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Chapter 220: Come to Our Old Place

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David Christopher interrupted with soft tough. Why are you to fecerned about my

staffified it rather inulting

sign, patience wearing thigh. I'm hanging up

Since our Angela finds this conversation boring/ Christopher's võla shifted, taking

on a dangercome odas, discties something more interesting, shall we?"

My finger/paused over the end call button. "What do you mean?"

I thought you found the topic dull," he replied. "Let me offer you sething more engagin

perhaps we should

"Just say what you want."

"Something you'd find interesting," Christopher continued. "For instance... returning to me."

I scoffed. "That's never going to happen."

"If I'm not mistaken," Christopher said, ignoring my response, 'you must be quite

worried right now. Unable to reach him, perhaps?"

been hours since I'd

with you?" My voice sharpened. "What have you done to

me the way you care about him? Christopher's voice dripped with bitterness. "I would willingly die for you and still, you

"Don't be like this."

to know what's happened to him," Christopher said softly, "why not come see

the phone.

our old

demanded. "You haven't told me what you've done to him. Where

hardened, "I won't say another word until I see you.

The line went dead.

trembled as I immediately tried calling back-no answer.

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clawed at my throat as paced the room, mind racing through possibilities, each more terrifying

"The call came from an old

I made my decision. I had

was a blur. I pushed food around my plate while Victoria discussed the children's education, their future zt prestigious schools, family traditions

need to ask you for a favor. Tonight... or tomorrow at the latest, I need

her fork, studying my face. Is there

coming easily to protect her

evident in

forced a smile. "It's just...

table, squeezing my hand. "The children will

fine with me. Don't worry

washed through me, followed immediately by guilt. She had no idea what I was

bed, fighting the lump in my throat as Aria wrapped her small arms around

neck.

we sleep with you tonight?" she asked, her innocent eyes making my

hair. "Mommy has to take a

are you going?" Ethan

trip," I assured him.

come back quickly?" Aria's lip

whispered, kissing her forehead. "But you both need to be good

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