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Maisie rushed back to the hotel, heart pounding, dragging two doctors behind her in white coats. Only when they confirmed it was nothing serious did she finally exhale in relief.”
She tapped Luca’s forehead lightly and scolded him with a hint of affection, “I told you not to eat random things. Next time, I’ll cook for you myself.”
Luca asked, “Maisie, didn’t you go see Weston? Where is he?“”
Maisie brushed it off, “Why are you still worried about him? Just lie down and rest.“}
And just like that, she spent the entire day fussing over Luca, never leaving his side./
It wasn’t until dusk settled outside the window that she suddenly remembered. She had told me she’d come back.”
Before leaving, she reminded him not to eat carelessly again, reluctantly leaving the hotel.”
Then, she finally stepped out of the hotel, somewhat reluctantly.”
But when she got home and found the place still empty, her patience snapped.”
She marched to the property office to check the surveillance, only to realize I had never returned at all.”
Panic began to creep in.}]
She called me over and over again, no answer.
Then she reached out to our friends.
Finally, a message came through. [The number you have dialed is no longer in service.]}
She walked out of the property office in a daze and immediately started digging into the flight I had taken.”
What she found was vague: a foreign aircraft making a temporary landing.M
No detailed records, no passenger list updates, only confirmation that I had boarded and gone abroad.”
“What? Did he go overseas? And he blocked me, too?”
Maisie stared at the screen, unable to comprehend.
She couldn’t wrap her head around it.
Why would I leave so suddenly?}
And once I left, what could I even do over there?
Sweep streets? Wait tables?!
That night, Luca gently comforted her.”
He told her not to worry.
If it came to that, he could send people to track me down.
He even mentioned his international contacts and said that if it weren’t for staying by her side, he’d still be abroad himself.”
Maisie was moved to tears.}
She placed a hand on her baby bump and whispered, “It’s good that our child will have a father like you.”
But just then, a piece of breaking news on the TV froze her in place.}
The report was about that temporary international flight.
Mid–flight, the plane suffered internal failure and crashed into the ocean.
Tragically, the plane had one US national on board.}
Thankfully, there was only one.“]
Maisie shot up from the bed, eyes fixed on the flight number and time.
When she saw it matched exactly the one I had taken, her face drained of color, pale as a ghost.
“No way… This has to be fake news…“!
But the flight in the report was the exact same one she had investigated.
Still, she refused to accept it, refused to believe I was really gone.
Sensing her distress, Luca asked gently, “Maisie, why are you so upset? Was there something about that flight?”
“That was… that was the flight Weston took this morning… How could this happen?”
The thought of me plunging into the ocean vanished without a trace, shattered her completely.!!
Her memories of me flickered through her mind like a haunting slideshow.
Luca wrapped his arms around her, comforting her, “My condolences… but I’ll always be here with you.”
“It’s my fault… I shouldn’t have argued with him…“}
Unable to face the truth of my death, Maisie buried her face in Luca’s chest.
But she didn’t know that the “tragedy” was nothing but an illusion crafted by my brother.
I only wanted a clean break with her, and this was the most flawless way to do it.
After stepping off the plane, I spotted Jett waiting at the airport. A full–blown, grand reception awaited me.!
A line of stunning greeters stood poised, and a rare limited–edition Rolls–Royce waited to whisk me away.
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The entire setup was nothing short of top–tier.
Once inside the car, Jett grinned and said, “Weston, I’ve got a welcome gift for you.”
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