Chapter 119

Emily Smith shoved Alexander Johnson away and stumbled toward the foyer.

Her nails left red marks on his arm.

The door swung open just as Olivia Davis raised her hand to ring the bell.

"Olivia!" Emily's voice trembled with unshed tears.

Olivia's gaze darted past her shoulder, finding only an empty living room.

"Someone's waiting for me downstairs." Emily rushed out before getting a response.

Her slippers slapped against the floor in a frantic rhythm.

Only when the elevator doors closed did Emily dare to breathe.

"What happened?" Olivia studied her red-rimmed eyes.

"Can I borrow your phone?" Emily's fingers shook.

When Olivia dialed, William Johnson's voice sliced through like a blade: "Put her on."

As the receiver pressed against her ear, Emily's tears splashed onto the screen.

"William..." She bit her quivering lip.

Down the nursing home corridor, William's fist collided with the wall.

"He's at the apartment?" His voice dropped dangerously low.

The sound of shattering glass carried through the phone.

Olivia's office door had just clicked shut when the phone rang again.

"He's gone." William's breathing was uneven. "I changed the door code."

Emily clutched her shirt hem. "When are you coming back?"

Silence stretched for several heartbeats.

"Emily Smith." He suddenly used her full name.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, twilight swallowed the last sliver of sunlight.

"Don't let another man into our home."

The dial tone pierced the office like a needle.

Olivia noticed the sudden flush creeping up Emily's ears.