Chapter 10 - The Voice Message
Kirsten reached into her handbag and removed her smartphone.
Connor watched the movement carefully.
“I received a voicemail yesterday,” she said.
Melinda’s head lifted.
Kirsten pressed play.
Walter’s voice filled the corridor.
“Dr. Sinclair, this is Walter Travis. My daughter is in trouble, and I believe the little boy may be connected to you. Please call me before Connor moves them again.”
Kirsten stopped the recording.
Connor lunged for the phone.
Arthur stepped between them.
Connor halted before contact, aware of the cameras and witnesses.
“You had no right to call her,” he snapped at Walter.
Walter’s shoulders squared.
“You were planning to take them to Switzerland.”
Melinda’s face twisted.
“You said it was a vacation.”
Connor turned toward her.
“It was for our protection.”
“From what?”
He did not answer.
Arthur held up the sealed envelope.
“From the clinic audit.”
Connor’s panic became visible.
A pulsing vein appeared at his temple.
His breathing shortened.
The perfect husband, wealthy executive and proud new father was disappearing in front of everyone.
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Underneath was a man who had been preparing to run.
👉 Connor had not brought the baby to the hospital for an ordinary appointment—he had been trying to obtain one final document before leaving the country.
