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Chapter Fifty One
Christopher’s eyes widened immediately. He opened his mouth to say something but couldn't think of a word. He had to look at the ceiling for a moment before speaking."Who told you about the window?""Walter. He said you were very brave too and brave people don't make mistakes." Ethan hesitated. “Mom was wrong.""Well, sometimes she's right." Christopher said despite how much he hates that fact. Mary was a mother but he still wasn't sure if she was a good mother.The Child protection officers had not even contacted him since that day, which was bothersome.He wasn't worried much since Ethan was with him and safe, but he wants to know who dared lay their hands on a kid.He couldn't just blame Mary, sure she neglected him, but would she really abuse her own child or watch it happen? That was what bothered him among many other things.Heaving a sigh, he patted Ethan's head and said, "Go to sleep. I'll be here in the morning."He stayed until the boy's breathing slowed, and even a little
Chapter Fifty
Lora managed to recover from the shocking news in a few minutes while Christopher just stood there with a cold look in his eyes and as he silently observed his surroundings.Lora smiled at the man sweetly, masking her shock. “Uhm, what's your name?" She asked, reaching out to shake hands."Tobias,” he replied, returning the gesture. "I'm Tobias Reed, I really shouldn't be talking to you here in the open”Christopher narrowed his eyes and glanced at the reception desk. The staff there were definitely staring at them, they weren't even trying to hide it."Then let's head to the parking lot.” Was all he said before turning and leaving the spot.Lora watched Christopher with an exhausted look. She adjusted her glasses, took the man's arms like she hadn't just met him and steered him out of the building.But not without smiling at the staff and whispering something about borrowing the young man around her arms.Tobias was led to the underground parking lot of the bank. It was a very large
Chapter Forty Nine
The bankt occupied the top six floors of a glass tower in the financial district.Christopher had been inside it only once, at nineteen, to be told that his family and lost everything so suddenly.‘That day he was just coming back from school and heard that from the lawyers as they made their way to their house.’Walking in the lobby still looked like it did, only that it looked shinier. He wore a plain cap pulled low over the bandage, and a long-sleeved shirt to hide his hands.Lora walked half a step ahead of him through the doors.The regional director, a silver-haired man named Pierce, received them in a conference room with a long table and an enormous window.He did not stand when they entered nor did they take offence to it. It wasn't that serious."Ms. Lora, I understand you have concerns about the scheduled sale," he began, smoothing his tie. "I'm sorry to say it's already been advertised. The court has approved the schedule so there's not very much to discuss.""On the contr
Chapter Forty Eight
Eight small stitches, two cracked ribs, and a long lecture from the doctor who looked like he was two mins away from dropping to the ground deadAforementioned treatments happened to be the full account of the morning check up at the hospital after Ryan forced him to go.Christopher left the house as early as the left the day before. He didn't have the opportunity to see Ethan and talk to but, but that could always wait.The kid was in good hands and if everything went well he would return home early.Christopher seated on the edge of the examination bed while the doctor wrote something down and repeated that the next week should involve a lot of lying flat and very little of anything else.He agreed to all of it, with no intention of following any of it. It was impossible to lay flat all the time.When the curtains lifted, slightly disappointed settled when he saw Lora instead of Ryan. She had a black suit on, with two paper cups of coffee and a file bag under her arm.“Jumping out o
Chapter Forty Seven
The bedroom was dark, barely filled with light asides the natural glow of the moon in the night sky.A strip of dim warm light showed underneath the bathroom door and filling the room was the sound of the shower running steadily.A few minutes later it went off with the sound of a frustrated sigh following.Christopher had only just stepped out of the bathroom with a towel over his head and around his waist when there was a knock at the door, making him frown.“Chris, what are you doing?"Christopher rolled his eyes and walked back into the bathroom. "I'm playing a piano, get lost and go home.”“Nah can't do that," Ryan said as he pushed the door open, walked in and poked his head into the bathroom entrance. “What's up?"Christopher stood at the sink with his shirt off and both hands braced on the edge of the counter. The water in the basin had turned pink.His palms were shredded from the oak bark, and there were deep, angry bruises blooming across his ribs and down one side. The ban
Chapter Forty Six
Twenty minutes was all it took Ryan to get to the company before Christopher would end up putting himself into a situation that would lead to jail and eventually staining his perfect records.Thankfully, Ryan was close when he made the call so everything turned out for the best.However, Christopher didn't say a word for the first two hours of the drive after Ryan insisted on driving him while he tended to his wounds.He was still bleeding from the cut on his head, but there was a piece of cloth blocking that and another wrapped firmly on his arm where he had nearly been shot.There was a young police officer in the back who had followed them, and Christopher initially thought he had seen him somewhere before.Ryan tried twice to start a conversation. The first time he asked if Christopher wanted music, and the second time he asked if he needed to stop for water. Both times he got a shake of the head and nothing else.On the third try, Ryan gave up. He turned the radio on low and let
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