Chapter 180


    Just as she was about to speak, m heard the unmistakable ringtone ofn’s cell phone cutting


    through the air.


    A glimpse of the caller ID showed Edwin.n’s expression soured as he reluctantly hit the answer


    button, prepared to dere catastrophe If it wasn’t crucial. Yet it was Heidi’s piercing walls that


    erupted from the other side, so shrill that ra, standing beside him, could hear every note of


    distress.


    ra’s fingers, hanging limply at her side, involuntarily curled into a fist. This wasn’t the first time


    ra had heard Heidi cry over the phone like this. Back before m andn had called it quits, it


    was amon urrence.


    The bitterness of those dark days crept onto ra’s lips as she forced a wry smile and quickened


    her pace, wheeling her luggage away.


    Upon hearing Heidi’s voice,n immediately thought to hang up, but then he heard Heidi say, n,


    Mrs. Leonora got hit by a car, while she was trying to save Grandma Rose. They’re both in the


    emergency room now. Hurry up ande over”


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    Without so much as a goodbye to ra,n’s figure disappeared into the bustling crowd of the


    airport terminal, his urgency palpable.


    For a moment, ra’s gaze froze on his retreating back. She had thoughtn had changed, and he


    wouldn’t fall back into Heidi’s orbit as he had so adamantly voiced. But it wasn’t him who had


    changed. She had simply been na?ve.


    Heidi had been right. Even without the bonds of an engagement, the longstanding friendship


    between their families remained, as did the life debt that boundn to her. With those ties,n could


    never fully let Heidi go.


    A self–deprecating chuckle escaped ra’s lips as she turned to Anders. “Ryker’s here to pick us


    up, let’s go, she said, dismissing the scene behind her.


    His father had just dropped the divorce bomb on his mother, and he was nning to ask about


    Helena when, at this pivotal moment, his mother ended up injured while saving Grandma Rose. The


    timing seemed too convenient, too coincidental


    Once he managed the situation at hand, he decided to make a personal visit to the police station to


    find out more.


    Heidi waited forn to leave before daring to approach Leonora’s bedside. As Heidi slipped out of


    the hospital room, she couldn’t resist drapingn’s forgotten zer over her shoulders, blushing as


    she inhaled his unique scent. Imagining his arms around her, she felt a rush of longing


    With a shy smile, Heidi opened the door only to see ra approaching. Seizing the moment, Heidi


    greeted her, “Attorney ra, are you looking forn? He just stepped out to get something for me.


    Should I call him back for you?” She tugged atn’s zer conspicuously. making sure ra


    recognized it.


    ra offered a faint smile and walked away without a word. It wasn’t long before she sawn


    returning, with a bag of items in hand.