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.

the police station," Graham demanded. He was determined

"Right away."

the Tanner family, had rushed over after their venerable old man was hospitalized from the shock of Isaac's demise. It was paramount

midst of her interrogation. She was confessing to everything- the abduction of Brittany, the sabotage of

word, each admission. The pain

young, leaving behind two boys who had just begun to find their footing in the world, only for one to be cruelly snatched away in his prime. The torment was

confirmed through traffic surveillance that Isaac had taken the driver's seat in a desperate attempt to save Brittany,

evidence, Leila will be prosecuted

"Good."

family isn't from Craneville, should you fail to provide satisfactory justice,

Tanner family and the pressure from the

Graham's thoughts finally turned to the niece-in-law he had yet

Ms. Lynette suffered a head injury and is still hospitalized," the assistant informed softly. "From what we've heard, her condition isn't promising. Are you sure you want to see her now?" The Lynettes had sealed off all news, leaving only whispers

life for her.

and the assistant, unable to withstand his intensity, quickly arranged

set at the hospital where Brittany was being cared

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