When Love Breaks by Jack

Gregory’s guilt was palpable, a heavy weight on his shoulders.

“It’s my fault, I admit it.”

“Now you decide to admit it?”

Gregory hobbled back to his hospital room, his forehead beading with cold sweat with every step he took. The sweat seeped through his bandages, turning his lips a ghostly shade of white from the pain. Dailey trailed behind him, “I’ll find her, Gregory. And I’ll bring her back safe and sound. You need to stay put though; with that wound, any infection could be serious, you might even die.”

But Gregory was hardly listening. He paced the room once before asking, “Where’s my phone?”

Knowing how stubborn Gregory was, Dailey handed it over without further persuasion.

Gregory immediately dialed Lucius.

Lucius, already feeling culpable for a mishap at the chemical plant, was desperate for a chance to redeem himself.

And now, this.

Mistake upon mistake.

“Gregory,” Lucius answered.

“Any leads?” Gregory’s voice was urgent.

“I’ve checked everything – the hospital’s CCTV footage has been wiped. I’ve checked the highways, the airports, the bus stations. Now I’m heading to the docks,” Lucius reported.

Gregory let out a bitter laugh. The plan was meticulously executed; even the hospital’s surveillance had been tampered with. After the previous incident involving his grandmother, the hospital staff had been replaced, yet the perpetrator found a loophole. This wasn’t something Mark could’ve managed alone.

“Check the ports along the border, especially. Focus on Josiah and Norman,” Gregory instructed.

Samuel during their last overseas mission.

charge of security at the hotel that had been

me, I’ll bring her back to

took her,” Gregory revealed,

was stunned. “What did

repeating himself and started making

watched as Gregory’s forehead broke out in a fine sweat from the

heartbroken seeing you like this. Take care of yourself for her sake. Whatever needs doing, just tell me, and I’ll handle it.” Gregory

Christine, “How long have I

Christine answered truthfully.

the emergency room bleeding, agony flickered in Gregory’s deep eyes. His voice was hoarse as he asked,

Mark under such circumstances,

silence, his worst fears seemingly confirmed. He then asked Ike,

up. “I just saw him take Jane.

“Uncle, you’re so strong. Please save Jane. She was

heavy with worry, more for Jane’s

“Dad!”

a tense silence until Ike suddenly

and the Myers family is without its members. You need to make a decision. Whether to cremate them or keep them in the

…

in gloom, the

city was plunged into

off from the world

clock in the room, I couldn’t tell the

Mark brought me dinner that I

going to

drink water he gave me, let alone eat his

through my thoughts, Mark said, “It doesn’t matter

we’ll just hook you