I hoped for the sake of our past relationship that he would save my mother.
The butler, who had watched me grow up since I was little, finally felt some sympathy.
“Sir, perhaps you should take some men to check. Miss Cooper wouldn’t lie about something like this.”
Nathan hesitated for a moment. I seized the opportunity and began desperately bowing my head to him.
My forehead hit the freezing ground with dull thuds.
“Please, please, save my mother!”
Nathan finally spoke, his tone still cold, “I’ll take some men to check.
“But, Mia, if this turns out to be something you staged, I’ll make you pay for it.”
I looked up sharply, a glimmer of hope in my eyes.
No matter what, as long as he agreed to go!
After calling for several security guards, his phone rang at the worst possible moment.
It was my brother.
Nathan glanced at me and put it on speaker.
James’s lazy, cold voice came through.
“Mia didn’t come looking for you, did she? Don’t listen to her. Someone just used my mom’s phone to call and threaten me with murder. It’s ridiculous.”
I felt like I’d fallen into an ice cave, my blood freezing solid.
I couldn’t believe that my brother, who once promised to protect me for life, could be so heartless.
For the sake of a woman, he ignored our mother’s safety and turned a deaf ear to my pleas.
Fury and fear mixing together, I screamed at the phone.
“James! Have you lost your mind?! Do we have to die before you’ll believe me?! You’ve seen what happened to Mom and me before!”
