My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 29

The boy from last night—Jacob Gates.

What Emily never expected was just how quickly the Lane family would move.

When she rushed to school that morning, the front office told her Jacob Gates hadn’t shown up. He was already in the process of transferring out, and wouldn’t be coming back.

The police tracked down a phone number for Jacob Gates’s family and called. The person who answered stammered, clearly uncomfortable.

“It’s nothing, really. He just wanted to transfer, so we’re transferring him. There’s nothing more to ask. Jacob doesn’t know anything. Please don’t contact us again.”

The call was abruptly disconnected.

Emily Blair stood there, stunned.

Jacob was a senior, just like her—mere weeks from graduation. Who would transfer schools at a time like this? Any normal student would be settling in, focused on finals.

The sudden transfer, and his family’s odd, evasive attitude.

If it involved Amelia Lane, it could only mean the Lane family had intervened.

Emily’s eyes squeezed shut, a wave of cold dread washing over her.

She always knew she was insignificant to the Lanes, but she never imagined they’d act so brazenly.

A female officer suddenly reached out and held her trembling hand. “Ms. Blair, are you alright? Your hand’s shaking.”

Emily shook her head, feeling lost. “I need to find someone. Can you just wait for me a little longer?”

As soon as she left the police station, Emily pulled out her phone and called Andrew Lane.

No one else could have acted so quickly—no one but Andrew.

The phone rang endlessly, until Emily was about to hang up.

Finally, the line clicked, but it wasn’t Andrew Lane who answered. It was his assistant.

“Ms. Blair, Mr. Lane is in a meeting and can’t take your call right now. If you need anything, you can tell me and I’ll pass it on.”

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