Chapter 1018:

Jack couldn’t permit Noah to venture there unaccompanied. If another ejection occurred, someone needed to preserve his dignity—and possibly cushion his landing.

When they arrived at Myrtlewood Estate’s grand entryway, Noah’s features glowed with an unmistakable radiance, his confident smile illuminating his entire countenance.

Before crossing the threshold, he announced his presence with theatrical volume. “Hey there, Sadie! I brought your favorite—Nirvana takeout!”

He sauntered into the living room with the casual confidence of a proprietor, swinging the aromatic bags triumphantly.

But the biting retort or icy stare he’d braced himself for never materialized.

An unusual stillness permeated the expansive room, broken only by the hushed movements of household staff attending to their duties with somber efficiency.

of the room, his worried gaze

of wrongness electrified the atmosphere. Noah’s cheerful expression dissolved as he

he hurried forward, anxiety threading through his usually

since. Dinner hour has long passed, and she remains unresponsive to my knocking. Something dreadful whispers at

momentarily as jagged

live

exterior lurked a fragility she zealously concealed—her health had always seemed to teeter precariously. With barely a conscious thought, he thrust the warm packages into Breck’s unprepared arms and bounded up the staircase two steps at a time, making a beeline

his fist against the door, his

Open this door

silence hung heavy as a

forehead creased with deepening concern, unease crystallizing in his

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