Chapter 43
After Rebivvatinished her statement, she walked out of the interogation mon
The police officer flipped though the case fide and thanked them with gratitude. “Thank you, Captain Grant You’ve helped capture a gang for quite some time. This group makes a living brillegally trading scrap metal, and they have comections all over the country.
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“They acquire setap through violence, process it, and sell it at high prices. Their carbon monoxide emissionsabating processing are severely over the limit, far they relocate frequently, making it hard to us to plus them down.
“We didact expect to get them ewight on a ship. We’ve dispatched not mento trackibe shije’s route, which was heading northwest. If they had coossed the border, anesting them would’ve been nearly impossible,”
Rebecca telt a chill run through her she almost ended up in such a dangerous isest.
The police officer’s eves filled with gratitude as he looked at Rebecca and Christopher. “It’s all thanks to both of you that we were about to talar down this criminal gang. This young lady suffered a lot, and we’ll ensuur tollow–ups on her secovery and give her the justice she deserves.”
Christophet teplied with a simple nod, “She’s staying at the Grant residence. I’ll make sime she’s well–cated for, so the police won’t have to worry ab
After leaving the police station, Rebecca tollowed Christopher as her footsteps grew increasingly mustrady. Her back was drenched in sweat, and heads of it fergan toning on her tourhead
Walking ahead, Christopher said, “My Lather brought you out of Baton is to make up for what happened to Vang. Stop doing anything that’ll hurt yourself.” When his words were met with silence, he frowned and tuned anal, ely to see Rebecca swaying dangerously, Her face was frighteningly pale.
“Rebeccal” Christopher shosted.
Rebecca’s vision blurted, and she lost all sense of conscioustass, she swayed misteadily before collapsling forward.
“Christopher___” With that, everything went black, and she tainted.
Christopher’s expression darkened as he sacitly caught her in his ans. Looking down at the unconscious febrera, his eyes flashed with complex emotions. He had no choice but to carry her and drive to the clinic.
At the Grant residence, the entire family was on edge. Duncan refused to go to bed. After Vangla’s sacrifice, he had promised to bring Rebecca to Orary and take good care of her if she went missing and something happened to her, how could he bear that responsibility?
The house was brightly lit Christopher had left aber in the evening without any word, and they couldn’t reach his phone either.
Ruby stayed close by Duncan’s side. Though she had been keeping a calm tacade, her heart was in turmoil. Why could Rebecca approach Christopher so easily she couldn’t even get him to glance her way despite all her efforts?
“Ma. Gra!” A soldier from Christopher’s team can into the house
Duncan immediately tumed to him. “Harold, where’s Christopher? Did he find Rebecca?”
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Harold Lloyd nodded as he caught his breath. “Captain Grant is with Ms. Barton at the clinic right now. Ms. Barton is injured, and Captain Grant found her with a crminal gang tonight.”
“What? How did she end up there? Duncan hurried toward the door.
“Mr. Grant, let me come with you!”
Deep at night, Rebecca lay on a hospital bed while a doctor worked anxiously to treat
at her wounds. But since her wouls were on her back, Rebecca’s slitt lud to be
The doctor glanced at Christopher. He was aware of Christopher’s reputation and stature, but Cluttopher had never been seen carrying a woman into the clinic. As a man, the doctor was certain there had to be something special between the two.
He adjusted his glasses and said, “Captain Grant, could you hamille her wounds? The antisepties and cotton swabs are here”
A flicker of emotion rossed Christopher’s eyes. “Where are the female ductors in the clinic?”
“I’m the only one on duty tonight. I can handle it, but if you don’t want any misunderstandings
ostslightly. “What’s there to misunderstand?”
ving woher stomach on the hospital bed, Rebecca mumbled in her sleep No one knew it she was dreaming or having a nightmare.
and beand ber MTTTLES.
