Chapter 252

Brendan was just lying in the house, unable to speak or move, but he wasn’t dead.

I had a hunch that once Henry got rid of Caleb, he’d be coming for Brendan and me next.

Is Brendan safe?” I whispered.

There was a moment of silence before Eric spoke. “Not everyone has a conscience like the young master.”

In other words, Colin might have spared Brendan’s life, but Henry wouldn’t.

I didn’t say a word, knowing there was nothing I could do to stop it.

Once Henry got rid of Brendan, I would be next.

On the way back to Colin’s place, I sent a text to Stella.

[Stella, Henry had Colin committed to a mental institution. How can I get him out?]

Stella cursed, [Fuck! Don’t panic. Just give me the address of the hospital, and I’ll figure something out.]

There weren’t many people I could trust, but Stella was one of the few who was truly

reliable.

I sent her the location.

But Stella’s response came quickly; there was no record of a patient named Caleb Langley being admitted.

fear. “Eric, are you sure they took Colin to the mental institution?”

Eric didn’t respond.

over!” I yelled. “Eric, turn

roadside and turned to look at me. “Ma’am, the priority now is to ensure your safety and the safety of your

the mental institution?” My eyelids twitched with anxiety, regretting letting Colin

received a phone call.

road, struck by an overloaded truck and sent tumbling down the cliff. Everyone in the car was dead.

and I grabbed Eric’s clothes, shaking. “Tell

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was a crash.”

to drift further and

began to blur, the ringing

Phoebe…”

“Foebe?”

cacophony of noises buzzed around my ears.

I lost consciousness entirely.

was lying in a room in Colin’s villa. I sat up abruptly and rushed outside, desperate to hear that

eerily empty, just me alone. Even the mute

barking furiously in the yard, and several figures climbed over the wall from outside, one after

new w

were here to

by law, but behind the shadow of the immense wealth that shrouded the Langley family lay

his teeth, warily watching the intruders, and seized the moment to leap at them, filling the yard

to call the police, knowing Coly

on its own.

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