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."

face darkened to a grave hue, his mood

meeting room watched him, with unease etched on their

Liam, who was carrying coffee, paused when he saw the feral look on Mr. Douglas's face. Without hesitation, he passed the coffee

the car!" Ethan's voice

the button, heading to the parking lot to fetch the car,

be afraid, I'm on my way," Ethan reassured Justin

made a

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

"Daddy, I'm scared..."

Justin was still crying.

used to comforting kids because he had never had to do it before. He said to Justin, "Justin, can you count to one

some reason, Ethan felt an inexplicable pain in his chest, like a

for kids, but for some reason, Justin got to him in a way he couldn't despise; instead, he felt a hint of compassion

began to count through his

He strode out of his

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"Mr. Douglas, get in!"

floored it and only then thought to ask, "Mr. Douglas, where

on the brakes in

"Hurry up!"

Ethan's face was ashen.

Liam fumbled with his phone to look up Richard's auto

...

Demolition Zone.

a corner, his eyes fixed on the charred

his injuries from Justin, couldn't

X-ray. Using a few wooden splints,

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