julian said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sydney never kept her ringer loud. Combined with how deeply she slept, the sound barely stirred her. She thought she heard something, but her eyelids refused to lift. She didn\u2019t know someone else was already inside the locked room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb slipped the key into his pocket. Afraid the vibrations would wake her, he walked to the bed in silence. As he reached for the phone to stop the sound, his eyes caught the caller ID.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Elliot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb knew the man worked under Julian. With Julian\u2019s reach, news of last night\u2019s incident had probably already reached him overseas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb stepped out onto the balcony and answered. \u201cHello, this is Caleb. Tell Julian not to worry. Sydney is fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other end, Julian\u2019s eyes hardened. His lips twisted with faint self-mockery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot froze. He had expected the call to clear up the misunderstanding about those photos. But Caleb-of all people-had answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Hampton, where is Ms. Wilson? Why are you picking up her phone?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe just fell asleep.\u201d Caleb glanced back at the young woman curled beneath the covers. Her breathing was even, her face peaceful. Relief spread quietly through his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elliot caught the flicker of shadow in Julian\u2019s eyes. He clenched his jaw. \u201cNext time, please don\u2019t answer Ms. Wilson\u2019s phone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hung up before Caleb could reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The abrupt end left Caleb staring for a moment. Then he let it go. After returning the phone to its place, he hesitated, deleted the call log, and sat at the bedside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He studied Sydney\u2019s sleeping face. His chest tightened until the ache reached his eyes. He wanted to touch and hold her close but didn\u2019t dare wake her. His fingers brushed a strand of her black hair, winding it gently around his hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t slept all night, yet he felt no fatigue. Watching her like this, he knew he could never look enough. At\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
least he had found her. He would make things right. He would never let her slip away again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb didn\u2019t know how long he sat there before his phone buzzed in his pocket. Rising carefully, he stepped out\u00a0<\/p>\n
to answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Hampton, we searched the area. Still no sign of those kidnappers from last night,\u201d Gordon reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was strange. Once they left the industrial zone, they had vanished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s tone grew heavy. \u201cThat scarred man said there was a bomb in the factory. What about it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI checked. They did plant explosives,\u201d Gordon admitted. \u201cBut someone dismantled them. Otherwise, with last night\u2019s fire, the bombs would\u2019ve gone off immediately. Neither you nor your wife would\u2019ve made it out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought still chilled him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Caleb frowned. \u201cDismantled? By whom?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShould I investigate-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need.\u201d Whoever had disarmed it wasn\u2019t an enemy. He paused before giving a new order. \u201cLook into something else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe truth behind the deaths of Sydney\u2019s parents.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2<\/p>\n
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