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.

to yourself," the man said with a slight

the brim of his hat, as though searching for answers. "Are you content with this?" the man asked, his tone

lips

into chaos. How

man seemed to

be devastated," he said

was so small, so fragile. How could she, as his aunt, not feel

said firmly. "I need to find a doctor for Charlie.

have some boundaries," the man said, narrowing his

warily. "What exactly

his voice

"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 both hands and tucked it into

man turned to leave, he stopped again

a nearby hospital. They'll be here in about thirty minutes. Whether

Charlie even tighter, her heart weighed down by

hospital, had not stopped making calls, her desperation growing

forth, her mind racing with worry. Charlie's fragile health

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