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.

to the police station," Graham demanded. He was determined

"Right away."

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

found Leila in the midst of her interrogation. She was confessing to everything- the abduction of Brittany,

admission. The pain was almost

had died young, leaving behind two boys who had just begun to find their footing in the world, only for one to be cruelly snatched away

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

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

"Good."

crystal clear. "Even though the Tanner family isn't from Craneville, should you fail to provide satisfactory

the pressure from the Lynette family, Leila had

thoughts finally turned to the niece-in-law he had yet to meet.

heard, her condition isn't promising. Are you sure you want to see her now?" The Lynettes had

sacrificed his life for her.

to withstand his intensity, quickly arranged a meeting with the Lynette family. They agreed to talk before introducing him to

the hospital where Brittany was being

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