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    But then another worry pricked at her.


    Jack’s phone.


    That message he never sent!


    Each word reyed in her mind, sharp and painful.


    Sadie hesitated, her voice quiet but probing. “Noah, is there something you haven’t told me?”


    Noah’s embrace stiffened for a heartbeat.


    He loosened his hold, studying her face with a puzzled frown. “What’s going on?”


    “Sadie? Why would you suddenly ask something like that?”


    Sadie searched his expression, looking for any hint of deception.


    All she saw in his eyes was genuine confusion. Nothing about it seemed fake.


    A shadow flickered in her eyes.


    Was it possible she’d misunderstood everything?


    She gave a small shake of her head, pushing down the tangle of feelings, and managed a faint, reassuring smile. “It’s nothing. Really.”


    Noah went still, picking up on the unspoken tension in her eyes.


    Still, he decided not to press.


    What mattered most was that Sadie was here with him now, and nothing else seemed as important.


    He gathered her in his arms again, holding her like something precious he’d almost lost.


    Yet Sadie’s mind refused to settle.


    That message from Jack’s phone gnawed at her thoughts.


    She needed to know the truth, no matter what it took.


    If Noah was innocent, then could it be that someone had tampered with the phone?


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    A rough cough broke the quiet from the doorway. “Ahem. Ahem.” Both Sadie and Noah reacted at once, turning toward the sound.


    At the threshold, Tina hesitated, nerves etched across her face, while Hurst loomed silently behind her.


    Dressed in his trademark dark suit, Hurst looked nothing like the polished professional he was in the clinic. Tina walked further into the room, cheeks tinged with embarrassment. “Sadie, I’m sorry for interrupting you.”


    Fingers nervously twisting together, she looked anxiously at Hurst.


    “There’s… well, Mr. Lawson wanted—”


    A word was unnecessary. Hurst’s presence filled the room, his silence heavier than any greeting.


    Nobody could overlook him, no matter how hard they tried.


    Sadie gently patted Noah’s arm, encouraging him to stayposed.


    Carefully, she helped Noah ease back against the pillows, making sure he was settled.


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