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.

Graham demanded. He was determined to unearth

"Right away."

over after their venerable old man was hospitalized from the

She was confessing to everything- the abduction of Brittany, the sabotage of the

each admission. The pain was almost

begun to find their footing in the world, only for one to be cruelly snatched away in his

driver's seat in a desperate attempt to save Brittany, resulting

the evidence, Leila will be prosecuted and could

"Good."

was unyielding, and he made his stance crystal clear. "Even though the Tanner family isn't from Craneville, should you fail to provide satisfactory justice, we will not hesitate to escalate matters." The officer mopped his brow.

Tanner family and the pressure

to the niece-in-law he had

promising. Are you sure you want to see her now?" The Lynettes had sealed off all news,

her. How could I not

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

the hospital where

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