He Gave Her My Eyes A Story of Final Sight novel Chapter 110

Theresia froze, her voice barely above a whisper. “Hanson, can you just give me a little more time to think about it?”

“Of course. If you change your mind, call me, anytime.”

…

After leaving the law firm, Theresia went back to the restaurant to get her car, then hit the highway, driving fast with no real destination, just a need to feel the world rushing by. She put the top down and let the cold wind lash her face, hoping it might clear her head or at least numb everything for a while.

By the time she circled back into the city, night had completely fallen. She parked at the port, wandered out onto the pier, and stood there, letting the salty wind whip around her. Her expression was unreadable, almost empty.

She was getting paler by the minute. The cold she’d been fighting off came back with a vengeance and by that night, she was running a fever again.

It wasn’t as bad as last time. She took some medicine, sank into a hot bath, and let her mind wander through old memories, everything from her childhood to the chaos that started when Patti came back.

At one point, she realized she was pressing her nails into her palm, so hard that the water turned pink and a sharp sting brought her back to herself.

She wrapped up in a towel, crawled into bed, and pulled the covers up over her head.

That night, she couldn’t escape the nightmares. She jolted awake just after four in the morning, sweat cooling on her skin.

The sky outside was still black, and there was no hope of sleep. She just sat on her sofa, staring at nothing, waiting for the first light. When morning finally came, she got dressed and headed straight to GlobalSpan Logistics.

When your head’s a mess, sometimes the only thing that works is throwing yourself into work, staying so busy that you don’t have time to think.

She was the first one at the office. She went through a stack of quarterly reports and put together a plan for some big changes. When people started coming in, they looked genuinely surprised to see her already there.

Everyone had heard of bosses who were smart. But seeing one who was both brilliant and this driven was something else.

She handed off the new plan to the operations team. “The bidding deadline is in three days,” she said, almost offhand. “By tomorrow, I want to have our bottom line set.”

“Don’t worry, Teresa. Everyone knows how important this is for GlobalSpan. We’re all on the same page.”

“Good. Go take a break.”

Lewis nodded and turned away. Just then, Theresia’s phone rang.

She checked the screen. It was Hanson.

With one hand she picked up her utensils and with the other, answered, “Hey, Hanson.”

His voice was rushed and anxious. “Theresia, Naomi’s in trouble. Leila’s already taken a team to go look for her. Where are you? I’ll come pick you up…”

Theresia’s eyes went wide, her heart pounding. She shot out of her chair, grabbed her purse from the desk, and rushed out the door without a second thought.