Chapter 1146:

But when Sadie’s name hung in the air, her calm faltered. Concern etched her face, and her reply came out hushed.

“She tried to contact Mr. Noel. When he didn’t answer, she feared the worst.”

“Traced Mr. Noel’s final phone signal here—to No. 301, buried deep in this maze of crumbling buildings. I… I failed to stop Sadie.”

Tina’s voice cracked and faded to a whisper as moisture gathered in her eyes, threatening to spill over.

A crushing weight settled in Blaine’s chest.

“Enough. We don’t have time for this,” he said, his fingers wrapping around Tina’s wrist with sudden force. “Let’s go.”

Tina offered no resistance. Even with his fingers digging into her wrist, she quickened her steps to match his urgent stride.

into

through the shadows, her

the faded numbers painted on the building’s cracked

lay just ahead: 301, where

a sharp gesture,

We’re

to advance, Nathan’s arm swept

his voice turned steel-hard. “Sadie, I go first. You stay

went beyond simple worry—it was

far more than another partner. She held the key to everything he had spent years building. The entire Higgins family’s legacy rested on her shoulders. Losing her here would destroy everything he had fought to

cutting voice sliced through the tension. “Dad, calm down.” Hailey’s unmistakable tone rang out from somewhere

love are

sharpened to razor points in

in without hesitation, as she yanked Nathan down with her behind a

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