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“Do you know where Ms. Anderson is?” I didn’t trust Rebecca, so I had to confirm it with someone else.

“She was sending Rebecca to K City with Zachary. Oh, I think your husband went with them as well.” Nick was probably staying up late as he didn’t sound tired at all. I could even hear the faint clacking of his keyboard in the background.

“Have they checked in with you from K City?” I asked with a frown.

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“No, why would they? I’m a nobody!” He raised his voice a little.

“I meant your mother, Cameron. Did she text you saying that they’ve all landed safely in K City?” I didn’t know a lot of people in this circle, so Nick was the only person I could ask.

I heard a loud smack when he slammed his fist on his keyboard. “She has never talked to me about anything for over twenty years now. There’s no way she’d tell me about minor stuff like these! Anyway, why are you calling me this late at night? Is there something you wanted to ask me?”

“I’ve received word that the plane they took was involved in an accident. Could you please help me look into it?” He was the only person I could count on to find out more about what happened.

“Okay, I’ll go check!” he said after a brief pause and hung up the phone, leaving me to wait for his reply.

Feeling empty without Ashton around, I went downstairs and switched on all the lights in the villa.

the news on TV in hopes of hearing something about the accident, but there were no

later. “I’ve booked us tickets for the earliest flight. It departs

that. “Yes!” My voice was weak, and I was

my head, but they

when the plane made an emergency landing at the airport, but I think

I’ll see

room with my arms wrapped around my

 house

and left the house

tickets

wasn’t that crowded at the time as most of the people

his watch when he saw me and said, “We’ve got half an hour left. I think we should go through

any sleep at all, did you?” I asked

at me. “I could ask you

kept quiet, simply nodding in

I handed my flight ticket and ID

the officer, “Yes, that’s right. Could you please hurry it up? We’re in a bit of

cooperate with

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