All Chapters of The Return Of Adam Cole; Son of the soil.: Chapter 111
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Chapter 111
Logan leaned back in his chair, his laughter filling the office. He slapped his knee, shook his head, his eyes wet with amusement. "His sister tries to kill herself and the legendary doctor is nowhere to be found." He gestured at the television, at the reporters shouting questions no one answered. "This is what happens when you try to save the world. You forget your own family."Adam stood in the center of the room, his hands pressed flat against the desk, his knuckles white. His face was stone. His eyes were fixed on the screen.Logan poured himself a drink, raised the glass. He looked at Logan, at the glass in his hand, at the smile on his face, and imagined his hands around his throat.He pushed back from the desk and immediately walked to the door without a word. He didn't look back.Logan watched him go, his glass still raised. Logan found it weird that he left just like that, but he was into his feelings that he didn’t care about Adam, at least fit now.Logan set his glass dow
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Adam grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the nearest table. He moved through the crowd, his steps slow, his shoulders bent. Men slapped his back, shoved glasses into his hands, laughed in his face. He smiled, nodded, raised his bottle. He watched Logan move through the crowd, accepting congratulations, clapping shoulders, pouring drinks. The man was drunk already, his face red, his steps unsteady. He laughed at everything, toasted to everything, spilled whiskey on his shirt and didn't notice.Logan disappeared into his office. Adam waited, he counted to thirty, then pushed off from the table, bottle in hand, and walked toward the door.Logan looked up when he entered, his eyes glassy, his smile loose. "Old man. You want more? I can't handle more."Adam set the bottle on the desk, pulled out a chair, and sat. "We're celebrating. You should add more too."Logan laughed, reached for the bottle, and poured two glasses. "You think you can keep up with me?"Adam raised his glass. "Let's
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The next morning, Kai stood by the window, his arms crossed, his eyes on the parking lot below. Titan Alessandro stood beside him, his phone pressed to his ear, his voice low. He ended the call, turned to Kai."The media is handled. They'll print what I told them. No mention of Adam or his absence."Kai nodded. "Thank you."Titan studied him for a long moment. "Where is he?"Kai's face was blank. "Away."Titan waited but Kai said nothing, Titan nodded slowly, let it go. "I have to leave. Something urgent. Call me if anything changes."Kai walked him to the exit. Titan's car was waiting, the engine running, the door open. He climbed in, looked back at the hospital, then drove away. Kai stood at the entrance for a moment, watching the car disappear, then turned back inside.The noise hit him before he saw it. Voices. Shouting. Cameras flashing. A crowd of journalists pushed against the glass doors, their microphones raised, their questions sharp."Is it true Adam Cole abandoned his fa
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Kai nodded once, then turned and walked toward the exit, Adam then walked back to the waiting room.Clara sat in the same plastic chair, her hands pressed together, her eyes on the floor. Nova stood beside her, his hand on her shoulder. They looked up when Adam entered.He knelt in front of his mother, took her hands. "I need you to go home. Both of you. Kai will take you."Clara shook her head. "I'm not leaving her.""Mom." Adam's voice was soft. "Vicky is stable, the doctors are taking care of her. I'll stay. I'll be here when she wakes up, but I need you to be safe. I need you to go home."Clara's eyes filled. "I can't….""You can." He squeezed her hands. "Please. Let me handle this, I want to take care of Vicky. You go home, rest and eat. I'll call you the moment anything changes."She stared at him for a long moment, then she nodded. Nova helped her up, wrapped his arm around her shoulders, led her toward the door. Adam stood alone in the waiting room. The clock ticked. A nur
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Adam's hand tightened on the phone. Olivia's face filled the screen, her hair falling on her face, her hands bound behind her. The man beside her smiled, gray hair, familiar eyes. Logan."Mr. Cole." Logan's voice was smooth, almost friendly. "Or should I say, old man? You had me fooled. The beard, the bent back, the trembling hands. Very convincing. You deserve an oscar award."Adam said nothing. His jaw was locked. His eyes were fixed on Olivia.Logan chuckled. "You think you can be one step ahead of us? That's cute, but you forgot something." He grabbed Olivia's chin, turned her face toward the camera. "Your wife."Olivia's eyes were red, her cheeks wet. She didn't speak or move.Logan released her, wiped his hand on his jacket. "You have less than twenty-four hours. If you want to see her alive, you'll come alone. No tricks, no backup. You know where to find me."The screen went black.Adam stared at the phone. His hand was shaking. His breath was fast. He let out a hiss, threw
