Chapter 4 - The Father ArrivesAnother voice came from behind Isabella.
"What's happening?"
Arthur Montgomery entered the hallway.
He was still wearing his black tuxedo.
For a moment, he didn't understand what he was seeing.
Then his eyes found the boy.
His entire world stopped.
"Leo?"
The child turned.
"Daddy!"
Arthur stumbled forward.
Leo reached for him.
"Daddy!"
Arthur dropped to his knees.
His hands shook as he pulled his son into his arms.
"Oh my God."
He buried his face against Leo's dusty hair.
"I thought you were in Switzerland."
Leo began sobbing.
"She put me here."
Arthur looked up.
"Who?"
Leo pointed.
"Her."
Arthur slowly turned toward Isabella.
The woman who had spent two years telling him she was protecting his family.
The woman who had shown him medical records.
The woman who had assured him that Leo needed to remain overseas.
Arthur stared at her.
"Isabella?"
She immediately stepped forward.
"Arthur, listen to me."
"Where was my son?"
"He wasn't supposed to be here."
Arthur's voice became dangerously quiet.
"That isn't what I asked."
Isabella's confidence began to collapse.
"It was a misunderstanding."
Sarah pointed toward the grate.
"The bolts were secured from the outside."
Arthur looked at the metal.
Then at his son's injured hands.
His expression changed.
The grief he had carried since losing his first wife suddenly became something colder.
"Call the police."
Isabella's eyes widened.
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"Arthur—"
"Now."
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