Chapter 4 - Dr. Adrian Bennett Arrives At The High School Parking Lot
The moment Mason stepped through the heavy double doors into the crisp autumn air, a silver Mercedes SUV pulled sharply into the bus loop.
The driver's side door slammed open, and Dr. Adrian Bennett stepped out, adjusting the collar of his expensive wool overcoat.
Adrian was a prominent chief of surgery at Tacoma General Hospital, a man whose polished reputation in the community was unquestioned until today.
“Mason! Get away from my son right now!” Adrian shouted, his authoritative voice cutting through the quiet morning air of the parking lot.
Mason stopped beside his rusted red Ford F-150 pickup truck, watching the surgeon stride toward him with furious, calculated purpose.
“You’re too late, Adrian,” Mason said, his voice terrifyingly calm as he opened the passenger side door for Tyler to climb inside.
“I found Emma’s letter under the kickboard, Adrian. I know about the offshore accounts, and I know why you locked my child away.”
Adrian froze in his tracks ten feet away, his arrogant posture instantly sagging as his face drained of every drop of color.
Laura ran out of the school building, sliding to a stop beside Adrian, grabbing his arm as if searching for a life raft in a storm.
“He knows, Adrian... he went to the clinic first, and now he’s going back with Tyler,” Laura sobbed, her voice breaking hysterically.
Adrian looked at Mason, his eyes narrowing into cold slits as he realized his prestigious career and personal life were on the brink of collapse.
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“If you drive to that clinic, Mason, you will destroy five different lives, including your own daughter’s future,” Adrian threatened softly.
Mason climbed into the driver’s seat of his truck, slamming the heavy steel door shut and turning the ignition key until the engine roared.
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