Chapter 50

When Jessica tried calling Timothy, all she got was a cold, automated message:

"We're sorry, the number you have dialed is currently unavailable."

With a heavy sigh, Jessica lowered her phone.

Beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, splattering onto the screen.

Timothy had locked her in the car and then switched off his phone.

It didn't even seem to occur to him that she might suffocate in there.

For seven years, he'd hardly paid any attention to her life.

She was invisible to him.

So, of course he'd never stop to wonder if she was uncomfortable, trapped in the

car.

Of course.

He'd never cared if she was cold or tired.

Jessica drew in a shaky breath and closed her eyes.

She didn't even consider calling Mabel to fetch him.

In the end, she had no choice but to reach out to 911.

Thankfully, society had made strides in supporting people with disabilities, and there was even a dedicated silent emergency texting service for the hearing impaired.

situation, sending the message

police even arranged for an

to hold on until she heard

rushed into The Gilded Whisper Estates the

inside the car, they immediately smashed

outside. She ran out, just in time to

no idea how they got the door

was unconscious, being loaded onto a

shock, Mabel hurried back inside, pounding on

was fast asleep, but the noise and the distant wail of sirens

Sir! Please

collapsed in

the clock on the

covers, Timothy jumped

were just leaving as he got

The window glass was shattered

His jaw tightened.

automatically, yet Jessica

Unbelievable.

All this fuss.

Aren't you going to the hospital to check on

strode back to the

phone and realized it

things, he switched to another car and set his phone on the wireless

he drove, the

got a call from

he saw a

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