Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 668

1 glanced up, spotting an elderly couple shuffling in, hand in hand, their faces tight with worry.

The desk officer was about to stand when I beat him to it. "Mr. Yule, Mrs. Yule."

They turned toward me, startled. Mrs. Yule's face lit up, a brief flicker of joy breaking through the tension." Narelle..." she started,

"She's not Narelle," Mr. Yule cut in gently, pulling her back. His tone was steady, but the heartbreak in his eyes was unmistakable.

Mrs. Yule's joy shattered instantly, replaced by a deep sadness that made my chest ache. I stepped closer, trying to ground them. "Mr. Yule, Mrs. Yule, what's going on? Are you here to file a report?" I had stolen the officer's line, but he stepped in professionally anyway. "If you're here to report something, please

follow me."

But they didn't move. Instead, Mr. Yule started explaining, "For the past few days, someone's been banging on our door, yelling that if we don't behave, they'll hurt us badly."

words hit like a slap, and I stole a glance at the officer, who was already frowning, "Do you recognize the person? Any conflicts

out a heavy sigh. "We've never seen

been

Yule answered, glancing

nodded quickly, her voice trembling as she pleaded, "Officer, please, you have

give me as much detail as you can." He gestured toward a nearby room. "Come with

looking back at me like he wanted to say something. His

at something in me. "Go on with the officer. I'll finish up here and come find

another room, handing off their case to a colleague. I hurried to wrap up my paperwork, then made my way to

over and over that they had

person say anything specific?" the officer asked. "Were they asking

expression dark. "They demanded money. They said, 'You can't spend it anyway. When you die, it'll just go to someone else, so why not

heard that, it clicked this wasn't random. Whoever was behind this knew

signs of wealth recently?" the