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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?"

blood ran cold. It had been hours since

you?" My voice sharpened.

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

"Don't be like this."

want to know what's happened to him,"

the phone.

our old

haven't told me what you've done to

Christopher's voice hardened, "I won't say another word until I see you. And don't bother trying to find him without

The line went dead.

immediately tried calling back-no

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as paced the room, mind racing through possibilities, each more terrifying than

what I feared: "The call came from an old public phone

had

that evening was a blur. I pushed food around my plate while Victoria discussed the children's education,

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

studying my face. Is there an urgent work

the lie coming easily to protect her from

she observed, maternal concern evident in her

course," I forced a smile.

table, squeezing

with me. Don't worry about

washed through me, followed immediately by guilt. She had

tucked Aria and Ethan into bed, fighting the lump in

neck.

you tonight?" she asked, her innocent eyes making

hair. "Mommy has to

going?" Ethan

assured him.

you'll come back quickly?"

you both need to be good for Grandma

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