Chapter 489
Leo turned back and looked at Adam. “Mr. Alvarez, do you have any other instructions?”
Adam still felt uneasy, a lingering sense that something bad was happening. He pressed his thin lips together. “Go check on Celine-”
Before Adam could finish his sentence, Carly suddenly cried out. “Ow!”
Adam immediately stood up. “Carly, what’s wrong?”
“Adam, my heart hurts.” Carly’s body went weak, and she collapsed directly into Adam’s arms.
Leo stepped forward. “Mr. Alvarez-”
Carly kept her eyes on Leo. Seeing that he was about to speak again, she quickly reached up and wrapped her arms around Adam’s neck. “Adam, my heart really hurts. Hurry and take me to the hospital.”
She clutched her chest. “It’s so painful. I can barely breathe.”
Without hesitation, Adam scooped her up into his arms. “Carly, I’ll take you to the hospital right now.”
He carried Carly out the door.
…
Meanwhile, Hailey had arrived at Robin’s apartment. She raised her hand, about to knock, but before she could, the door swung open on its own.
Hailey was out of breath from rushing over. She hurried inside. “Celine! Robin! Celine, Robin, where are you?”
The apartment was eerily quiet. The floor was a mess, but neither Celine nor Robin was anywhere in sight. A deep sense of unease settled in Hailey’s chest.
Celine had arrived before her, so where was she now? And where was Robin?
Hailey pushed open the bedroom door, and her eyes widened. Robin was lying unconscious on the floor.
She rushed over, kneeling beside her. “Robin! What happened? Wake up, Robin!”
Robin’s eyelids fluttered open. “Hailey… hurry up and save Celine…”
“What happened to Celine?”
“Someone took her away. They want to kill the baby inside her…”
Hailey gasped. “Robin, who are those people? Where did they take Celine?”
Robin’s eyes shut again, and she slipped back into unconsciousness.
Panic surged through Hailey. She fumbled for her phone and immediately dialed Adam’s number.
The ringtone rang out over and over, but no one picked up.
Her heart pounded as she yelled into the phone.
indam, pick up! Celine’s
in trouble! Her baby is in
Adam, answer the phone!”
But all she got was a cold, mechanical voice. “Sorry, the number you have dialed
is currently unavailable. Please try again later.”
Adam wasn’t answering.
Hailey was on the verge of losing it. Celine and her baby were in danger, and Adam wasn’t even picking up his phone.
She tried again. “Adam, the baby in Celine’s belly is yours! If something happens to her and the child, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life! Pick up the damn phone! Where the hell are you?”
Still, Adam didn’t answer. The cold, mechanical female voice came from the other end again. “Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently Please try again later.”