All Chapters of Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

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Chapter 241

[Atlas]The police lead me to an observation room. On the other end of a two-way mirror sits Sydney Bryant in a pretty pink suit, her blonde hair sitting up on her head in a neat updo. She looks more irritated than afraid as she stares up a the officer."Ms. Bryant, you have been connected to a very serious crime. Accessory to attempted murder of an infant. Murder, if the child dies," the officer bends forward, bringing himself to eye-level with Sydney. "That's a prison sentence of at least 25 years. Considering the victim is so young, and the death so gruesome, you may be looking at life in prison." Sydney stares back at him unphased. "I don't know what you are talking about officer," she squits and looks at his badge. "Davies, but I'm going to report you to your supervisor for poor conduct. You have no grounds to hold me here. Say goodbye to your badge." "Don't be so sure, Ms. Bryant," the officer's tone becomes deeper, more intense. "Your friend, Henri St. Croix was more than h
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Chapter 242

[Cordelia]In just a few short hours, I watched as Jasper went from bad to worse. The doctors are baffled. While we were able to determine that he has indeed been injected with some kind of accelerant for the virus, we aren't sure how it is attacking his lungs so precisely, or why it is accelerating his illness. The best theory we have is that the family curse was always potentially a problem, that the tumors may have already been there, but that whatever he had been injected with took the situation from mild to severe. "So are you saying that if there had not been any interference, he might have still gotten sick?""Yes," the doctor confirmed. "But it would have been much later. He might have reached adolescence before it became an issue, and by then he'd have been much stronger and more likely to survive treatment." He then goes on to explain that the virus was the cause of his initial cold and that based on their tests, there is evidence to show that the sickness was enhanced sev
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Chapter 243

[Cordelia]"Magnus.""Good morning, Cordelia. It's been a while. How are you doing?" This monster asks as he stands over my dying son, a syringe in his hand. "Get away from my son you sick son of a bitch!" I scream as I leap from my chair. His hand presses the needle into the base of the IV. "I wouldn't if I were you. I'm an old man. My hand might slip, ending your son's life." I stop. "Why are you here, Magnus," I hold myself still, a protective hand on Jasper's chest. "If you wanted him dead, you'd have already killed him."A feline grin stretches across his face, twisting his features. He is still handsome and charming, but now his true evil is written across his face. "You are correct, Ms Devaroux. I do want something from you. Something very important for both of us."How dare he come here and make demands of me. He is already killing my son, what more could he possibly do? "Why bother," I scoff. "He's already dead. You made sure of that." "Oh Cordelia," he shakes his finger,
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Chapter 244

[Cordelia]The substance he is using to slowly kill my son is stuck in the IV line, unable to progress.Seeing this, Magnust reaches into his pocket to grab another syringe. Something in me snaps. Screaming, I yank the IV from my son's arm. Jasper starts to cry immediately, the pain from having the catheter pulled from his tender flesh waking him from his fitful slumber. As Magnus reaches into his pocket to grab another syringe, I lunge at him toppling us both over onto the ground. "LEAVE MY BABY ALONE!" I hit him with everything I have, grabbing anything I can find to cause him pain. But he is too strong. He pulls himself out from under me easily and I fall forward, tripping on wires and cords. "I was going to go easy on you, and help you save your child, but you had to be difficult!" He stands up, looking for the syringe he dropped. "I have all the facilities I need to make your cure almost instantly. I just need the damn papers! And I know that your husband will bring them to me
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Chapter 245

[Cordelia]I wish the moment with Magnus had been a terrible dream. A nightmare that I could wake from.But life is not that generous. It seems it is my fate to lose my family over and over again."Somebody drugged you," Atlas tells me as he sits by my bed, explaining what had happened over the last three days. "And they used the drug that almost killed you before. Thankfully, those doses are completely out of your system because...damn it."Between Jasper disappearing and me almost dying, Atlas is a mess. I can tell by his rumpled appearance that he has not left my side. Whatever Magnus had given me, that "mild sedative," put me in a coma for three days.Maybe he was trying to kill me, only slowly, like he's doing with Jasper, to force our hand in finding the cure. Then why doesn't he want me to tell Atlas? Wouldn't he get the cure quicker if Atlas knew that was the condition for releasing our son?And then it strikes me--the one time he went to a Steele for their cure, they died to
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Chapter 246

