LOGINAt that thought, Mrs. Sanders’s face turned pale, then flushed, then pale again. To Shawn, it only looked like guilt. Like she knew exactly what he was talking about and did not dare deny it.“What? Cat got your tongue?” Shawn snapped. “You had the nerve to do it, but not the nerve to admit it?”Mrs. Sanders forced herself to calm down. “I have no idea what you’re talking about. Admit what? What exactly do you think I did?”“Stop pretending. Where did you hide the child? Hand him over now,” Shawn said coldly.Mrs. Sanders stared at him in disbelief, completely lost. “Are you out of your mind? What are you even talking about?”“Fiona Hemsworth’s son. Where did you hide him?”“How would I know where her son is?” Mrs. Sanders shot back. “Are you sick? I haven’t even settled this with you yet, and you’re already here accusing me? You lied to me back then. You told me that bastard was dead. You said you had that bitch locked away in a psych ward. You fed me lie after lie, and now you
It made no sense.None at all.A mother who had believed her son was dead had only just learned he was alive. She had been longing every day to get out of that psychiatric hospital and see him again. How could someone like that possibly want to kill herself?And where had she even gotten the weapon?Judy was flustered too, but she could not speak.“Judy,” Sarah asked coldly, “did you notice what she used to cut her wrist?”Judy thought for a long moment before finally pulling out her phone and typing, “I don’t think I saw any weapon.”Sarah’s expression turned even colder.How big could a psychiatric patient’s room possibly be?Judy was part of the cleaning staff. Sharp objects were never supposed to be allowed in rooms like that in the first place, and the janitorial staff was trained to pay close attention to anything out of place while cleaning.So if Judy said she had not seen a weapon, then there probably had not been one.Then Judy typed another line.“Miss Sanders, w
Sarah strode out of the building. The moment she pulled open her car door, her phone rang from inside her bag.“Hello? What is it?”Whatever the caller said, her face darkened instantly. Her expression turned even colder than it had when she first learned Fiona had tried to kill herself.“Fiona’s son is missing.”Meanwhile, in Shawn’s hospital room, one of his trusted men rushed in in a panic.“Why are you barging in like that? Do you have no sense of discipline?” Shawn snapped, shooting him a cold look.The man lowered his head and apologized, then quickly reported, “Mr. Sanders, the young master is gone.”Shawn’s heart lurched.He might not care much for Fiona, but the boy was still his own flesh and blood.“Explain yourself,” Shawn demanded, sitting upright in disbelief. “How does a child just disappear for no reason?”Even the man did not know where to begin, so he gave only the broad outline.“The young master has been under our protection the whole time. Ever since we
Sarah snatched up the call at once, but the moment she answered, the line went dead.Before she could make sense of it, a message from Judy popped up.“Miss Sanders, Fiona Hemsworth tried to kill herself.”Sarah’s heart jolted. She quickly scrolled up through the chat and realized Judy had already sent her a whole string of messages. She had just been too busy to see them.After skimming through everything, Sarah understood the situation. She dropped what she was doing and rushed to the hospital.She hurried to her car and sped off.Not long after, a car screeched to a stop outside the hospital. Before it had even fully parked, a woman shoved the door open and strode inside.Sarah spotted Judy waiting by the entrance and immediately asked, “How is she? Where is she now?”Judy quickly gestured for her to follow.The two of them moved through the hospital, weaving down one hallway after another before finally stopping outside a patient room.“Fiona Hemsworth is inside,” Judy ty
Then Mia heard Lucas say, loud and clear for the entire set to hear,“Miss Hicks, if there’s a leaf in my hair, I can get it myself. You don’t need to do it for me. My girlfriend will be upset.”Mia instantly lost the irritation she had been feeling.She looked at Lucas with bright, pleased eyes.She knew exactly what he was doing.He was reassuring her.Mindy’s expression, meanwhile, turned ugly.No matter what, she had not expected Lucas to reject her so openly.Her hand had not even fully withdrawn yet, and he had already said it that loudly. Anyone on set would assume she had been trying to get close to him and got shut down on the spot.The director did not care about any of that.“Again! Action!”This time, Lucas forced himself to picture Mia in his mind.Only then did he manage to deliver the line with real feeling.“But I only like you.”The heroine turned her face aside shyly.“Then when are you going to make things clear with her?”“Right now,” the hero said.
What surprised her manager was that Lucas showed none of the usual reaction at all.His gaze stayed perfectly calm, almost indifferent.If anything, there was even a hint of impatience in it.The manager’s eyes shifted to Mia, then to their clasped hands, and only then did she understand.Mindy had noticed too, though none of it showed on her face.To keep Mia from feeling uneasy, Lucas immediately dragged the clothing rack in the corner over to her side, almost as if he were building her a small enclosed space with it.And Lucas himself stood at the only opening, blocking it like a guard.Mia smiled.“You seem even more nervous than I am.”“I’m afraid you’ll be upset,” Lucas said.“As long as you’re here, I’m not scared.”She even made a tiny little gesture like she was psyching herself up.The two of them created a separate world of their own inside that room. They ignored Mindy and everyone else and just talked quietly together.Half an hour later, Mindy finally finishe
“Miss Garner, please don’t panic. I’ll check with the guy who left the baby at the hospital entrance,” the man said.Five or six minutes passed before his voice came back on the line. “Miss Garner, I asked him. He said he dropped the baby at the gate and ran right after. Have you checked the hospit
Charlotte laughed through her tears and, furious, swept her coffee cup off the table. It hit the floor with a loud crash and shattered, which finally made the man at the door stop.James turned, his face colder than before.Only when she made him angry did she get a moment of his attention.Charl
Mia looked at her freshly painted pink nails. A tiny bunny sticker sat on her ring finger. She gave a faint smile. “They’re pretty.”After what had happened last time, she had improved a little. At least now she could manage simple conversations with Lucas.As he carefully brushed on another coat
Nick frowned and reached a hand toward Lucy. “Grab my hand.”Lucy looked at him in pure terror. Her hand trembled as she stretched it out. “Nick!”Her soft, pale fingers landed in his palm.In the next second, Nick yanked her toward him and pulled her onto his horse in one clean motion. The saddl







