It seemed as <i>if </i><i>it </i>was already toote.
Jean closed her eyes; a storm of emotions washed over her.
It is clear <i>the </i><i>plot </i><i>had </i>begun to <i>unfold</i>.
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Dominic’s ne had indeed run into trouble. <i>Although </i><i>the </i>news was still <i>reporting </i>it as <i>missing</i>, Jean knew better, <i>the </i>ne had already <i>crashed</i><i>. </i>
<i>There </i>was always a dy in media reports. The world would not know the devastating truth for some time.
Jean exhaled deeply.
Suddenly she heard a loud noise downstairs.
She opened her door and hurried down the stairs into the dining room.
Sienna had dropped an entire te of cookies on the floor. She stood frozen, her face hollow and shaken.
Easton sat nearby, expressionless. His face was veiled in the dim light, unreadable and pale.
Jean understood right away; <i>they </i>must’ve seen the <i>news </i>just like <i>I </i><i>had</i>.
“Mom… Easton…”
She approached slowly and asked gently, “Are you… okay?”
Sienna snapped out of her daze, her shaken heart slowly beginning to calm as she looked at Jean.
“Jean.” She opened her mouth, stunned, but not knowing how to break such tragic news to her daughter. “I…”
Jean’s expression remained calm.
“Dominic’s ne went missing, right?” she asked directly, not beating around the bush.
“You already know?” Sienna looked at her in surprise.
Jean picked up her phone and said tly, “I saw it on the news.”
“Jean, you don’t have to worry about it. I’ll take care of it,” Sienna said with a tired but steady look, her voice filled with a quiet strength.
Easton looked over thoughtfully, <b>his </b>gaze as deep as the ocean, unreadable.
“What if… it’s not that simple?”
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“Mom,” she said, her lips tightening, her expression strained, “maybe I can help you.”
Sienna blinked, surprised by Jean’s offer.
But then she remembered, Jean could foresee some events….
<i>Maybe </i><i>she </i>really <i>did </i>know something.
Just then Sienna’s phone rang.
She looked at the screen. It was the Federal Aviation Administration.
This is their second call
Not long ago, I <i>had </i><i>received </i><i>the </i><i>first </i><i>call </i><i>informing </i>me that <i>the </i><i>private </i>airne was missing.
Now they were calling <i>again</i><i>. </i>
Which could only mean that there was an update.
A bad one, most likely<i>. </i>
Sienna suddenly felt a twinge of fear.
As old people said, no news is good news.
Whenever new information came in, she hoped it would just go away.
I didn’t want to hear bad news about Dominic…
The ringtone buzzed in her ears like a curse.
Her fingers shook as she held the phone.
“Should I answer it?”
Easton, perhaps sensing her hesitation, suddenly held out his hand,
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His fingers were long and slender, his pale, beautiful face shining with <b>a </b>cold light. He showed no expression, but there was a quiet strength about him, and it made Sienna feel strangely reassured.
I hadn’t <i>expected </i>Easton to notice <i>my </i>emotions, let alone offer <i>to </i><i>share </i>them with <i>me</i>.
<i>Maybe </i>he wasn’t as heartless as <i>I’d </i>once thought.
But in the end, Sienna shook her head.
I’m still the head of the Ginger <i>family</i>. My nerves aren’t that weak<i>. </i>
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This moment is my exception
no
Sienna hit the answer button. A calm voice came over the phone.
Jean stared at her, watching her carefully.
Whatever the person on the other end <b>said</b>, it made Sienna’s <b>face </b>freeze.
Her eyes widened in shock. She lookedpletely lost.
Then she hung up.
Finishe
She stood there, motionless, her lips pressed tightly together, all color drained from her face.
Jean had a feeling she knew what the call was about.
<i>It </i>could only be <b>an </b><b>update </b>on Dominic and the airne
“Was that it?” Easton asked, though the look on Sienna’s face already told him it was bad news.
Sienna didn’t answer. She just clenched her fingers tighter.
She looked like she was about to copse. Her eyes were red with unshed tears.
Easton couldn’t hold <b>back </b>anymore. His voice was low, “Let me handle this
It had been earlier, I wouldn’t have cared.
Sienna’s joy and sorrow, Dominic’s life or death<i>–</i>it didn’t matter to me.
Somewhere, my heart had grown cold. I no longer felt the way most people did
I’m cold<i>–</i>blooded<b>, </b><b><i>selfish</i></b>, and filled with a strange, buried urge to destroy.
But ever since I started spending time with Jean, something inside me had changed<b>. </b>
It is strange
But it is al
I want to be a good brother. I havee home. And now I even feelpassion <i>for </i>Sienna.
Fretangs that should never have existed in me–now they are real.
“No need”
Stena had pulled herself together. She shook her head gently, her expression calm. “The FAA
est confirmed that Dominic’s ne… crashed.”
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Jean’s expression didn’t change.
She pressed her lips together and said nothing.
It is just as I had expected.
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“Stay out of this, Sienna said to Easton. She didn’t want him to get involved. “You have your own career. I’m flying to Northara right now to take care of everything.”
Her eyes swept over her two children. At that moment, she hadpletely regained her
She was once again the calm, intelligent woman she had always been. Her voice was firm and steady.
“Don’t worry. No matter how this ends, I will bring Dominic back<b>.</b>”