Chapter 248 Fear Of Encounter

• Amelia arrived on-site to find Greg mid-call with corporate headquarters, his voice low, clipped, and laced with the urgency of appeasing unseen executives. Spotting her, he lifted a hand, palm out, asking for a brief moment of patience.
• She inclined her head in quiet acknowledgment, then let her gaze drift toward the lone holdout resident standing a short distance away.
• Not long ago, that same man's chin had been tilted so high it nearly scraped the clouds. Now, shoulders sagged and brow unknotted, he bargained politely with William, suddenly eager to find common ground.