hapter 45

Chapter 45

Before she could protest, Harrison waved down a server and ordered a plate of breadsticks and a glass of orange juies,

“These should help,” he said, watching her carefully.

Sarah smiled faintly. “Thanks, Harrison. I didn’t mean to worry you”

“You didn’t,” he replied, his tone light but firm. “But you should take better care of yourself. Running around all day without eating? That’s not like you.”

Harrison sat at the edge of his seat, his foot tapping anxiously against the tiled floor of the restaurant.

He waved at the server for what felt like the fifth time, his patience thinning

“Can you please hurry with the order? It’s kind of urgent,” he urged, his voice polite but edged with concern.

The server nodded briskly and disappeared into the kitchen.

Harrison sighed, rubbing the back of his neck as he cast a glance at Sarah, who sat quietly across the table.

Her face was pale, her fingers absently tracing the rim of her water glass.

He couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt. “Sarah deserves better than this, he thought, his chest tightening.

She was kind, patient, and always thoughtful of others, yet it seemed like no one truly valued her–not Arnold, not Arnold’s friends, and certainly not the people who should have been her support system.

“Food will be here soon,” Harrison said, breaking the silence.

Sarah offered a faint smile. “Thanks, Harrison. I didn’t mean to make a fuss.”

“It’s not a fuss,” he replied firmly. “You have every right to take care of yourself. And if you won’t, someone else should.”

Arnold and Alex pulled

the air

faint hum of their car engine faded as Arnold cut the ignition.

been long, filled with Linda’s chatter and the ever–present buzz of admiration she attracted.

villa, Arnold

was eerily quiet.

would be up, waiting for

how their evening went,

was different.

in the stillness, met only by

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Chapter 45

Alex asked,

turned to one of the maids. “Have you

been home all day, sir.

into his chest. “She hasn’t been home?” he repeated, more to himself

else.

the maid

the concern with a wave of his hand. But the knot in his stomach

only contacted him once through a mindlink, which he

felt like a

down

couldn’t wait to tell Sarah all about Linda’s race and how amazing she had been.

way of making everything feel special, even stories about someone

out as he knocked on

he found the room empty.

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