Chapter 4 - The Race to the Airfield
"Evelyn..." Julian gasped out loud, sprinting out of the clinic examination room into the hallway, leaving his screaming parents and a weeping Chloe behind.
He pulled his phone from his suit pocket, dialing Evelyn’s number with trembling fingers.
“The number you have dialed has been disconnected or is no longer in service.”
Panicked, Julian dialed Uncle Arthur, Evelyn’s only remaining relative in the state.
"Arthur! Where is Evelyn?!" Julian yelled into the receiver as he ran toward his sports car in the parking garage. "Where did she go after the mediator's office? I made a massive mistake! I need to talk to her right now!"
There was a cold, bitter pause on the other end of the line.
"She’s at the Joint Base Andrews military airfield tarmac, Julian," Arthur said, his voice dripping with absolute contempt. "Her transport flight leaves in twenty minutes. But you're way too late."
"Military airfield?" Julian stammered, sliding into the driver's seat and turning the ignition. "Why would she be at a military airfield?"
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"Because for the last seven years, while you were busy taking credit for her quiet support, my niece wasn't an administrative clerk," Arthur revealed coldly. "She was commanding the 101st Aviation Logistics Group. And today, her deployment order as Base Commander goes into effect."
👉 Read PART 5 to see what happened when Julian arrived at the military tarmac!
