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Chapter 156
Thelma had managed to slip out of the house unnoticed that night. It was not hard, not when her Natalia had always underestimated her ability to sneak out. After all, what respectable woman left the house alone after dark, much less toward the industrial side of town? But Thelma wasn’t respectable, not tonight. Not when so much was on the line.She ducked through the shadows outside the warehouse, stepping lightly on the gravel, her dark coat sweeping behind her. She opened the steel door with a practiced motion. Inside, dim yellow lights buzzed overhead, flickering now and then like they might die any moment. Paul stood near the center, waiting. So did the prize.Taylor.Unconscious, bound tightly to a wooden chair in the middle of the room, her head slumped forward like a marionette whose strings had been cut.Thelma stepped beside Paul, a broad grin stretching across her face as she looked at Taylor."She looks so peaceful, doesn’t she?" Thelma said, hands on her hips.Paul chuckle
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Nathan’s entire frame stiffened.“What?”“I found her car. It was dumped by the roadside near the old highway out of town.”A chill rushed down his spine. His throat dried. “Are you sure?”“Yes. We’re checking nearby CCTV footage and traffic cameras, but for now, it’s the only lead we have.”Nathan’s fingers tightened around the phone, jaw locked tight. For a moment, the room fell away. Amelia’s presence. The silence. Taylor was missing. And now… it was more than just silence. It was danger. His voice came out low and sharp. “Send me the exact location where the car was found.”“Will do so right away,” Liera replied quickly.“And keep trying to find her.” Without waiting for a reply, he ended the call.Amelia, who had been standing before him with her arms folded across her chest, stared at him with knitted brows. “What’s going on?”Nathan’s eyes shifted to her. His face was pale, yet burning with restrained rage. He let out a sigh and raked a hand through his already tousled hair.
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Amelia stood in her suite, barefoot, a glass of red wine dangling from her fingers. The room was dark, lit only by the pale glow of the city lights beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass wall. She stared out at the corners of the High Lake Hotel below and the glittering sprawl of the city stretching into the horizon. The world looked so calm from up here, so distant from the storm brewing inside her.She raised her phone, thumb hovering over Nathan's contact name before she pressed it. The dial tone rang in her ear once. Twice. Three times. No answer. She tried again. Nothing.Her grip on the phone tightened, her knuckles whitening. She lifted it slightly, fury flaring in her chest, ready to smash it against the marble wall, then stopped herself.She muttered through clenched teeth, "Dammit, Nathan."She lowered her hand slowly, breathing out in frustration. "I hate this. I hate that you're not picking my calls."She sipped the wine and leaned her forehead against the cool glass. "The laun
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Lugard gave a dismissive snort. “His records are not all that impressive to me.”Louisa almost hissed. Everything Rowan said sounded remarkable. Even she had heard about Teslow Valley. But she knew her father would rather choke on sand than acknowledge the man who once humiliated him.With a grunt, Lugard tossed the envelope and papers to the couch. “You can go.”Rowan bowed again. He turned toward the door but paused, as if just realizing Louisa’s presence. He bowed slightly to her.She nodded back.When he left, she quietly folded her knitting. She just wanted to finish it upstairs, away from the thick tension that always suffocated the lounge. As she stood, hoping to slip out unnoticed, his voice rang.“I need to pull Nathan down.”Louisa hesitated. She reached for the stairs again.“Don’t pretend like you didn’t hear me!” Lugard barked.She froze, teeth clenched. Slowly, she turned back.“I see how selfish you've grown to be. You don't care about what bothers me!" “I do care abou
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Thelma paced her room, a smug smile dancing on her lips as she stared at the phone in her hand, Nathan’s phone. The device was still damp from the juice she had spilled on it earlier, the screen dark and lifeless. She checked her wristwatch again.Twenty minutes. Just enough time to stall him.Perfect.Her men should have finished the job by now. She only hoped Natalia wouldn’t get curious and come barging into the room.Acting quickly, she plugged in her hand dryer and switched it on, pointing it at the phone. The sound of hot air filled the room, and she positioned herself so that if anyone walked in, they’d see her trying to "save" the phone.Her phone beeped.She grabbed it with a glint in her eyes and opened the message.Paul: "It’s done, ma'am. The package is secure. Taylor is with us."Thelma's lips stretched into a smile. She dropped her phone on the bed and exhaled in satisfaction."Both plans were successful," she murmured to herself. "Beautiful."She switched off the hand d
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Thelma giggled to herself, took a few deep breaths to calm the giddiness in her chest, then stashed Nathan’s phone under the hem of her blouse. Her expression neutralized, she opened the bathroom door and slipped out quietly.As she approached the dining room, she saw Nathan just entering from the opposite hallway. Perfect timing.She quickened her pace and entered the room. Just as Nathan was taking his seat at the table, Thelma walked past him toward her own chair. In one swift move, she let the phone slip from under her blouse. It fell, landing right at Nathan’s foot.She gasped loudly.“Sorry, Nathan!” she said quickly. “My hand must have swept your phone off the table. It dropped.”Natalia looked at her, narrowing her eyes slightly.Nathan bent to pick the phone, but Thelma moved quicker. With a kind smile, she scooped it up and gently dropped it beside his plate.“I hope it’s working,” she said with a concerned tone.Nathan nodded and pressed the power button. The phone came to
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