Chapter 264
The man with Nelson was Otis Cooper, the president of Freemont Holdings.
Intrigued by Nelson’s story, Otis pressed, “And then what happened to the woman? Did the firemen get
her out in time?”
A heavy sigh escaped Nelson.
“The firemen hadn’t gotten to her when I passed by. I heard she could have escaped if her bedroom door
hadn’t been locked.”
Otis was about to say something when his phone rang.
He hurriedly put the call through and demanded, “Alfred! How are things at Bordello? I’ve been following the news. Has the woman been rescued?
“What? She wasn’t? She died in the fire? Oh, dear. I figured it was unlikely that she would make it out alive.
He sighed.
“Burned to a crisp, you say? How horrible!”
Overhearing Otis‘ phone conversation, Zayn couldn’t help thinking about his call with Willow earlier.
She had told him she was going to die. She even bade him farewell.
Willow’s abrupt goodbye and the fire that broke out in an apartment in Bordello, where she lived, were too coincidental for comfort.
Zayn didn’t want to believe that Willow might have been a victim of the fire, but his heart tightened so much that breathing became difficult.
He took out his phone and called Willow, but all his attempts were met by the mechanical female voice that told him to leave a message after the beep.
“The person you called is unavailable. Please leave a message after the beep,” the monotonous female voice said again.
“Nelson, did that woman really die in the fire?” Otis demanded incredulously.
Nelson nodded.
“Yes! Alfred just told me the details. She was practically burned to a crisp! What a horrible death.
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