Chapter 46 The Call
Stellar Enterprises.
"Mr. Douglas, the earnings for this quarter-"
Ethan was in the midst of a meeting when his phone suddenly rang.
The conference room fell silent, deathly so.
A collective anxiety swept through the attendees, wondering who had the audacity to not only forget to put their phone on silent but even bring it into an internal meeting...
While everyone nervously exchanged glances, Ethan pulled out his own phone.
A collective sigh of relief followed.
Ethan's brow furrowed as he glanced at the unfamiliar number-only a few knew his personal cell.
"Hello?"
On the other end of the line, a tear-choked voice pleaded, "Daddy, come save me, please..."
It was Justin, sobbing and begging for help.
In the unnerving quiet of the room, everyone stared in shock at Ethan.
Since when did Mr. Douglas have a kid? Was he secretly married?
Ethan felt a tightness in his chest as he heard the crying on the phone; he stood up abruptly.
With a gesture for the Vice President to continue the meeting, he strode out quickly. "Justin, what's happened?"
"They set the house on fire, I'm scared..." Justin's voice came in broken sobs. "Daddy, they hit me, there's so much blood, I can't stop it. They hit Uncle too; his hands are drenched in blood... Mom's gone."
a grave hue, his mood
unease etched on their
when he saw the feral look on Mr. Douglas's face. Without hesitation, he
Ethan's voice was edged
pressing the button, heading to the parking lot to fetch the car,
afraid, I'm on my
made a
mentioned any connection to the police and Serena yesterday... Would the Wilson Family and Daniel have left
"Daddy, I'm scared..."
Justin was still crying.
never had to do it before. He said to Justin, "Justin, can you count to one hundred? I will be there when you reach one
his chest,
him in a way he couldn't despise; instead, he felt a hint of compassion
began to count through his
bear to hang up the phone. He strode out of his office as Liam pulled up in
version of this book for
"Mr. Douglas, get in!"
then thought to ask, "Mr. Douglas, where are we
slammed on the
"Hurry up!"
Ethan's face was ashen.
with his phone to look up Richard's
...
Demolition Zone.
tucked himself into a corner, his eyes fixed on the charred remnants of
the courtyard, Richard, hiding his injuries from
an X-ray. Using a few wooden splints, he shakily
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