Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss!
Chapter 1273 Despicable

"Hey, Ms. James, wanna go check it out?" Annika asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

Sadie dropped her gaze, stayed quiet for a few beats, then started to walk away. She muttered, "Worrying about Joe will just make things worse. Let's bounce." Annika didn't say a word and trailed behind her.

Callie led them downstairs. By now, the soldiers had already pulled the car up to the door, engine running and keys in the ignition.

"See ya, Ms. James!" Callie gave Sadie a respectful salute.

Sadie saluted back and glanced up at Joe's room on the second floor.

Joe was by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching her. His wrist was still bleeding, and two female medics were bandaging him up.

Amanda and a bunch of maids were fussing over him.

Sadie couldn't make out Joe's expression from that distance or say goodbye. She just turned around and got into the car, feeling a pang of guilt.

Out of nowhere, a cold, arrogant voice called out, "Sadie!"

Sadie turned to see Craig standing at the door, hands behind his back, face twisted with hatred. He spat out, "You owe my family, and you'll pay it back sooner or later!" Sadie didn't say anything; she just bowed her head in a salute and got into the car.

As the car rolled away, Sadie looked back at the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor through the rearview mirror. Joe was on his knees, shaking with sobs. She couldn't hear him, but she could feel his despair and breakdown.

She lowered her eyes, and a tear slipped down her cheek. She couldn't deny the guilt. Even though Amanda and Barbara's meddling caused a lot of this, if she had shut Joe down from the start, maybe none of this would have happened. Annika sighed. "Joe's really caught in the middle of all this."

"Hopefully, he learns from this," Arya sighed too. "It's a tough lesson, but he needs it to grow up."

"I wonder what's gonna happen to Barbara?" Jessica whispered. "I heard from a maid she's locked in the basement and being forced to take contraceptives."

"She tried to trap Joe by getting pregnant. No way Duchess Louis would let that slide," Aurora chimed in, which was rare for her.

"She's really pitiful," Annika said. "People need to know their limits."

"What did Duke Louis mean by his last words?" Arya asked, looking uneasy. "Ms. James, was he threatening you?"

"Maybe," Sadie frowned. "Check if the phone signal's back. Call Jesse and tell him to get ready; we need to leave Sunvale ASAP." "Got it," Annika checked her phone. "Still no signal; we might need to get out of the castle area first."

Arya hit the gas, speeding out of the royal base.

Finally, the phone signal came back, and Annika called Jesse. He picked up quickly, "Hello?"

"Jesse, it's me," Annika said urgently. "We just left the castle. Ms. James wants you to get ready; we need to leave Sunvale right now."

"I'm always ready. I'll set things up. See you at the airport," Jesse replied.

"Okay," Annika said.

After hanging up, Annika arranged for a private jet.

"Finally, we're out," Jessica sighed in relief. "I thought Duke Louis would send someone after us."

"He's such a jerk!" Arya glared at the rearview mirror, fuming.

"Step on it!" Sadie stayed calm.

"Got it," Arya sped up, trying to lose any potential tail.

"Damn," Annika cursed, suddenly realizing something. "What if Duke Louis has people waiting for us at the airport?" "Call Jesse and tell him to skip the airport. Wait at the villa," Sadie ordered.

"On it," Annika made the call immediately.