Chapter 381 Is Charles Seeing Someone Else?

Caden was starting to get irritated. "These scam calls are getting out of hand."

He hung up again, flagged the number as spam, and blocked it..

Meanwhile, Zev had gone into the kitchen to cook. treated him like one.

nically, he was a guest, but Caden never really

"Where the heck is Charles?" Zev asked as he stirred the last dish. Dinner was practically ready, but Charles still hadn't shown up.

"Hey, your cooking's getting better," Caden said, oblivious to anything being wrong as he swaggered over to taste Zev's cooking.

He had to admit-it was actually really good.

"You think you can get a wife if you can't cook?" Zev teased with a raised brow.

"So I should probably learn too?" Caden grinned, suddenly interested. "Come on, teach me!"

"You?" Zev looked him up and down. "Don't bother. You're never getting married. Might as well find yourself a husband."

Caden's face darkened. "Nothing good ever comes out of your mouth."

Kelly walked in carrying a dish and led the twins off to wash their hands. Still no sign of Charles. No phone call either.

"What's going on with Charles?" Caden finally sensed something off. He called Charles, but there was no

answer.

His chest tightened, and he instinctively looked at Zev. "Wait, what if that call wasn't a scam? That that he had my man."

guy

said

Zev froze, then quickly snatched Caden's phone. "Seriously, you're... ?” He dug through the blocked numbers and called it back.

No one picked up.

and over, but the line

"Zev, you don't think something really

of work, danger was constant. It was possible for something to

like a classic scam," he said, trying to calm Caden down. "If it were real, they'd have answered again. I'll go

his worry eased

and started toward the door. But then he stopped, turning back with a conflicted look. "You and

told, Zev had always had reservations. As a brother, he didn't want

he did. His job was dangerous. There were no guarantees-no promises of

for Kelly, yet he never ventured to reveal it. All he did was crack jokes

safer.

what if he died on a mission? What if she ended

carly, if he hadn't come back to find Kelly abandoned and

Never interrupting her life.

he felt like he'd lose his mind. "Sidney would never approve of you two," Zev said quietly before he left. "If this isn't the real thing, don't waste his

clearly wasn't in the mood to eat. His mind was with Charles. As soon as Zev stepped out, he called Gary to tell him something had happened to

No answer.

on behind the scenes. It was nearly impossible to get through when

into his

it," said the higher-up

to stay out of it

What did they mean he was being

enjoy your life as a CEO. You're retired now-this has nothing to do with you. Don't get involved. You've got a wife and kids. Stop asking questions." The commanding officer tore into him without

argue back. He just gave

all knew what was at

edge the entire time. Every officer watching over him had been holding their breath, praying he'd make it out alive. When he finally did, they swore never to let

him like

all, Zev had grown up right under their noses-he was

me a word," Zev said quietly "Is he okay or not?

Seeing Someone Else?

that officer revealed. "He's fine. Actually, he did

his shoulders finally

alive,

outside the house for a

second he stepped inside and asked,

him?"

said he'll be back later and told us to have dinner

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