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Chapter 18

Zach boarded the plane to Javerton City, the torrential rain hammering against the tarmac. As the plane took off, the cabin was filled with murmurs of frustration from business

"Of all does, it had to storm tonight. We have a major bid opening tomorrow-who knows if we'll even land safely!"

"I heard the pilot say turbulence might be bad during descent...

Zach tuned out the noise. Every passing second felt like an eternity. His mind was a whirlwind of thought,

Why had Serena returned to Javerton City? Who was the man beside her? Why was she still refusing to see him?

The turbulence hit hard, jolting the aircraft. The captain's voice echoed through the speakers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts. We are expecting turbulence and preparing for an emergency landing.

With each jolt, the turbulence grew more intense

Zach's heart pounded as passengers around him reacted—some murmuring prayers, others hurriedly calling their families or texting what could be their final goodbyes

"Is this really the end?" he wondered to himself.

of one thing-his mind was still consumed by a single

had spent 13 years with was now

her, but every single

She wasn't replying anymore.

erupted throughout the

churning in his gut. Ignoring it,

disappearing into the void with the grey checkinark Without wasting another second, he rushed off the plane, suppressing the urge to be

whereabouts, then

face of death, she was the

to see

plane made an emergency

news anchor's relieved voice echoed through

turned on the TV to break the silence. Yet as the anchor choked back tears of joy, celebrating the survival

was

the night, and she started feeling

call

the security at Crestview Bay is too tight.can't get

down to get it,"

a maid yet, she

the neighborhood gate and grabbed the takeout bag, a familiar voice

"Rena!"

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