Shadows Of A Forgotten Spring

Chapter 176

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Alexander sped out of the estate, with his phone in his hand, ringing incessantly. His jaws clenched into a tight set as he ordered the police and private security to surround two important places: Emma’s house and his mother’s estate. Both were very important to him and both were at risk. He wouldn’t take chances on either of them.

His mind was racing as he drove. He did not know precisely what Annie was trying to pull, but he did know this much: Emma had no hand in this so–called kidnapping, if it even was real.

For the first time in years, Alexander began reevaluating everything he thought he knew about Annie. He had been so blinded by her once, captivated by her beauty and the intoxicating pull of her body, that he had ignored all the warning signs.

But now? Every tear she’d cried, every word she had uttered, every action she had taken, all of it was beginning to feel like a carefully constructed lie.

What if Annie wasn’t that sweet, innocent, reasonable woman he thought she was? What if she had been manipulating him

and rage. all along? The thought clenched at his gut, filling him with a mixture of regret

He gritted his teeth, his hands grabbed the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles turned white. The police were already working on the viral video, combing through every frame to find the truth.

But Alexander didn’t need their result to know that Emma was innocent. He had grown up with her, watched her from the shadows.

She was not capable of such cruelty, she could not even harm an animal, let alone organized such a terrible thing as kidnapping.

Besides, he knew perfectly well where Emma had been within the last twelve hours.

And the memory of her tears, of her trembling voice as she spoke about her mother and her company, fueled his determination.

He hit the accelerator hard, weaving dangerously in and out of traffic with reckless urgency. Halfway to her home, his private security team joined him, several cars surrounded his own.

they sped toward Emma’s home, cutting through the city like a convoy on

there was complete chaos outside of

and their angry voices

air, each one emblazoned with hateful curses and vile accusations aimed at Emma and him.

was the truth, but he knew better. He knew the real villain wasn’t Emma Black, and she didn’t

forces already stationed there, Alexander was thus able to drive through the chaos, pulling into the driveway while the

the door with a small box packed in her hands. She had clearly been informed by Emma, her face calm but tinged

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on?” Mrs. Walker asked, her wheelchair halfway tuned as she looked from Alexander to her

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voice soft, yet urgent. “I’ll explain on the way;

furrowed her brows, but she knew him well enough not to argue. Alexander didn’t give her another chance to ask him a question. There

toward his car, where Kevin and the security team stood at full alert, scanning the surroundings for any threats.

the car, Alexander’s

protesters was thundering through the heavy walls of

this torment, nor did his family. Alexander silently vowed to protect her at

a way to expose her lies and show the world who the real villain was.

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phone buzzed again, vibrating loudly against the

hours, it had been a relentless stream of notifications, news alerts, messages, and social media updates, all feeding her ego. But this time,

Internet. This was an e–mail she had been waiting for, the

reached for the phone. The video that she had

had been swift and brutal, like watching a towering structure crumble

Her followers turned upon her, spewing hatred from every corner of the internet, and

Black had built was crumbling