Sorry Too Late (by J.J. Twelve) novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178 The Net Tightens

The Norwoods had gained a link to Cain.

They had gotten three wins by just imprisoning Evan.

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Just as the Norwoods were returning to their home, Hazel and the others were still pulling every string they had to track down Evan.

It was useless. They found nothing.

The Norwoods had sealed everything tight. Not a single word of Evan’s location would be leaked until Gabriel met him.

However, the news that Cain had arrived in Silverton spread like wildfire.

It soon reached Hazel and the others.

“What? Mr. Solomon is already here?”

“Yes, but it’s not Mr. Solomon himself. It’s his son, Gabriel. Still, that’s close enough.”

The words hit like a thunderclap.

Hazel staggered while Roxanne and Anya felt their scalps go numb.

It was over. They had failed to find Evan before Cain arrived. Now, he was doomed. Even they wouldn’t be able to save him.

Cynthia was crying. Her eyes were swollen and bloodshot.

Stefan sat slumped on the couch, shoulders curled into himself. It was as if he had aged 10 years in a single night.

They had tried so hard to save Evan. However, their spirits were shattered the moment they heard that Cain had set foot in Silverton.

Any vain hope they had for Evan’s survival was gone just like that.

“It’s all your fault!” Cynthia suddenly exploded, her voice ripping through the silence as she screamed at Hazel. “You had a perfectly good husband, but you insisted on fooling around with Zeke! Look where that’s gotten us! Evan is going to die. Are you satisfied now? I’m ashamed to have a daughter like you!”

The words were vicious.

Hazel stood there, stunned.

“What does this have to do with Zeke?” she shot back, eyes blazing red. “Zeke is innocent. He doesn’t even know anything! Mom, can you stop saying such awful things?

“And don’t think I’m not heartbroken about Evan! We all are! But you can’t blame this on any of us. If you have to blame someone, blame him. All he had to do was come to us and apologize. That’s it. Instead, he pushed it this far! “she roared the last words, her voice trembling.

“You still dare to blame Evan?” Cynthia glared at her as if she wanted to tear her apart.

In Cynthia’s mind, everything traced back to Hazel marrying Evan while still entangled with Zeke. She even made

Chapter 178 The Net Tightens

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Evan donate blood to Zeke. That was the root of it all.

Would any of this have happened if Hazel and Evan had been able to manage their marriage well?

Evan’s life was hanging by a thread, and her own daughter still refused to admit her mistake.

“Enough!” Stefan barked, silencing their squabble. “The most important thing right now is finding out where Evan is. Then, we’ll figure out what to do!”

But even as he said it, the weight on his shoulders grew heavier.

Honestly, everyone was clinging to the same desperate hope that Evan had fled. They hoped that he was hiding somewhere no one could find him, somewhere beyond Cain’s reach.

That was the best–case scenario, but fate had a cruel sense of timing.

Two minutes later, another piece of news came in.

Following the report of Cain’s arrival in Silverton came this–the Norwoods had picked up Gabriel.

The room fell into stunned silence.

Why would the Norwoods go pick up Gabriel?

Gabriel had come to Silverton for one reason–the drakeblood gemstone.

‘Unless…‘ A terrifying thought rose in every mind at once.

Cynthia’s face was drained of color. “Evan wouldn’t be at Norwood Residence, would he?”

The moment the possibility was spoken aloud, white noise filled their minds as everything went blank.

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