Greta gasped as she looked at her phone. She found many missed calls from her mother, not to mention texts as well, asking if she was still at Rhénee's house. She must be worried sick about us, Greta thought.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxOcu4z0PA
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Her eyes flew to the back of Malcom’s head, and she wondered how she was going to tell him. Instead, she heard him say:327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0xgsMcRlv
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"What is it, Greta?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXl6kxVlexq
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Her mouth fell agape. "How did you know that I wanted to tell you something?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenQDs79utq
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"You're looking at your phone, and I can only imagine that our mother has been trying to get in contact with us."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfQmtljirh
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"Well, you guessed right."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCxHtsZgbj
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"Oh, dear," said Miss Griselda, who sat in between Rhénee and Greta in the backseat. "She must be worried sick. And what if anything had happened to you with the stunt that you pulled back there?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYRoufZQNZ
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"We were going to figure something out," said Rhénee.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8IPNpe1rN
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Miss Griselda scoffed. "You sound just like your grandmother."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpX46fU28D
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Rhénee raised an eyebrow as she looked at Miss Griselda. The cat that sat on her lap raised its head.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJTDZsyhnP
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"Well, let's be grateful that everything worked according to plan," said Kevin.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiVgGeFOHO
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Miss Griselda didn't say anything as she folded her arms. Rhénee could only imagine how upset she is.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0blbruOvy3
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"You better give her a call, Greta," Malcom told his sister. "You come up with a lie that will convince her why you didn't pick up."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTiNPJG2RZ
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"Really? My lies aren't that convincing, you know?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGoiF5XfJU
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"It was when you explained the reason why I had to have my shirt changed. Just do it, and quickly."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKkQKVjz0S
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"Okay, okay. You're putting me under more pressure than she does."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUqMdM4qAO
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Greta made a few taps on her phone and placed it close to her ear. The ringing tone came through, and immediately her mother picked up on the other end.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5dVdLTVzA
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"Hello, Greta?" Mrs. Derrand's hurried voice came through the speaker. "Thank goodness. I was really worried about you."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4CpECUINV
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"I'm fine, mum. I had left the phone in the living room and went to Rhénee's room to check something out. You know, girl stuff."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHhNG52S72
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"And what of your brother? I've been trying to reach him too."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntx8dieEmb
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"Uh... I left him to check out the study. Rhénee must be with him now since we came down from her room together."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqnqZ95fAb
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"I thought of the worst when you didn’t pick up my calls. I told you not to stay out too long."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxq1rFmlIF
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"We know. We got a little carried away. Sorry about that."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL4vIWIm4r
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"Are you coming home now?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGptowQKlYq
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Greta noticed her brother raise his hand to grab her attention while at the same time shaking his head. It looks like he heard.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7Ara9Ei3m
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"Uh, we were wondering if we could stay for a little longer. You know, just to keep Rhénee company. And plus, she's really fun to be around."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLW9VZDjeLj
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Greta heard her mother mutter in frustration. "Fine. Will you want us to save your supper for when you return?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpH1o56gYOh
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"No, Miss Griselda already made us something, as she insisted that we stay for supper. I bet that's why we've taken so long."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWOWamEBN3
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"Alright. But be safe. I'll wait up for you."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0we6ResKP
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"No, mum, you don't need to..." Greta heard the cracking sound on the line and knew her mother had hung up. She let out a sigh of relief.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ha2ezuMHk
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"You see. You've become a very good liar in just one day," said Malcom.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKGeawTUsA
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Greta rolled her eyes. "If only she knew what's really going on. Why can't we leave immediately after dropping off the others? Mum might start getting suspicious."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtt9rjaSmO
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"Have you already forgotten that we have someone in the trunk?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4ereKqb9p
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"There's someone in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked because she couldn't believe what she was hearing.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQajvGkqZAJ
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"I didn't forget," said Kevin as he smiled at Malcom.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zsGpdM6Vt
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"Who's in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked as she gave Rhénee and Greta a stern look.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKWHVEXkld
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"Don't ask me. Rhénee said that we take him with us," said Greta.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWJhHlYcpX
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"He has the answers to who we faced on the bridge and why," said Rhénee. "Or do you mind telling us?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyafxKAXtru
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"Me?" Miss Griselda asked, now looking cornered. "What makes you think I know?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHB7W8XXObq
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"Because the same people we met at the bridge are the same people who left the finger in your bathroom with that note and set up a trap for us at Mr. Cowell's place. Something tells me you know who they are."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx67TIeGUq1
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"I don't know what you're talking about, Rhénee," said Miss Griselda. "I can assure you that I don't know who was at that bridge. The only person I knew there was Mr. Cowell."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVLiddxQ0A
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"Then it's a good thing that we've got someone in the trunk who can help us."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzDlrjxOVZ
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"And where do you expect to keep him?" Miss Griselda asked, knowing fully well the answer to that question.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHjM7oly29
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"Our basement, of course," Rhénee answered without a care in the world.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIg1j1V9QH0
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"If we do that, they might come to your place," said Kevin. "They will know we have him."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMzjA4XKH1
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"Well, why can't we just kill him after everything's done?" Greta asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXZpia96eT
