Chapter 5
William pulled out his phone.
His hands trembled.
He called the police.
Then he called his lawyer.
Isabella stood trembling.
She looked at the door.
She tried to run.
But two security guards had already arrived.
They held her tight.
She didn’t scream anymore.
She just stared at William with cold, empty eyes.
“You’ll regret this,” she said quietly.
“None of you will ever be happy.”
William didn’t answer.
He ran down the stairs.
He fell to his knees and pulled Ethan into his arms.
“I’m so sorry.
I’m so, so sorry I didn’t see.”
Ethan wrapped his arms around his neck and cried.
“I thought you forgot me.”
“Never,” William choked out.
“Never.”
I stood back and watched.
Tears ran down my face.
May you like
I’d feared for so long that no one would believe us.
But the truth was finally out.
