Chapter 16

While everyone else had given up, Lewis kept digging. On his knees, he clawed at the ground with his bare hands, his fingers bloody and raw from the rocks and dirt.

Grace was still missing. He collapsed in despair, his eyes void of life as he looked around. He burst into tears.

Just then, someone spotted a pair of shoes in the corner.

Lewis rushed over and saw they were Grace’s. Hope surged through him. Wiping away his tears, he started digging like a madman. Finally, he found the unconscious Grace.

Overwhelmed with joy, Lewis scooped her up and rushed her to the ambulance. In the ward, he stayed glued to her side, his eyes never leaving her face. Seeing her bruised and battered, he couldn’t even begin to imagine what she’d been through.

Theo could see that Lewis was worried sick and tried to comfort him. “Mr. Kaufman, she’s alive, and that’s what really matters.”

Theo’s words did the trick. Relieved, Lewis watched her sleep, his mind wandering. Then, it all clicked. He finally understood why she had asked him to wipe out all her traces with that death certificate.

Leaving behind that past felt like a fresh start. After everything she’d been through, she wouldn’t be the same solitary Grace anymore. Now she had Lewis, and he vowed to stand by her forever.

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“I got this. You go help Grace get a new identity. The old Grace is history,” Lewis told Theo.

to her bed, but the second she moved, his

face, Grace managed a faint

pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice barely above

explosion, I thought I’d never see you again. Lewis, I owe you an answer. I’ve

Lewis squeezed her hand and nodded,

for days in the hospital, never leaving her.

she looked at Lewis’s haggard face, tears welled up in her

He smiled gently, “We’re

asked about Janelle. Her smile froze, and after

world, friends often drifted apart without any

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They simply

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and didn’t push further. After some small talk, Kylie said, “If I were you,

talking about Janelle ditching him.

million dollars from your mom. If she loved you, would she have done that?” Kylie pulled out her phone. “Before

Janelle. Kylie’s recounting

about Janelle. Kylie’s

phone and read

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