Chapter 257

From the moment Matthew Quinn found out that Austin had been poisoned by some strange toxin, his heart just wouldn’t stop racing. Clearly, things weren’t nearly as simple as he’d hoped. He used to think that as long as Austin made it back home—even if he didn’t trust any of them right away and only leaned on Chloe Garland—they’d sort it all out with time. But now, with Austin’s life hanging in the balance, everything had shifted. This wasn’t something he could take his time with anymore. He sat at his desk, totally unable to focus on work. Sure, he still had doubts whether this was really Austin—after all, over ten years had passed, and people change. But deep down, of course he wanted his brother safe and back home. He just couldn’t stand the idea of Austin being controlled by Chloe like some kind of puppet. Matthew rubbed his forehead, eyes closed in exhaustion. Ever since Vivian Moore had stirred things up at the wedding, he’d gone over everything that happened in the last twenty-fo