“Get out!” he commanded briefly.

The severity of his tone took Sadie aback. Disturbed as she clearly was, she had no option but to comply and exit the room.

But the damage had already been done – Adele had been deeply distressed by Sadie’s presence and continued to sob in Holden’s chest.

Observing Adele’s flushed complexion and her tear-streaked face as she cried, Holden’s heart ached. He gently lifted her into his arms, swaying gently to provide her solace.

After he had patiently soothed Adele for some time, her cries gradually began to subside.

Just then, Shawn knocked and entered, conveying to Holden, “Miss Pierre appears to be experiencing some heart trouble outside.”

Already seething over Adele’s injury and the subsequent trauma, Holden was pushed to his breaking point by Sadie’s latest antics. He snapped irritably, “If she’s indeed having a heart attack, call an ambulance!”

for theatrics, overheard and swiftly backtracked, saying, “Oh, I’m

she was compelled to make her case through the closed

deepened Holden’s vexation; he had no desire to engage with her melodramatics

chimed twice. While cradling Adele in one arm, he checked the incoming messages with the other. It turned out to be Ariana who sent him some

momentarily calmed

left him confused. How come she suddenly sent him

when he needed to cook something for Adele. She would never send him recipes on her own. Why did she do so now? Could she have guessed his

made Holden shiver, and for the first time, he was scared. He was scared that she

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thinking it through, he

Ariana could figure out his

identity, she wouldn’t be so calm and definitely wouldn’t

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