Chapter 1400:


    As she hit the call button, her own heartbeat thundered in her ears.


    Since everything had erupted, Kolton had disappeared.


    But the call went straight to voicemail.


    Kiley froze briefly, and then tried again. The call still went unanswered.


    Her brows knotted tighter, anger and dread twisting inside her.


    She resumed pacing, turning in frantic loops.


    A few minutester, she tried calling Raegan instead.


    But there was no response from her either.


    A wave of helplessness crashed over Kiley. She felt trapped in a fog, stranded on an isted shore with no way forward.


    Her once-glorious family had crossed lines she couldn’t forgive. Her trusted partners were failing at critical moments. And the entire Cooper Group was tilting toward ruin.


    For the first time in her life, Kiley felt true, bone-deep fear.


    Kiley’s fingers clenched around the USB drive until her knuckles whitened. The metal casing bit into her palm with an arctic chill that seemed to prate flesh and settle deep within her bones.


    “udius…” Her brother’s name escaped her lips in a whisper that carried the weight of a thousand unspoken promises.


    She had to unearth the truth, to discover what dark secrets Kolton concealed and why udius had endured such unbearable suffering. Remaining here any longer would aplish nothing but deepen her despair.


    Drawing a shuddering breath, Kiley wrestled her turbulent emotions back into submission, forcing them down where they couldn’t interfere with what came next.


    She raised her head, fixing the team leader with a gaze sharp enough to cut ss. Her voice emerged low andmanding. “I need you to guarantee my brother’s safety.”


    The man’s response came without hesitation. “You have my word.”


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    Kiley’s eyes drifted once more toward the emergency room entrance. That single nce containedyers of guilt, rage, and emotions too tangled to name or separate.


    The next heartbeat found her turning away, her footsteps swift and purposeful as though an invisible clock counted down the seconds until disaster struck.


    She had to reach her office immediately and unlock whatever secrets the USB drive protected.


    Perhaps it contained the real exnation for why her father had treated udius with such inexplicable cruelty.


    At Erygan Hospital, the corridors overflowed with chaos and desperation.


    The fire at Harmony za had sent waves of injured victims flooding into every medical facility within reach.


    Agonized screams pierced the air alongside children’s wails and the relentless thunder of medical staff racing between rooms. The metallic tang of blood mingled with harsh disinfectant created a nauseatingbination that made even the most hardened visitors’ stomachs turn.


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