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.

station," Graham demanded. He was determined to unearth

"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 for Graham to get to the

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

absorbed each word, each admission.

to find their footing in the world,

a desperate attempt to save Brittany, resulting in the car tumbling down the hill, swallowed by

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

"Good."

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

family and the

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

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

sacrificed his life for her. How could I not see

him to lose his cool, and the assistant, unable to withstand his

the hospital where

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