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Logan sat behind his desk, his shisha pipe in his hand, the smoke curling around his face. He dragged slow, let the smoke fill his lungs, held it, released it. He had ordered his men to stop all sales. No one moves in or out. He glanced at the clock again, two hours past the deadline. His jaw tightened. His hand tightened on the pipe. What if he had been wrong? What if Adam didn't care about Olivia? What if the woman meant nothing to him? What if he had risked everything for nothing?Suddenly, the door exploded inward.Logan spun around. Adam stood in the doorway, his frame filling the space, his face hard, his eyes cold. He stepped into the room, his boots heavy on the stone."I'm here." His voice was low, flat. "Let her go."Logan's smile spread slowly across his face. He walked to his desk, set down his pipe, and spread his hands. "Adam Cole. The legendary doctor. The man who can save anyone." He laughed. "Except his wife."Adam's jaw tightened. "Let her go. Now."Logan sho
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Logan stood behind his desk, his hands still gripping the edge, the door had closed behind Adam. The room was silent except for the groans of the men on the floor. He waited. One second. Five. Ten. Then he let out a long, slow breath. His shoulders dropped. Immediately, he pulled out his phone, dialed a number. The voice on the other end answered on the first ring. "He's coming to the basement. You know what to do."He ended the call. He turned to the men still writhing on the floor. Logan's foot shot out, connected with the ribs of the nearest guard. The man groaned, curled tighter. Logan kicked him again. And again."Bunch of fools. Idiots. Fifteen men against one, and he walks through you like you're nothing."He kicked another man, then another, his breath coming fast, his face red. Logan stopped, his chest heaving, though he was surprised by Adam's strength. He straightened his jacket, smoothed his hair, walked to the door. Adam reached the basement door, he pushed it open,
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Adam stood over Logan, his shadow covering the broken man on the floor. His voice was calm, almost pleasant. "I'm going to give you a choice, two options. Listen carefully."Logan's eyes were wide, his breath fast, his hands pressed against the concrete.Adam crouched, brought his face close to Logan's. "Option one. I find Olivia myself. I search this building room by room, floor by floor. It might take me an hour, maybe two. But I will find her." He paused. "And when I do, I will come back for you. And I will take both your legs."Logan's mouth opened. "Option two." Adam's voice dropped. "You tell me where she is. Right now. And I let you walk out of here."Logan stared at him. His chest heaved. His hands shook."You know I don't play with my words," Adam said.Logan swallowed. His voice was a whisper. "The supply closet, the one on the second floor. We moved her when you entered the building."Adam nodded slowly, he reached into Logan's jacket, pulled out the key ring, stood, an
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"Shit." Adam muttered.He dropped to his knees beside the body. His hands pressed against Logan's neck, feeling for a pulse, for anything. Nothing. His chest wasn't moving. His eyes were open, staring at the ceiling, empty."Shit. Shit. Shit."Adam slammed his fist against the floor. The concrete cracked. His knuckles split. Blood dripped down his fingers. He didn't feel it. He grabbed Logan's collar, pulled him up, shook him."Why? Why would you…." He stopped. Logan's head lolled, his arms flopped, his body was already cold.Adam let him drop. He sat back on his heels, his hands on his knees, his breath coming fast. Logan had chosen death. Over Victor Kane.He screamed.The sound tore through the room, raw, angry, helpless. He slammed his fist against the floor again. Behind him, footsteps, slow, unsteady. Olivia appeared in the doorway, her face pale, her hands pressed against the frame. She had heard the scream, had dragged herself down the hallway, had pushed through the pain.
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Kai waited until the door closed behind Olivia. His voice was low. "Why did you shut me up?"Adam's jaw tightened. "For now, everyone with the name Vatican is a suspect. I'm not taking chances."Kai studied him for a moment, then nodded. "Fair. You want me to dig into her? The company? The family?"Adam shook his head. "Not yet. Focus on finding Andrew first."Kai nodded, turned, walked out. The door clicked shut.Adam sat beside Vicky's bed, her hand in his. She was healing, he pressed his lips against her knuckles, closed his eyes.Logan's face flashed behind his lids. The gun against his temple. Why would a man like that choose death over a name? What was Victor Kane that a man would rather die than betray her?He opened his eyes as he heard voices in int hallway, someone shouting. Adam stood, walked to the door, pulled it open. A pregnant woman was at the nurses' station, her face red, her hands waving. The nurses were trying to calm her, but she kept screaming about her hus