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

fixed on his partially hidden gaze under the brim of his hat, as though searching for answers.

pressed her lips

had been thrown into chaos. How could she

didn't reply, the man seemed to

Charlie, Jamie would be devastated,"

so small, so fragile.

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

boundaries," the man said, narrowing

at him warily.

man replied, his voice devoid of

"I'm not ready to make

on it. "When you've made up your mind, call me." Winnie took the card in both hands

he stopped again after a few

hospital. They'll be here in about thirty minutes. Whether the child survives

even tighter, her heart weighed

in the hospital, had not stopped making calls, her desperation growing

back and forth, her mind racing with worry. Charlie's fragile health left no room for error. If something happened to him, she didn't know

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