The Last Gift novel

---- Chapter 7 Wendy's POV I lay in bed, but I was somehow unable to sleep.

"What's wrong?" Charlie asked.

"T still can't reach Viola.

Her phone is off, and I'm worried.

Charlie shook his head.

"She's probably just mad.

She's not answering calls or messages, and I tried to mind-link her, but she ignored me.

That girl has such a temper!" He thought Viola was just angry and avoiding us on purpose, but I had a bad feelinga feeling I couldn't shake.

In the past, even if Viola was upset, she wouldn't go more than a day without contacting us.

She would always call or respond, even if she had turned off her phone.

She would never block the link between uswe were the ones who did.

But this time, it felt different.

Iremembered when Viola had left a few days ago, right ---- after she had Jane sign the transfer papers.

We had all been so elated, until we realized she hadn't just stepped out.

She had vanished.

It wasn't like her at all.

What if something had happened to her? "How long has it been since we last saw Viola?" My hands started to sweat with worry.

Charlie thought for a moment.

"Four days." My heart sank, and the panic inside me grew stronger.

The next morning, I went straight to the hospital.

"Jane, has Viola been here?" I asked as soon as I walked into her room.

Jane looked surprised by my question, like she hadn't expected me to ask about Viola right away.

"No, she hasn't been here.

What's wrong, Mom? Isn't she just ignoring us because she's mad?" Jane's answer didn't sit right with me.

Something felt off.

---- I turned and left, my mind racing.

I needed to find Viola.

"Mom, I'm taking over the fur company, and there's a big deal coming up.

I need a million dollars in working capital.

Can you"" "Then wait for your sister to come backshe'll help you.

I don't understand any of this company business anyway.

I didn't care about the company or the business right now.

I just needed to know where my daughter was.

When I turned to leave and closed the door behind me, I saw Jane's face.

It was twisted with anger, resentment, and something elsedisappointment.

But I didn't have the energy to care about her right now.

Theaded straight to Leo's house.

"Mommy, you're back!" Mark cried as he ran over to me.

But when he saw it was just me, his face fell.

"Grandma, what are you doing here?" "Ts your mommy home?"