CHAPTER 71 HENRY’S POV I sat at my desk, trying to focus on the paperwork before me, but my mind kept drifting to Sophia. It had been days since we last spoke, and a heavy cloud of worry hung over me. The door to my office creaked open, and Lynda, my ever-curious assistant, sauntered in. "Hey, Henry. Any news from Sophia?" Her voice carried a note of concern, mirrored by the furrow on her brow. I sighed, my eyes betraying the distress within. "No, not a word. I'm starting to get really worried." As if on cue, my phone buzzed, a glimmer of hope sparking in my chest. I answered, only to be met with Kayla's trembling voice. "Henry, it's Sophia. She's in the hospital. She overdosed." My heart sank, the weight of those words pressing down on me like a ton of bricks. "What? I'm on my way,"

