Chapter 256

Don’t you try spinning tales to Foebe,” Stella blocked Dexter with an outstretched arm, “I swear, you’re the worst of the lot, Dexter!”

Ignored Dexter’s sweet talk. All I could think about was finding Colin…

My heart was racing, panic setting in, an urge overwhelming my thoughts–if anything happened to Colin, I’d take down Henry myself…

Stella shoved Dexter away and whisked me off for a thorough check–up. The doctor let out a weary sigh. “You’re carrying a child. Stop putting yourself in harm’s way. Now’s the time to be at home, resting and nurturing your little one.”

Tears welled up as I looked down at my belly.

Our baby and I… we were waiting for Colin. He’d come back for us. He had to.

“Colin…” My voice was tight with worry as I turned to Stella.

She squeezed my hand reassuringly. “Think about it. Colin’s a genius, bet he wasn’t even on that bus. How else do you explain everyone else being accounted for except him? It’s a blessing in disguise that they can’t find Colin.”

With teary eyes, I nodded.

Maybe Colin had already figured a way out. He was that smart…

“Let’s check over there.”

“This way!”

The hospital corridors buzzed with suspicious characters, brandishing photos and asking

questions.

wasn’t the type to let things

I had truly injured Julian and Henry, then Henry would have all the more reason to come

nervousness. “They’re insane,

it…” I spoke gravely.

and Colin’s fate uncertain, all Henry had to do was kill me to seize the Langley family’s fortune. It was

murmured, pulling Stella into an examination room

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me a look. Til draw

skeptical. These were trained mercenaries, and Dexter couldn’t even hold a candle to Golin

cloaing in, and my only choice was to blend into

into one of the men, and bolted, drawing

away.

we made a beeline for the underground parking lot through the service exit.

towards us, gunning straight for Stella and

“Watch out!”

“Phoebel”

both pushed each other out

as the headlights bore down on us, and I

then, in the nick of time, a sleek black Mercedes

vehicle, deflecting the danger.

from the chaos was Melody, shouting for Dexter. Like a bad penny, she

cried, rushing to his side to check

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