Chapter 241 It’s Not Her

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Eric’s felt a wave of unease crash over him. His grip on the phone tightened. “Linda, where are you?”

“I… I don’t know…” Her voice trembled, laced with fear and barely contained sobs. “Eric… I don’t know where I am. It’s dark, and-” A choked breath. “I’m scared!”

“Stay put! I’m coming. Quentin is searching too–just don’t move, do you hear me?”

After hanging up, he slammed his foot on the gas pedal, the engine roaring as he tore through the streets, heading straight for the west side of the city.

“Mr. Flynn!”

By the time Eric arrived, Quentin had already located Linda’s car. But something was wrong. The car door was wide open. And Linda was nowhere in sight.

Eric’s eyes scanned the dark surroundings, his pulse quickening. She wouldn’t have gone far. Maybe she stepped out for air and lost her way.

“We need to search the area,” Eric said, his voice firm. “She should be close by.”

Quentin nodded. “Understood. Mr. Flynn, let’s stay in contact.”

“Right.”

The road ahead was desolate, the darkness stretching endlessly. With barely any streetlights, Eric had to rely on his phone’s flashlight to cut through the thick shadows.

“Linda!” His voice echoed into the night. “It’s Eric! If you can hear me, answer me!”

He trudged forward, his footsteps crunching over the frozen ground. The further he went, the more

treacherous the mountain path became. The sleet stung his face, his visibility reduced to almost nothing.

Then–his phone buzzed. Quentin.

He quickly answered, “Hello?”

“Mr. Flynn, we found Miss Harris. She’s injured, but-” A brief hesitation. “She refuses to come with me. She

won’t budge. We need you here.”

Eric exhaled sharply, rubbing his temple.

“Where are you? I’ll be there–hold on.”

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Just as the call ended, his phone rang again. Another call?

A sharp gust of wind suddenly blew past him, carrying ice and snowflakes straight into his eyes. He wires. instinctively squeezing them shut

His footing slipped. The phone new from his grasp, crashing against the frozen earth.

Eric’s breath caught as he watched its light flicker a few feet away. It was still finging

Who could it be?

Hadley?

his fingertips brushing the ice just inches away from it but the phone was

frustration curling in his gut. But then, the phone

once more.

his ribs. His mind raced. Was it

If she needed him, if she was hurt,

thought.

as far as it could go.

feet desperately scrambling for purchase, but

onto and he tumbled down the

was half–drifting between sleep and wakefulness when the sharp trill of her ringtone

silence.

would be calling

Joy?

the screen, she

the exhausting chaos of the night, could she not get even

the annoyance bubbling in her chest, she sighed and swiped to answer. “Yes, what is

“Hadley!”

words did. “Mr. Flynn is injured–it’s bad. He’s being rushed to the hospital. I’m on

went dead before

sat frozen, the phone still

looking for Linda. How could he be injured? And seriously injured? Her mind raced with possibilities, each one more terrifying than the last.

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covers and shot out of bed.

barely registered slipping into her clothes. By the time she reached the staircase, a pair of headlights flashed through the window. Phillips was

to the hospital was

arrived, Ernest had already gotten there, waiting just outside the

Hadley called, her voice tight. She rushed toward him, her

Ernest said with a sigh. “The doctors did an initial

exhaled, nodding

her. Not life–threatening? That

rest of his injuries? Broken bones? Permanent

door to the trauma center swung open, and a doctor stepped out. Ernest was on his feet in an instant. “How is my

be taken to the operating room immediately. His injuries are

what the trauma center

felt an invisible force press against her chest.

wasted no time. His jaw tightened, his decision immediate.

do

doctor nodded. “We’ll do

room and straight into the operating theater. Hadley didn’t even get a glimpse of

as she and Ernest found themselves in the waiting

breaking the silence. He reached out and gave her shoulder a

voice was calm, unwavering. “Eric will be

Ernest,” she murmured. Her hands were tightly clasped in

wouldn’t let anything happen to his brother. He had the resources, the best doctors, modern medicine–Eric would survive.

what felt like an eternity, Quentin

but Hadley

was here too.

situation instantly. He stood, straightening his coat. “Hadley, I’ll leave Eric to you,” he said. “I’m going

a fraction of a second

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