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.

else faded into background noise—only

blocks away, Sadie advanced through the shadows, her team following in

found the faded numbers painted on the

lay just ahead: 301, where Noah’s signal had

hand shot up in a sharp gesture, freezing the team

We’re almost

she moved to advance, Nathan’s arm swept across her

his voice turned steel-hard. “Sadie,

beyond simple

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

“Dad, calm down.” Hailey’s unmistakable

love

razor points in

down with her behind a section of collapsed brick

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