He Gave Me Hearing, Then Taught Me What Silence Really Means novel Chapter 182

"Juniper? I'll give you money. Can you just stay away from my dad?"

Juniper frowned and quickened her pace. She didn't even bother hailing a cab, terrified that if she stopped, the child would cling to her.

She rounded several corners and crossed a busy street, deciding to walk far enough to shake Josie off before finally calling for a ride.

The message Nelson Saint had sent her was still sitting in her inbox.

She knew exactly what he meant by it, but it felt like she had absolutely no other choice.

She lowered her head, prepared to keep walking, when her phone suddenly rang. It was Macy Xavier.

"Juniper! Help! Mmph!"

It sounded like her mouth had been covered.

Juniper's brow furrowed tightly. "Macy?"

The line went dead.

Macy worked at a bar and had already been targeted once before. It was almost impossible for Juniper not to suspect that Yvonne Saint had struck again.

Panic flared in her chest. Just as she was about to dial the police, a text message arrived from Macy's number.

[If you call the cops, this girl is finished.]

Attached was a photo of Macy stripped down to nothing but her underwear, surrounded by the legs of several men.

Everyone knew exactly what 'finished' implied in a situation like this.

Juniper's heart seized in her chest. She couldn't gamble with Macy's life. The only person she could think of was her grandmother.

In a blind panic, she dialed the old woman's number. But her grandmother didn't pick up.

It was her doctor.

"Hello. I'm sorry, but her condition worsened significantly this morning. She is currently in a coma. Is this an emergency?"

Her grandmother had returned to Metropolis years ago due to failing health, and despite years of medical care, she was practically on her deathbed.

Juniper fell completely silent. After hanging up, she had no idea who else she could possibly turn to.

She couldn't let anything happen to Macy...

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