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 every last detail of this

"Right away."

man was hospitalized from the shock of Isaac's demise.

at the station, they found Leila in the midst of her interrogation. She was confessing to everything- the abduction of Brittany, the sabotage of the car brakes. She knew the kidnappers had to be silenced;

Graham absorbed each word, each admission.

their footing in the world, only for one to be cruelly snatched away in his prime.

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

Leila will be prosecuted and could face

"Good."

made his stance crystal clear. "Even though the Tanner family isn't from Craneville, should you fail to provide satisfactory justice, we will

the

station, 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. How could I not see

cool, and the assistant, unable to withstand

hospital

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