Chapter 819:

“Understood, Mr. Noel.”

Before the call ended, Nicholas burst in, his face marked by panic.

He was so distressed that he lost his usual composure, his voice quivering.

“Mr. Noel! Ms. Burgess—she… she took sleeping pills to end her life!”

What?

Noah stood, shocked, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Meanwhile, at Myrtlewood Estate, Sadie stood motionless in the cavernous living room, the silence pressing in around her like a second skin.

chest rose and fell in shallow breaths, as if trying to contain a storm brewing

Hailey’s pregnancy echoed in her mind, sharp and cruel—like a splinter lodged deep in her

corner of the room, where the trash bin stood half

stepped toward it, crouched down, and gently retrieved

ago. Noah was beside her, his arm

eyes… his eyes told a

looked at her like she

slow and cautious, as if she

tell if it was sorrow, longing, or something more

broke with

phone lit

𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝒸h𝒶ρtєrs 𝑜𝓃

and

“What is it?”

“Ms. Hudson!”

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