Chapter 527:.

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Even though I had left Sousen, I was sincerely worried about Derek out there. However, I didn’t even have the courage to call him. Honestly, I wasn’t even sure if I should call him. All I could do was read the headlines in the mainstream media in Sousen, hoping to get some information about him.

But alas, there was none.

It had been ten days since I had returned to Chinston. And during these last ten days, I had neglected the affairs of my company, as I was worried about Derek and could do nothing. Every day he lived restless and unhinged.

I had no appetite and suffered from insomnia almost every night. In the back of my mind, I felt like something bad was going to happen. And with each passing moment, I became more and more worried.

Alvaro took care of the housework, played with my children and made them happy. To be honest, I had lost the ability to smile.

Every time my children said the word “daddy”, fear and anxiety tortured me.

One midnight I was awakened by the phone. Seeing “Honey” flashing on the screen, I immediately picked up the phone and sat up in bed. It was the first time he had called me since the divorce.

And, unfortunately, it was also his last call.

Soon the call connected, but he still didn’t start talking. The night was so eerily quiet that I felt afraid.

“Derek? Is that you?” I asked.

“Eveline, I love you.”

It was the first time he had ever said those words directly to me, and I was eager to hear them from his mouth. However, the sound of her voice was so faint that it was barely audible.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I held the phone tightly.

“What happened Derek, are you okay?”

“I love you…I love you…I love you….”. He repeated those words over and over again.

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Meanwhile, I was already crying. However, the sound of her voice was fading by the second. And finally, I couldn’t hear anything from him.

“Derek? Say something. Please… Say something! I’m so worried about you,” I cried out.

I waited and waited, but there was still no answer. Worried, I jumped out of bed and ran out of the apartment barefoot.

When I opened the door, I saw Alvaro standing in the doorway, blocking my way. I tried to push him away, but he wouldn’t budge.

“Get out of the way,” I told him.

“Where are you going?” he asked lightly.

“Something’s happened to Derek. I have to go see him.”

“You can’t go, Eveline,” Alvaro replied.

“But I have to see him!”.

I grabbed his arm, staring into his eyes as tears fell from mine. Soon enough, my fingernails dug into his flesh. But even so, Alvaro still refused to move.

My heart ached as I remembered how weak Derek’s voice was on the phone.

Panicked, I decided to bite his arm. He just grunted, gritted his teeth and remained motionless. Moments later, I removed the teeth from his arm. I looked at him and, after a few seconds, loosened my grip.

Then I turned around and decided to go to the balcony. Once there, I stepped on a chair. Alvaro came over and grabbed me.

“What do you think you’re doing?”

As I sat on the railing, I replied sternly, “I have to go, Alvaro. If you don’t let me go, I’m going to jump from here! I don’t care if my limbs are broken. I have to go see Derek.”

He clung to me, seeming afraid that he would really throw me if I let go for even a second. But in the end, I saw his face soften. Feeling like there was nothing he could do, he sighed.

“Do you know what time it is, are you seriously planning to walk back to Sousen?”.

I looked up at the dark sky, lost. I figured that, as anxious as I felt now, I should wait until dawn. But I didn’t want to wait any longer. I had no idea what could have happened to Derek, and I was deathly worried about him.

From the way he talked to me on the phone, it was easy to tell he missed me. Right now, he needed me by his side. He missed me, so I needed to join his side as soon as possible. It was still two or three hours before sunrise.

To others it might not seem like much time, but to me it was too much.

“I have to calm down. Derek is okay. He’s going to be fine. He’s a smart man. Nothing bad could ever happen to him,” I muttered under my breath, trying to comfort myself, so I could calm down.

In a few hours I would see him again.

So I went back to my room to pack. It was only a few hours, but it seemed like an eternity with all that anxiety tormenting my heart.

In the meantime, Alvaro stepped aside. He saw that I had gathered all my things and booked the plane tickets.

At dawn, we drove to the airport with my two sleeping children and boarded the plane.

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