Chapter 588

After freshening up and getting dressed, Broderick Ackerley looked as composed and cold as ever—you’d never guess he hadn’t slept all night. The news about Leslie Green's disappearance had been kept under wraps, but with Broderick and the Cross family making such a big move to look for her, how could word not get out? Olivia Mitchell called. She’d exchanged numbers with Broderick before. Though she always had his number, she never reached out to him directly—always went through Leslie first. Her first instinct this time was still to call Leslie’s phone. Broderick had already charged it. Ever since Leslie came back, she constantly forgot to charge her phone. She barely used it—half the time it just sat there, forgotten. For her, it was just a communication device, nothing more. But Broderick had quietly formed a habit. Whether he was home or heading out, he’d always check her phone battery and make sure it was full. So every time she needed it, her phone was good to go. When Leslie's ph