Chapter 1528

"Wake up, Charlie."

Winnie held him tightly, panic overwhelming her. She wanted to take him away, not harm him!

Just then, the sound of a car pulling up broke through the darkness.

Footsteps approached, slow and deliberate. A tall man emerged from the shadows and stopped in front of her.

Tears streaming down her face, Winnie looked up.

The man's sharp, angular features were obscured by the dim light, adding to his air of mystery. But she immediately recognized him.

It was the same man who had told her the truth about Jack Green being Ben Lucas.

Winnie glared at him with fierce determination. "Why are you here? Are you happy now that things have come to this?"

"You foolish woman, do you think being deceived feels any better?" the mysterious man sneered.

"The truth is nothing but a bloody wound. I'd rather..." Winnie's voice faltered, unable to continue.

man said with

under the brim of his hat,

lips together,

once peaceful life had been thrown into chaos. How

didn't reply, the man seemed to read the

Charlie, Jamie would be devastated," he

gaze snapped to Charlie. He was so small, so fragile. How could she, as

to find a doctor

man said, narrowing his sharp eyes.

at him warily. "What exactly do you

man replied, his

hesitated. "I'm not ready

rush," the man said, tossing her a business card with nothing but a phone number on it. "When you've made up your mind, call me." Winnie took the card in

man turned to leave, he stopped again after a

here in about

heart weighed down

the hospital, had not stopped making calls, her

with worry. Charlie's fragile health left no room for error. If something happened to him, she didn't know how she

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