Billionaire's Match (Khloe and Nick Hunt) novel Chapter 1040

"Okay," Winnie replied, though her attention was completely absorbed by the plot on the screen. She didn't even look up at Michael.

After leaving downstairs, Michael threw out the trash and walked slowly toward the opposite street block.

The streetlights were dim, stretching his tall, slender shadow even longer across the pavement.

Then another shadow emerged from the darkness and quickly moved closer behind him.

…

At last, the intense scene on the screen came to an end. Only then did Winnie snap back to reality—and realize the house was completely silent.

The night had deepened, and the world outside the window was pitch black.

"Michael?" she called softly.

He still hadn't returned.

She checked the time. Nearly two hours had passed. Even if he had gone far to buy things, he should have been back by now.

She picked up her phone and called Michael.

But all she heard on the other end was a message: the phone was switched off.

Out of battery?

Winnie frowned. For some reason, an uneasy feeling crept into her chest. She quickly threw on a coat and went out.

The car was still parked in the garage—he hadn't gone far. He should still be nearby.

But she searched almost every convenience store in the opposite street block and still couldn't find him.

She asked the clerks. None of them had seen Michael.

She could only keep walking forward along the street, but by the time she reached the edge of the main road, there was still no sign of him.

He couldn't have gone that far in the middle of the night. Beyond this point, there were no supermarkets or convenience stores at all.

In the end, she returned home. It was already close to midnight.

She told herself maybe his phone had died and he simply couldn't contact her, and that he was already back.

But when she saw the house still empty and dark, her heart sank again.

Without hesitation, she called Lucas.

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