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.

sure they took Colin to

Eric didn’t respond.

yelled. “Eric, turn around

and turned to look at me. “Ma’am, the priority now is to

to the mental institution?” My eyelids twitched with

Eric received a

had crashed on the mountain ring road, struck by

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

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was a

seemed to drift further and further away.

consciousness began to blur, the ringing in my ears

Phoebe…”

“Foebe?”

of noises buzzed around my

I lost consciousness entirely.

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

empty, just me alone. Even

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

new w

they were here to take me out.

shadow of the immense wealth that shrouded the Langley

the moment to leap at them, filling the yard

reached for my phone to call the police, knowing

on its own.

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