Chapter 316

In the dead of night, Ruth sat alone in the living room, staring at the wall with worry etched across her face. Her mind was consumed with thoughts of her son, Greg, and the gnawing fear that something terrible had happened to him. Suddenly, a loud knock on the door jolted her from her thoughts.

“Who could it be at this hour?” she wondered aloud, her voice trembling with anxiety.

For a moment, she considered calling out to Leo, who was upstairs and probably still awake like her, but another heavy knock broke her train of thought. With her heart pounding in her chest, Ruth walked cautiously to the door. As she opened it, her jaw dropped in shock.

“Good evening, ma’am,” a man greeted, standing in the doorway with Greg slumped against him, looking battered and barely conscious.

Ruth let out a blood-curdling scream as the man dragged Greg inside, laying him down on the couch. The sound of her scream brought Leo rushing down the stairs. He stopped dead in his tracks, horrified by the si
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