Chapter 613

This time, the bespectacled man hesitated. Sydney was right. If she died here, it would not be dismissed as a simple mistake. It would be fatal.

With the leaders of both the Sterling and Hutton families present, losing the hostage meant that none of them would leave the estate alive.

He considered it for a moment. "Aren't you a doctor yourself? What do you need? Medicine? Supplies? I can have someone bring them."

Letting her go was clearly not an option.

Sydney appeared to think it over, then replied evenly, "A cup of hot water and a warm coat."

He frowned. "You have a lot of demands.”

“I can't help it," Sydney said. "I'm cold."

She glanced across the empty terrace, then looked back at him."Aren't you cold?"

It was a winter night. No one was immune to the chill

Clothes were another matter. The villa had stood abandoned for years.

man in the hallway. "Get

"No coat. Even if there were one,

calm female voice

Sydney looked up.

walked over despite the attempts to stop her. She halted at the entrance to the terrace and went

a coat," she said evenly. "That's acceptable,

down jacket and held it

and no one knew how it would end. There

took the jacket, checked it inside and out, then tossed it to Sydney. "Put

looked at Diana.

Hutton, the coat's delivered. You can

respond. She gave a single nod

voices below. From her vantage point, she saw

to her.

When her left hand slid free of the sleeve, her movement stalled for a fraction

Something felt wrong.

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