Noel stood in silence, his emotions a fortress that none could breach. It wasn't until his uncle, Graham Tanner, hustled through the door that the walls came crashing down.

Seeing Noel's tear-streaked face, Graham rushed to embrace his nephew.

Choking back sobs, Noel clung to him. "Uncle, my brother's gone. I don't have a brother anymore...'

The assistant's eyes welled up with tears at the sight. She had worked with Noel for years, yet this was the first time she witnessed his unguarded anguish, his face awash with grief like a dam burst open, the pain palpable and piercing.

She discreetly slipped out of the room to spare him any further embarrassment.

They spent the entire night together, ensconced in the solemnity of their shared sorrow.

As dawn broke, Graham emerged.

The assistant approached immediately. "Mr. Tanner, how's Noel?"

"Asleep," came the gravelly reply.

was determined to unearth every last detail

"Right away."

from the shock of Isaac's demise. It was paramount for Graham to get to the bottom

everything- the abduction of Brittany, the sabotage of the car brakes. She knew the kidnappers had to be silenced; leaving them alive would

Graham absorbed each word, each admission. The pain was almost too

two boys who had just begun to find their footing in the world, only

taken the driver's seat in a desperate attempt to

based on the evidence, Leila will be prosecuted and could face the death

"Good."

from Craneville, should you fail to provide

the Tanner family and the pressure from the Lynette family, Leila had no

turned to the niece-in-law he had yet to

and is still hospitalized," the assistant informed softly. "From what we've heard, her condition isn't promising. Are

her. How could I

simmered in Graham. It was rare for him to lose his cool, and the assistant, unable to withstand his intensity, quickly arranged a meeting with the Lynette family. They agreed to talk before introducing him to

the hospital where

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