Chapter 697:

“Come in,” she called.

Samuel entered, carrying a neatly folded set of women’s clothes.

“Ms. Hudson, these clothes have been prepared for you.”

Sadie accepted the clothes and retreated to the bathroom.

After changing, she emerged, trying to maintain her usual composure.

“About last night…”

Samuel hovered on the edge of his words, visibly torn. Sadie’s eyes narrowed, her voice low and unwavering. “Say it. The truth, Samuel.” Only then did he muster the nerve.

“The men from last night… they talked. It was Sutton behind it. He planned to kidnap Hailey. But they took the wrong person.” Sadie’s expression hardened—like a surface kissed by sudden frost.

Sutton. Again.

Relentless, venomous Sutton.

Hudson, I saw Patrick’s car pulling

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slammed down

Noah last night. It was

Should’ve kept her walls high, her heart distant, especially when her husband’s death still

How could she…

guilt deepened. She felt

she returned to the office,

Sadie,” came a voice—smooth, amused, and far

rubber band. Blaine stood beside her, wearing that trademark smirk, his eyes scanning

this early? What happened?” He lifted a brow,

look. “Mind your own

with a breath and forced a shift in

to avoid being

offered a

paused, letting irritation slip into his voice. “Sutton’s missing—no calls, no texts, nowhere to be seen. And Patrick? He suddenly bailed

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