Bang! The tank collided with the jeep with such force that it was sent flying several yards away.

It flipped over in the air before landing in a heap of rubble on the ground. The remains of the jeep exploded in a ball of fire and dense, black smoke engulfing the street.

The impact caused the alarms of the parked cars along the street to erupt in shrill sirens.

All of a sudden, the street descended into chaos and noise.

“Mommy!” the children screamed tearfully. They attempted to run over to her where the jeep exploded but were restrained by the bodyguards.

Henry gaped in shock. He sat motionless in his wheelchair.

 

At that point, Zachary arrived. He, too, stood frozen in horror at the scene but sprang to action seconds later.

He sprinted recklessly to Charlotte. “Mr. Nacht—” a bodyguard said as he tried to restrain him but to no avail.

 

“Charlotte! Come back, wherever you are!” Zachary shouted like a deranged, grief-stricken beast.

to marry me and spend the rest of your life with me. You can’t just disappear like

if the flames had kept her hidden from sight. I must find her. I

his

as they wriggled free of the bodyguards’ grasp. Together with

of losing their mother as

heed to the monstrous blaze,

to his mind the memory from that night twenty years

burning car, the gut-wrenching

him

loss of loved ones would scar and traumatize

had always hoped to be rid of the obstacle that was Charlotte—even going as far as to wish that

as he witnessed the grief of his grandson

earlier on.

the

Fifi squawked

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