[Jude]"Whose baby is this?"The man in the black coat didn't say anything, he just handed me the baby with a note from Magnus. _________________________MR. DAVIS,This child is a carrier of the VC1-27 mutation. He is 6 months old and has been given 5 doses of your vaccine with a clear negative effect. Please sample his blood and modify your serum as needed. We will start tests again in 3 months.Your new lab assistant is Ms. Sydney Bryant. Daily care of the baby will be her primary responsibility so please keep that in mind while assigning tasks. The man who handed this to you is Henri St.Croix. He will be overseeing your operation silently to ensure you are meeting quality standards. He does not speak, but he does listen. Looking forward to your next report.__________________________It isn't signed but it is on official Fisher Pharma stationary, so I know it is from him. My benefactor, Magnus Fisher."Can you take a message back to Mr. Fisher for me?" I ask the man and he pause
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Chapter 247

[Cordelia]They released me from the hospital the next day. Atlas took me home. Now that the truth about him is out, there is no need for him to hide anymore. As soon as I got home, I received a message from an anonymous number. The message contained Jasper asleep in a crib somewhere. "Our mutual friend is working on a cure. You've already seen the results. Hurry and find the real cure before he tests it. It would be a shame if it didn't work. You have 3 months."My poor baby boy. The doctors weren't sure if he'd even make it to the end of summer. Maybe now that he isn't being poisoned, his lungs will begin to repair themselves. I really hope that is the case. I wish with all my heart to hold my little boy again, safe and healthy.Atlas takes a week off of work to stay with me as we share in each other's grief. Even though Jasper is still out there somewhere, it feels like we are mourning his loss. Which made it all the more sadder when Tilly and Clark announced they'd be postponing
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Chapter 248

[Atlas] It feels like I don't know her anymore. The passionate woman so determined to carve her own path and make her way through the world has disappeared behind a shroud of sadness. She's always crying even while she's sad and there doesn't seem to be any way for me to reach her. She won't accept my touches, and I'm afraid to try more because my own heart is so tender, I can't handle a rejection. I still love her. I will never stop loving her. But I'm starting to wonder if I'm the reason she's miserable. There is something she is keeping from me, something she won't say, and every time I try to guess, she seizes up, her eyes growing wide and her breath quick. "Don't ask me about that day," she often snaps. "I don't remember anything!" I haven't told her this, because she seems to have so much worry already, but I'm considering renting a condo in town. I have no intention of selling the house--that was my gift to her and Jasper. I just know I can't concentrate on what I need
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Chapter 249

[Atlas]At some point, I must have fallen asleep, because I snap awake when Clark walks in and places a cup of coffee on a nearby table. "Rough night?" He claps my shoulder as he takes a seat next to me."If we weren't already divorced," I look up at him as I take a grateful sip of the warm brew. "I'd say Cordelia and I are getting ready to sign the papers.""Ouch." Clark winces. "So therapy...""It isn't working," I confess."And Cordelia is suffering. I think we will need to focus our search without asking her to help with the efforts. Just bringing up the kidnapping sets her into a frenzy. I don't want to cause her any more pain." "And the police?" Clark twists his mouth as he says this. Based on our past experiences with them I can't say that I blame him. They have a less-than-stellar track record when it comes to finding evidence or following leads. It almost feels like we are doing all the crime-fighting for them when it comes to our family. Without Clark's video surveillance an
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Chapter 250

[Cordelia]I've been on the phone with Crissy Devaroux for the last hour and a half, telling her all about the argument I had with Atlas. I was hoping she'd give me some motherly advice to help me keep connected to him.Instead, she suggested I give my relationship some space."Come home," my mother begged as I held the receiver to my ear. "You have nothing left to keep you there, but you'll always have a place here with me." "I can't just leave Atlas alone to deal with this...mess," I explain. Atlas has been working so hard with Clark to try to track down our son and bring him home, even without my help. If anything, I'm more of a hindrance. He's so preoccupied with keeping me from falling apart that he can't focus on what is necessary.The sad thing is, I know who has our son and why. But I can't say anything because if I do, the two people I love most in the world will die. My best chance at finding out anything is to stay here and hunt for this family safe or vault or whatever th
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