A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 464

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Amber POV

By the time we reached the military facility, I had decided that the most exhausting part of being pursued by armed men wasn’t actually the pursuit.

It was everything that happened afterward.

During the chase, I had been too occupied trying to stay alive to properly consider what was happening. Now that I was sitting inside a bulletproof military vehicle, surrounded by trained soldiers and

accompanied by a man who seemed determined to examine me for injuries every five minutes, my mind had finally found the opportunity to process the entire afternoon.

And apparently, it wasn’t particularly pleased with me.

“Amber, are you listening?”

I turned toward Emory.

“Of course.”

“What did I just say?”

“Something about security.”

He closed his eyes.

“Wonderful.”

Cynthia, sitting beside him, covered her mouth to hide a smile.

“I said we’re entering the secured perimeter,” Emory repeated patiently. “Once we’re inside, the medical team will examine you, and we’ll coordinate with Jason before deciding where to move you next.”

“Excellent. Can I have coffee?”

“No.”

“Tea?”

“No.”

“Something containing caffeine?”

“Amber.”

“You’re remarkably unreasonable for someone who claims to care about my well-being.”

Cynthia laughed.

Emory gave her a look that was supposed to be disapproving, but I noticed that his expression softened almost immediately.

Interesting.

1 had known the man for years, and I couldn’t remember the last time I’d seen him look quite so pleased simply because someone laughed at something.

Before I could make another observation, my phone vibrated.

An incoming video call.

Iris.

I stared at the screen.

Then I smiled.

“Well, this should be interesting.”

Emory glanced at the caller’s name.

“Is that one of the children?”

“Yes.”

“Does she know what happened?”

“I sincerely hope not.”

I accepted the call.

Iris’s face immediately filled the screen, although she was so close to the camera that I could only see one eye and part of her forehead.

“Mom!”

“Hello, sweetheart.”

She moved the phone farther away.

Alex was standing beside her, looking unusually serious, while Alice was practically climbing over his shoulder to get into the frame. Rose appeared a moment later, leaning against Iris with an expression of considerable interest.

All four children were together.

I felt something inside my chest loosen.

There they were.

Safe.

Smiling.

And apparently completely unaware of how close I had come to losing my mind worrying about them.

“Mom, are you okay?” Alex asked immediately.