Chapter 1003

He’d been handed a top-priority mission. An anonymous tipster had sounded the alarm about crimes at the Crest Summit Hotel, where an employee named Elliott and an outsider by the name of Bruce were in cahoots and preyed on numerous women.

The whistleblower pleaded for press exposure to reveal the truth behind the hotel’s facade.

Callum went on investigation last night in the disguise of a random hotel guest.

It was no easy task to gather evidence, as he didn’t catch at the time of an incident.

By sheer chance, he stumbled upon Bruce abducting Thalassa into a room. Callum hastily secured a spare room card from the front desk and prepared to burst in and rescue Thalassa. But only Elliott was there. Bruce had fled.

Yesterday, his search had been fruitless at first until he confronted Thalassa and the kidnappers. But broadcasting Thalassa’s ordeal would tarnish her reputation; it couldn’t be made public.

So, he cleverly coaxed incriminating words from the hotel owner and got them on tape. This was the best evidence.

Thalassa’s eyes flickered with recognition. She had overheard Elliott and Bruce during the handoff. Clearly, they were behind the victimization of many women.

in Callum, and she grew to respect his role as a

entrepreneurs would prevent future

kindness demanded

me, but for all those other women who remain

“Let’s get some grub. A

up and

was replaced with trust. He was a friend of Leopold, so he wouldn’t cause her any harm. Moreover, his commitment

food, Thalassa made her way to the

minutes remained before the children would be

Atticus and to have him erase whatever Bruce held over them. Time crawled

toddlers trotted out first, each greeted by their parents. Thalassa watched as they were

four darlings. Their hands linked like train

little ones brought a genuine smile to her

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