BuzzNovel“I'm going to the restroom,” Stella said, setting her milkshake aside.
Alessia nodded. As soon as Stella left, Alessia’s gaze shifted toward the investors section.
Larkin was leaning in, whispering something to Cole. A moment later, Cole shot to his feet, moving with such
urgency that he startled everyone around him.
Cole was never one to break decorum in public, which immediately set off alarm bells in Alessia’s mind. Without
hesitation, she kept her eyes on him, and the second he stepped away from the table, she slipped out after him.
When Stella returned, the corner was empty, save for two half-finished cups of milkshake.
She glanced over at the investors’ seats and realized Cole was gone, too.
Picking up her drink, Stella took a sip and shook her head with a faint smile. She assumed the two had gone off
for a secret rendezvous.
Alessia had no tfor such leisurely thoughts. Cole almost never lost his composure-unless something had
happened to Jade June.
Suppressing a growing sense of dread, Alessia hurried toward the exit, arriving just in tto bump into Cole and
Larkin as they rushed out.
“Lessie!” Cole's voice wavered, betraying a rare tremor.
They'd been inseparable since childhood, so Alessia instantly saw how hard Cole was fighting to hold himself
together.
“Cole, breathe. We're going right now.”
She didn’t even have to ask what had happened.
Placing her hands over Cole's ears and pressing her forehead gently to his, she locked eyes with him, her gaze
unwavering.
“Breathe in.”
“Now out.”
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Cole clung tightly to Alessia’s hand, the sweat on his palm revealing just how anxious he was. Alessia said
nothing, simply covering his hand with her other on In silent comfort.
For all his ruthless confidence in the boardroom, Cole was still just a young man barely out of boyhood. He'd
already lost the father he adored, the thought of losing his mother was unbearable.
“Larkin, what's the situation?” Alessia finally asked.
“Mr. Dawson knew you were at the tournament, so he reached out todirectly. Mrs. June's not doing well. Mr.
Dawson....he thinks it’s time.”
Larkin tried to soften the blow, but both Alessia and Cole understood exactly what he meant.
Alessia’s pupils tightened, but she forced her voice to remain steady. “Didn't she just have treatment not long
ago?”
“She’s...she’s in a lot of pain.”
In other words, without Jade’s own will to fight, no matter how many treatments Xander Dawson tried, it would
all be in vain.
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Before the car had even rolled to a stop, Cole and Alessia jumped out and raced upstairs.
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