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Chapter 49

ANNA

Ever since I informed Xavier about our plan to head to Palo Alto and meet with Mr. Rex Peterson, my father's lawyer, instead of languishing in a run-down motel, he hasn't uttered more than ten words to me. Xavier's silence has been deafening, and it adds to the mounting tension I feel.

It's been three long days since Xavier started working on our passports, and today, we should finally have them in our hands. With any luck, we'll be en route to Palo Alto, California by tomorrow. However, there's something that has been eating away at me—Xavier's refusal to provide any updates on Nat. I'm left in the dark, unsure if Nat is alive or dead. Whenever I try to broach the subject, Xavier brushes me off, assuring me that he has everything under control and that I should concentrate on the immediate situation at hand.

As I sat lost in my thoughts, the sudden sound of the front door opening jolted me back to reality. I turned my gaze towards Xavier, his handsome presence commanding attenti
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