Chapter 384
384 – The News That Broke Me
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By then, a whole night had passed, and the next day was already close to ending. We still had not received any news. We were chasing another dead end, hoping there might be some other witness who knew how to summon the monster. Ron tried calling Byron’s beta several times, but he did not pick up either.
On top of that, Baxter’s mother coming outside and yelling at me had become a routine.
“I am telling you, Madeline, my son better return,” Lady Eugenia warned, standing in the doorway.
“I am trying my best to find my husband and my daughter,” I replied sternly.
By this point, even I was getting annoyed. There were moments when I could no longer stay silent or act like a nice daughter–in–law.
“Whatever,” Lady Eugenia grunted, giving a hand gesture and wandering away.
“Mommy, why is Grandma saying all these things to you? Is daddy not safe?” Elara finally questioned me.
I have tried requesting Lady Eugenia not to say such things in front of my children, but she would not understand a simple thing.
She would show up once in a while, slip up a few pieces of information, and then leave me behind with the mess. I would have to take care of everything.
“She wants to know when your daddy will return from the hospital,” I explained to Elara, gently touching her
cheek.
“But when will Daddy return? Is Gina not okay?” Bodhi asked, his face tense with concern.
My children were very sad. I wanted to cheer them up, but I was not happy myself, so I did not know how to do that. Yuvonne stayed by my side through all of it.
At that moment, I was sitting in my room while Ron had a map open in front of me. He was pointing out the places they had already searched. Just then, his phone rang, and my eyes went to the screen. It said Byron.
“He is calling you,” I said, feeling as if I could breathe again.
Ron motioned for me to stay quiet and put the call on speaker.
“Hello? Where were you? Do you even know that Madeline was waiting for you? How could you do this to her?” Ron shouted.
My tears started falling again.
But what Byron said from the other side shook me completely.
“I summoned the monster. I do not have any good news,” he uttered.
The moment he said that, my breath caught.
“What do you mean, Byron? You summoned the monster, then what happened?” Ron pressed.
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384–The News That Broke Me
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“I do not know how to say this,” Byron replied. “But Gina is no longer with us, and Baxter p>
Everything around me went silent.
“Wait, Byron, what are you saying? Please think before you speak,” Ron hissed at him.
His aggression came from the fact that I immediately placed a hand on my forehead. I started to feel very nauseous, almost like I was going to throw up. His words rang in my head.
“I’m sending you an address. Just come over there, okay?” Byron stated from the other side before the call cut
out.
“Are you okay?” Ron questioned me instantly while Yuvonne rubbed my back.
“Why did he say that?” I asked Yuvonne, my breath catching in my throat.
“You know Byron. He is a comedian. He must have thought it was a good joke,” Ron remarked, trying to make up an excuse for him.
“He said he’s sending you an address. Let’s go,” I argued, getting up from the bed.
“Yeah, let’s go. Maybe… maybe there is something else,” Ron replied, though there was nothing that could be said or done in this case.
I had heard him clearly say that Gina was no longer with us.
That was when Ron’s phone started to ring again.
“Put it on speaker,” I demanded, even though I could tell he was trying to attend the call quietly and keep it
from me.
He shared a miserable look with Yuvonne before putting the phone on speaker. It was one of his warriors.
“Your Highness, there is some bad news,” the warrior informed him.
As the warrior spoke, Ron once again exchanged an uneasy glance with Yuvonne. I knew they wanted to cut the call so I would not hear it, but I needed answers. I was not a child who could be fooled with false news or empty
reassurance.
“What is it?” Ron asked after realizing there was no escape.
“Just a few minutes ago, we saw Alpha Byron carrying the dead body of Baxter, of the one you have been searching for,” the warrior explained.
As the news broke, I dropped to the ground, my knees scraping as pain shot from them to my heart and then to my head.
“No, no, no, no, no. That can’t be,” I cried, covering my face with my hands.
“Daddy is dead?” Bodhi and Elara’s voices reached my ears, and I wanted to comfort them, but I could not.
“Kids, come here,” I heard Yuvonne though not clearly. Everything around me had started to turn into a mess. All I could hear was loud screaming in my head.
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