Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 266

"Ivy, can I stay with you for a while?"

Grace asked quietly, putting down the bowl.

"Of course!"

Ivy grabbed a tissue and roughly wiped Grace's face.

"My bed is your bed. My home is your home."

That night.

Grace didn't have any nightmares.

She curled up in Ivy's arms, the familiar scent of her friend's body wash a soothing comfort. It was the most peaceful sleep she'd had in half a month.

In this cold, heartless world.

There was still one person who would cry over her pain.

That was enough.

***

The next day.

Damien returned to Jarrow City, to the Clarke estate.

"Mr. Clarke."

His assistant, Felix, entered the study holding a black delivery box.

His expression was hesitant, as if weighing whether it was the right time to bring bad news.

"Speak."

Damien's voice was laced with ice.

"A package just arrived at the front desk. It's… addressed specifically to you."

Felix carefully placed the box on the desk.

"There's no sender information. It was a local courier."

Damien glanced at the box.

He didn't think much of it.

Until his eyes fell on the notes section of the shipping label.

Scrawled there was a single line of text:

[Want to know where Grace is?]

With a screech of his chair against the marble floor, Damien shot to his feet.

He snatched the box and, forgoing a knife, ripped the tape off with his bare hands.

With a harsh tear, the box was open.

Inside was nothing but a stack of photographs.

His hand trembling, Damien picked up the one on top.

His pupils contracted instantly.

Losing his temper wouldn't solve anything.

"Trace this package. Confirm it came from Julian."

"Also."

Damien opened his eyes again, his gaze frigid.

"Get more men. Put every private investigator we have on this."

"Focus the search on any location connected to the Bastian Hawke case."

"One more thing."

Damien pulled a list from his drawer.

On it were the names of the old guard who had helped his father build the empire.

"Arrange a meeting with Mr. Drake for me. I need to know what really happened five years ago."

Grace had left because of Bastian Hawke's suicide.

To solve the problem, he had to go back to the source.

If the Clarke family truly was responsible, if his father had really driven Bastian Hawke to his death…

Damien clenched his fists.

He would pay for it with his own life.

Anything, as long as she would come back. As long as she would just look at him one more time.