ding a transatlantic video conference. His voice was a low, commanding rumble, and the execu
nst the polished surface of his desk. It was a frantic, i
would never call this line, at this time
rned." He didn't wait for a response before end
voice tight with apprehensi
ard hadn't heard in years. It was a raw, trembling mix of
tilted on its axis. He shot up from his leather chair, the heav
, his voice a strained whis
ed. "She's here, Richard. In my hospital.
half-gasp. Twenty-two years. Twenty-two years of hollow anniversaries, of his wife's sile
back into the role of the patriarch, the protector. "Don't let anyone n
all, red button concealed o
f staff burst into the offi
dered, his voice leaving no room for questions. "And get Eleanor, A
smic shift in his boss's unive
mont family's emergency
chambers, a court recess just beginning. His second son, Sebastian, the hardened police detective, was at his desk
eneer over a raging sea of emotion. "We found her,
l. It was broken by a collective ga
nt discreetly handed her a phone with an urgent message. Excusing herself with a serene smile that betr
s shattered. A sob escaped her lips, and she pressed a silk handkerchief to her mouth
oice firm, a general rallying his troops. "She needs us. Everyon
was immediate
or the next week," Alexander
ng his keys. "Family emergency, cover for
gaphone, "Wrap for the day! Everyone go home!" The entire production gr
amily, an empire that spanned continents and i
. He walked with purpose down the hospital corridor, his white coat a
s public, undignified room. He was going to take her to a place wher
e door, composing his features into the kin
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