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."

to a grave hue,

room watched him, with unease etched on their

when he saw the feral look on Mr. Douglas's face. Without hesitation, he passed the coffee

Ethan's voice

the elevator, frantically pressing the button, heading to the parking lot to fetch the

my way," Ethan reassured Justin

he made a

Jasmine hadn't mentioned any connection to the police and Serena yesterday... Would the Wilson Family and Daniel have

"Daddy, I'm scared..."

Justin was still crying.

said to Justin, "Justin, can you count to one hundred? I will

pain in his chest, like a sharp knife

Justin got to him in a way he couldn't despise; instead, he felt

to count through his

to hang up the phone. He strode out of his office as Liam pulled

complete version of this book for free.

"Mr. Douglas, get in!"

then thought to ask, "Mr. Douglas, where

slammed on the brakes

"Hurry up!"

Ethan's face was ashen.

fumbled with his phone to look up Richard's auto

...

Demolition Zone.

himself into a corner, his eyes fixed on the charred remnants of the house as he sobbed

Richard, hiding his injuries from Justin, couldn't

the hospital for an X-ray. Using a few wooden splints, he shakily immobilized his

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