Chapter 32

"Huston Villa?" "Yes." Ethan sounded a bit on edge. "When did you move back in?" Taylor replied in a deep voice, "Just come over first and we'll talk." … Twenty minutes later, Ethan arrived at Huston Villa. Taylor was too embarrassed to confess that he had injured Natalie. Instead, he briefly explained that something heavy had fallen on her forehead and asked Ethan to check on her condition. At the master bedroom door, he reached for the handle and found it locked from the inside when he tried to turn it. He knocked on the door, repeatedly calling Natalie's name, but there was no response from inside. Eventually, he went to the study and found the spare key. After unlocking the door, he forcibly pushed it open. Inside, he found Natalie lying unconscious on the floor. Panicked, Taylor crouched down and gently patted Natalie's cheeks. "Natalie, Natalie!" No matter how he called, she remained unresponsive. Ethan glanced at the bump on her forehead, then gently pried her