The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 284

She refused to believe that he wouldn't come back when faced with a matter of life and death.

The piercing screech of tires braking echoed from the courtyard outside.

Giselle's ears perked up. She immediately spun around and marched into the walk-in closet.

She haphazardly yanked several pieces of seasonal couture off their hangers and shoved them aggressively into her open suitcase.

The heavy front doors of the first-floor foyer burst open.

Gideon stormed into The Hayes Manor, carrying the chill of the night air with him. Nora followed closely behind, her high heels clicking steadily against the floor.

Franklin and a cluster of anxious staff waiting by the staircase rushed forward as if their savior had arrived.

"Sir, thank goodness you're here! Giselle locked herself in, she's throwing everything, and we couldn't calm her down!"

Franklin wiped the sweat from his forehead, his voice trembling.

As soon as Gideon and Nora stepped onto the second-floor landing, they were greeted by a battlefield of shattered porcelain and debris. Fragments of priceless vases and torn pages of books littered the direct path to the bedroom.

Gideon paused in the middle of the hallway.

He turned his head, his gaze landing on Nora right behind him.

He raised a strong, sculpted hand to block her path.

"Stay back."

His voice was breathless from the frantic rush, his tone rigid with command. "Watch your step. Don't step on the glass and cut yourself."

Before she could respond, he dropped his arm. Completely ignoring the hazardous shards in his way, he marched straight through the wreckage, his leather shoes grinding against the debris with a gut-wrenching crunch.

Nora looked down at the jagged porcelain scattered on the floor, carefully navigated around the mess, and slowly walked along the edge of the hallway.

Gideon stormed down the corridor and rushed straight into Giselle's open bedroom.

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