NovelEnglish"Phoebe..." Colin woke with a start, his face ghostly pale enough to frighten a ghost.
"Phoebe!" Colin sat up in a panic, reaching to yank the IV from his arm.
"Caleb, have you lost your mind?" Finn stepped forward to stop Colin, his voice tinged with anger. "You better chill out!" Finn's fingers were wrapped in gauze, clearly bitten badly during the car ride.
"Get lost!" Colin pushed Finn away, ripping out the IV recklessly, desperate to escape the room.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Caleb, there's a limit to madness!" Finn shoved Colin back with force.
Colin glared at Finn. "You promised you'd keep her safe for me —that's the only reason | agreed to your plan!" Colin's voice trembled as he grabbed Finn's collar, his blood- stained fingers landing a punch on Finn's face.
Now what? Their child was gone...
Finn hit the floor, wiping blood from his lip, a hint of guilt in his tone. "I... | messed up, okay? You bolted from the psych ward so unexpectedly, and | was caught off guard. | couldn't prep in time. | never figured Julian would lose his marbles after a few jabs from Henry and go off half-cocked after you and Foebe..." "You should be dead too." Colin was beyond control, seizing Finn's collar for another punch.
Finn felt wronged too. "It was you who wanted to clear your name. You used to be all gung-ho for Phoebe, and now you've gone off the deep end for a fake..." Colin punched Finn again.
"Stop it... I'm sorry, okay? This one's on me. | owe you. Not the face!" | stood at the doorway, my fingers tingling numbly.
Finn had sent Colin to the psych ward? Colin, what all had he done for me? "Colin..." My voice was a hoarse whisper as | called his name.
Colin froze, his gaze lifting to mine in a daze, then dropped, fear and longing mixing in his eyes.
He clearly wanted to rush over and hold me, yet feared I'd blame him, his head bowed in silence.
| walked over, ignoring Finn's swollen face, my voice choked.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Colin, hold me." Colin's eyes brimmed red in an instant. He stood, and as | opened my arms, he pulled me fiercely into his embrace, holding me tight.
Finn tried to explain but found himself on the receiving end of a kick from both Robin and Stella, who dragged him out by the collar.
The door to the room closed, leaving us in the quiet, sealed space, listening to each other's heartbeat.
"Phoebe, I'm sorry, it's all my fault," Colin said, full of self- blame, gripping me tightly, hating himself for not protecting me.
The unexpected can strike at any moment, and such is life— full of unforeseen turns.
Yet we can't let the unexpected halt our progress.
"Colin, we have to keep living." | said softly, patting his back.
"The child... was just the first warning from Henry." Old foxes are craftiest, and Henry had shown his cunning and ruthlessness by using one of his unscrupulous sons as a pawn despite the adage 'a tiger never eats its cubs." "Even if Henry now takes over the Langley Group, the shares of the group are still firmly in our hands," | took a deep breath, looking up at Colin. "We need a strong ally." I looked at Colin earnestly.
Without a solid backing and partners right now, we'd be too vulnerable to Henry's machinations. "Eric told me that the president of the All-Stars Consortium is someone Henry's trying to woo. We hold shares in the Langley Group, which makes us a more controllable alternative to Henry. That man's bound to slip up with all his shady dealings, and if the president of the All-Stars Consortium is smart, they'll know which side to pick."
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