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.

the man said with a slight shake of

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

lips together,

once peaceful life had been thrown into chaos. How could she possibly be

she didn't reply, the man seemed

Jamie would be devastated,"

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

firmly. "I need to find a doctor for Charlie. Do you know where the

said, narrowing his sharp eyes. "We could work

at him warily. "What exactly do you

replied, his voice devoid

hesitated. "I'm not ready

no 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

leave, he stopped again after

here in about thirty minutes. Whether the child

held Charlie even tighter, her heart weighed

hospital, had not stopped making

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 how

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