A sliver of relief washed over Flossie.


    Still a bit worried, she lowered her voice to a mere whisper and poured out her heart.


    She revealed the devastating truth about the miscarriage and how Benny had cut her off from the outside world, isting herpletely.


    Colin’s face hardened with each word.


    By the time she finished, his jaw was clenched tight.


    He rose to his feet, anger shing in his eyes.


    “That despicable man! I’ll go confront him right now!”


    Flossie lunged at him, her voiceced with urgency.


    “No, Colin! Don’t be rash.


    He’s blinded by greed,pletely unreasonable.


    Don’t put yourself in danger.


    You’re my only hope.


    ”


    Tears welled up in her eyes.


    “I shouldn’t have dragged you into this.


    If you get implicated because you helped me, I’ll never forgive myself.


    ”


    Calming himself down, Colin took a deep breath.


    “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything reckless.


    ”


    He sat back down, grabbed a tissue box, and offered it to her gently.


    “Whatever you need me to do, I’m all in.


    ”


    “Thank you.


    ” Flossie wiped her tears, a flicker of determination recing her despair.


    “Can I borrow your phone?”


    Colin’s face darkened.


    “He even took your phone away?”


    Flossie shook her head.


    “He gave the phone backst night, but I’m worried he might monitor my calls.


    I need to reach Edmund.


    ”


    Colin silently passed her the phone.


    Flossie wasted no time dialing Edmund’s number.


    A jolt went through Edmund on the other end when he recognized Flossie’s voice.


    But that feeling was quickly reced by concern as he recalled his conversation with Benny the night before.


    “Benny told me about the baby.


    .


    a terrible identst night.


    I’ming to see you.


    Which hospital are you in?”


    Flossie’s grip tightened around the phone.


    She had messed up… all her friends were driven away because of her mistakes.


    After all this time, she’d only just seen Benny’s true face.


    Flossie felt a crushing sense of failure.


    She had only one person left to turn to-her biological father.


    The long silence worried Edmund.N?velDrama.Org content.


    “Is everything okay? Are you in pain?”


    He knew how much the baby meant to Flossie.


    Flossie forced back tears.


    “Benny takes a fifty percent kickback on the project you’re working on together.


    Did you know that?”


    “How dare he!” Edmund’s fury was palpable over the phone.