Kicked Out, She Came Back To Rule - Chapter 540: Chapter 540
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Joel could see Kaia acting calm, but the look in her eyes said she was barely holding it together.
It was like the calm before the storm. You just never knew when she'd explode.
All Joel could do now was give Kaia the right space to deal with the storm raging inside her.
Besides, at a time like this, no amount of reassuring words would make a difference anyway.
Kiera had never seen Kaia like this before.
She wasn't pacing or freaking out, but the intensity rolling off her made it impossible not to feel her anxiety.
Kiera thought, 'No wonder everyone's always calling her Dr. Bennett. That kind of composure is not something most people could pull off.'
Days slipped by in a blur.
Kaia pulled every string she had, leveraged every contact she could think of, but even with all her efforts, there was absolutely no news about Tobias.
Even the people Joel and Devin sent out came back empty-handed. She had no news, no leads, nothing.
The stress was eating Kaia alive. She was too anxious to sleep or eat, her mind always circling back to Tobias. In just a few days, she'd wasted away. This was a fact that was impossible to miss.
At the dining table, Joel watched Kaia across from him. Kaia's chin was propped on her hand as she idly pushed her spoon around in the porridge.
Joel could only sigh in frustration.
"At least eat something. You can't keep running on empty," he said, his voice full of concern.
Kaia sighed again, the sound even heavier than Joel's.
"Forget it. I'm not hungry," she muttered, gently shoving the bowl away.
Joel nudged the bowl of porridge back toward her.
"Come on, just eat something. You won't have the strength to keep looking if you don't," he urged, his tone a mix of concern and resignation.
"Really, I can't. I'm just not hungry," Kaia replied with a tired shake of her head, her refusal written all over her face.
Joel didn't try to push her anymore. He just looked at her, complicated emotions flickering in his eyes.
He let out a quiet sigh. "You really have fallen hard for him, haven't you?"
Kaia paused, biting down softly on her lower lip and letting the silence answer for her.
Back then, Tobias was always clingy as ever. It was never enough to truly irritate her, but she wasn't exactly fond of it either. Sometimes, she even caught herself wishing she could shake off this persistent shadow and finally enjoy some peace and quiet in her life.
But now that he was truly gone, there was no peace to be found. Instead, all she felt was a sense of emptiness, as if something vital had been ripped away.
Joel had always suspected Kaia would eventually fall for Tobias's dogged persistence.
Watching her now, Joel realized he'd been absolutely right.
Joel sighed again, watching the sadness play across Kaia's face. He tried to reassure her, "People like him always seem to find a way out, you know? If those guys wanted him dead, they would've done it right there. It's obvious they're after something else, not his life. So honestly, I think he's probably safe, at least for now."
Kaia nodded quietly, her voice soft. "Yeah, I get that."
But as she spoke, something nagged at her, and the worry she'd just pushed down flickered right back into her eyes.
"It's just...until I see for myself that he's safe, it feels like there's a massive weight hanging over me, just waiting to crash down," she admitted, her voice trembling.
Joel offered another gentle comfort. "It's gonna be okay. He'll make it through this."
Kaia let out a soft, weary sigh, unable to hide the mess of emotions swirling in her eyes.
Kiera slipped quietly through the side door, catching Kaia's expression, and just like that, a heavy wave of guilt hit her.
She paused, taking a shaky breath to compose herself, forcing down the nerves and guilt before finally heading toward Kaia.
"I said it before. Tobias getting taken was totally on me. You have my word, I'll do whatever it takes to make this right. If I can't find him, I'll never go back to Wustriland," Kiera said, her voice tight with guilt and determination.
It was like the calm before the storm. You just never knew when she'd explode.
All Joel could do now was give Kaia the right space to deal with the storm raging inside her.
Besides, at a time like this, no amount of reassuring words would make a difference anyway.
Kiera had never seen Kaia like this before.
She wasn't pacing or freaking out, but the intensity rolling off her made it impossible not to feel her anxiety.
Kiera thought, 'No wonder everyone's always calling her Dr. Bennett. That kind of composure is not something most people could pull off.'
Days slipped by in a blur.
Kaia pulled every string she had, leveraged every contact she could think of, but even with all her efforts, there was absolutely no news about Tobias.
Even the people Joel and Devin sent out came back empty-handed. She had no news, no leads, nothing.
The stress was eating Kaia alive. She was too anxious to sleep or eat, her mind always circling back to Tobias. In just a few days, she'd wasted away. This was a fact that was impossible to miss.
At the dining table, Joel watched Kaia across from him. Kaia's chin was propped on her hand as she idly pushed her spoon around in the porridge.
Joel could only sigh in frustration.
"At least eat something. You can't keep running on empty," he said, his voice full of concern.
Kaia sighed again, the sound even heavier than Joel's.
"Forget it. I'm not hungry," she muttered, gently shoving the bowl away.
Joel nudged the bowl of porridge back toward her.
"Come on, just eat something. You won't have the strength to keep looking if you don't," he urged, his tone a mix of concern and resignation.
"Really, I can't. I'm just not hungry," Kaia replied with a tired shake of her head, her refusal written all over her face.
Joel didn't try to push her anymore. He just looked at her, complicated emotions flickering in his eyes.
He let out a quiet sigh. "You really have fallen hard for him, haven't you?"
Kaia paused, biting down softly on her lower lip and letting the silence answer for her.
Back then, Tobias was always clingy as ever. It was never enough to truly irritate her, but she wasn't exactly fond of it either. Sometimes, she even caught herself wishing she could shake off this persistent shadow and finally enjoy some peace and quiet in her life.
But now that he was truly gone, there was no peace to be found. Instead, all she felt was a sense of emptiness, as if something vital had been ripped away.
Joel had always suspected Kaia would eventually fall for Tobias's dogged persistence.
Watching her now, Joel realized he'd been absolutely right.
Joel sighed again, watching the sadness play across Kaia's face. He tried to reassure her, "People like him always seem to find a way out, you know? If those guys wanted him dead, they would've done it right there. It's obvious they're after something else, not his life. So honestly, I think he's probably safe, at least for now."
Kaia nodded quietly, her voice soft. "Yeah, I get that."
But as she spoke, something nagged at her, and the worry she'd just pushed down flickered right back into her eyes.
"It's just...until I see for myself that he's safe, it feels like there's a massive weight hanging over me, just waiting to crash down," she admitted, her voice trembling.
Joel offered another gentle comfort. "It's gonna be okay. He'll make it through this."
Kaia let out a soft, weary sigh, unable to hide the mess of emotions swirling in her eyes.
Kiera slipped quietly through the side door, catching Kaia's expression, and just like that, a heavy wave of guilt hit her.
She paused, taking a shaky breath to compose herself, forcing down the nerves and guilt before finally heading toward Kaia.
"I said it before. Tobias getting taken was totally on me. You have my word, I'll do whatever it takes to make this right. If I can't find him, I'll never go back to Wustriland," Kiera said, her voice tight with guilt and determination.
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