GoodReadBillionaire Is 56 Chapter 56 Why Is He Here? The driver's words hit Luke like a bucket of ice-cold water poured straight over his head.
+10 Free Coins Noticing the change in Luke's expression, the driver added, almost perfunctorily. "But hey, there are always exceptions. Maybe the person you're looking for is fine." It was obvious that he was brushing Luke off.
I didn't care about Luke's reaction. I only wanted to know if my dad, upon hearing of my misfortune, would feel even a trace of sorrow for me.
The interior of the car was pitch dark. My dad leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed and his fist was clenched on the armrest.
I thought back to how gentle he used to be with me. When Anna went missing, he heldin the palm of his hand, once callingthe apple of his eye.
After Anna's schemes drove a wedge between us, my family's trust ingradually faded. Coupled with his favoritism toward my mom, my dad began to drift away fromas well.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe hadn't smiled atin a long time.
Just then, his phone rang.
was my mom, informing him about Grandma. After the call ended, he seemed visibly unsettled.
I knew he was worried about Grandma. Despite being a man of few words, my dad had always been the most filial He rubbed his temples worriedly while Luke murmured a few words of comfort, but after that, neither of them spoke again.
The silence in the car was suffocating.
They drove through the night without rest and finally arrived at one of the Scam Centers before dawn.
Outside, a few streetlights cinto view, but their dim glow illuminated only small patches of the surrounding area. Beyond that, darkness reigned.
I thought I heard wails in the distance-men and women alike.
The piercing cries echoed into the sky, chillingto the bone.
Luke fidgeted with the bracelet on his wrist as if seeking solace. Is Chloe here? His voice was raspy.
My dad's expression was stern and complicated.
He both wantedto be here and didn't.
Like the driver said, anyone who ended up in a place like this wouldn't einerge unscathed. Wishing 1/2 17:57 Sat, Dec 7 ti G.
Chapter 56 Why Is He Here? otherwise was just self-deception 72% +10 Free Coins Even if they did find me, what then? Could a defiled version ofstill stand as Luke's wife or the young lady of the Sanders? I was nothing but a joke in this world.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLittle did they know I wasn't even that I had already been reduced to ashes Just then, a black SUV passed by. The driver, smoking a cigarette, had his window rolled halfway down. He thcked the cigarette butt out as the car sped past. The irritated man behind the wheel was clearly a local He was dark-skinned and wearing a floral shirt.
I was about to look away when I suddenly noticed someone in the back seat, As the SUV briefly passed under a streetlight, a strikingly handsface cinto view.
It was Carter.
Roy had mentioned earlier that Carter had flown to Chedor, but why was he here, at this Scam Center? Could he be looking fortoo? The thought was barely formed before I shook my head. forcing it out of my mind.
What was I to him, anyway? Even Luke had hesitated endlessly tom search for me; Calter, with his leg injury. wouldn't risk his life coming to save me. The car window rolled up quickly, hiding Carter's emotionless face from view, Luke, preoccupied with his own thoughts, didn't notice a thing.
The vehicle stopped, and someone that was prearranged, coven to greet them Aman in flip-flops motioned for Luke to follow. It was a living nightmare inside the building
Even through closed doors, the screams of women could be heard, occasionally punctuated by the sharp sound of slaps. "Stop! Please, stop! I'll do it! I'll do anything!" a woman's sobbing voice pleaded, Luke's fists clenched tightly. He was probably imagining what I might have endured.
Unable to hold hack, he demanded urgently, "Where is she? Where's the person I'm looking for?" 2/2 Sat, Dec 7 GE Chapter 57 A Living Hell Chapter 57 A Living Hell
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