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Miss Griselda shook her head. "You are all talking about killing like it's a game."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyti8H1TiU0
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"They started it," said Rhénee. "I just want to know what's going on. And the man in the boot holds some answers."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTFVHS06v9
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"And what if he doesn't give you what you want? What then?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlrGc2xRry
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That's a good question, and everyone knew that. They have to find a way to make him talk. But then the hard part follows. What will they do to him afterwards?327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsREXLrIJk
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"We'll figure it out," said Malcom. "Rhénee isn't alone in this."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqESQTqvgIz
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"You know, when Emelda told you to protect Rhénee, it didn't mean kidnapping people," Miss Griselda scorned.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD8qtrQweB
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"Just like Rhénee put it, these people started it. And it's not like the late Emelda left us a list of people who might do Rhénee harm. I'll take care of the man in the trunk if that's okay with everyone."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmIeUB5gQn
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"Malcom, you don't have to-" Rhénee started to say something but was quickly interrupted.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpVLxNEOSH
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"Don't try and convince me, Rhénee." Malcom looked at her through the corner of his eye. "Besides, I owe you for earlier. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6AeHWJaI5
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Rhénee continued to look at Malcom and didn't know what to say. She felt terrible that she had to drag him into this mess.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7Tq3Dl7Mq
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She looked out the window, and it was then that she realized that they were finally approaching her house. They had all been arguing with Miss Griselda that she had lost track of where they were.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3reRY6eA4v
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"Home sweet home," she muttered to herself. She has had a long day.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUd9ZwYdew
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Malcom drove the car to the front gate, and Kevin got out of the car to open it and got back into the car. The car drove to the front of the house, bypassing the fountain.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxG8spobXRU
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Rhénee was the first to come out after Malcom killed the engine, and Miss Griselda followed after her. Greta and Kevin came out next. Rhénee had Sophie in her arms, and the cat jumped to the ground soon afterwards, heading to the front door of the house.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bSDxsbDlI
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"Well, we need to get the man out," said Rhénee as she went to the trunk. Malcom had already opened it from inside the car.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVn5hxgR2t
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Kevin joined her, and when Rhénee opened it, the man still lay there. She checked to see if he was breathing. He still is.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1KEkpQ548
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"Malcom and I will carry him into the house," said Kevin. "You can open the door for us."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQS8j8mVJM
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Rhénee gave him a nod and went towards the house. She found Sophie by the doorstep, looking eagerly up at the door as if waiting for someone to open it. Rhénee stopped as she noticed lights in the living room. Strange. She knows she left the place dark before leaving with Miss Griselda to Mr. Cowell's.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q0coMo1hF
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She quickly pulled out her gun, tucked behind her trousers. The others behind her saw.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6O6V5Zk66
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"What is it, Rhénee?" Miss Griselda asked, sounding terrified.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwWqH1xmVO
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"Stay here," Rhénee warned. "Someone is in the house."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DKNd7dU2p
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Miss Griselda gasped, and Greta, who stood close to her, held her shoulder. Malcom quickly came to join Rhénee, also pulling out his gun.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZCQcuoDzr
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"Are you sure someone is in there?" he asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSotiFpDQJG
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"We left the lights off when we left," Rhénee replied, staring blankly at the front door. "Someone is in there. I'm sure of it."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivQGslMse8
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"I'll lead the way."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKzBBW828j
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"No," Rhénee said, holding Malcom’s shoulder. "I'll go."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTvwmFSCqd
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Before Malcom could protest, Rhénee silently and swiftly went for the front door, opening it without making much of a sound as she turned the door knob. She paused as she slowly opened the door to look into the foyer. Strange. She and Miss Griselda had left the door locked. The person in the house came in through the front. But how, and without breaking the door open?327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFaTPSMvwx
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She didn’t have time to think about that. Right now, she has whoever it is to take care of. Ask questions later. She swung the door open and silently stepped into the foyer, with Malcom coming in behind her.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjp1iQVTdd
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The hall is partially dark, except for the lights coming in through the living room to their left. Rhénee turned to Malcom and pointed towards the open entrance to the living room. She leaned against the wall, and with her gun raised, she slowly and quietly walked. Malcom slowly came behind her. So far, they heard no movement coming from the living room, but they had to be careful.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lMbbI5HlG
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As soon as they reached the entrance, they stopped. Rhénee turned to Malcom and jerked her head, signalling to him that she would go in first. Malcom didn't seem to like the idea, but in the position they were in, now wasn't the time to argue.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmqO2QBisj
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Rhénee took a deep breath and quickly swung herself with her arms outstretched, looking into the living room. Malcom was supposed to follow after her, but the expression on her face made him think otherwise.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzo54FFhZ8D
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"What are you doing here?" Rhénee asked, still with her gun pointed at whoever it was in the room.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oHjLpdBsI
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"Well, that's a nice way to greet your lawyer," said Mr. Sinclair, seated on one of the chairs with his arms folded and his leg crossed over the other.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZNDV0eHgv
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Malcom stepped out of the shadows and found Mr. Sinclair smiling at Rhénee. He didn't seem at all fazed that she was holding a gun and pointing it straight at him.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7O5fG0Bg1B
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"What are you doing here, Mr. Sinclair?" Malcom asked this time around.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLAna9djIe
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Sinclair looked at Malcom with an eyebrow raised. "I should be asking you the same question," he said. "Is your paranoid mother okay with you staying out so late?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJhwud5DkU
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Rhénee slowly dropped her arms. "You also have another set of keys to the house?" she asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VXj6TaIM9
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Sinclair smiled at her. "I do. I came to check up on you but found the place deserted. Tell me, did you guys go on some trip?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLswJvKSDS
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Rhénee couldn’t help but feel there was sarcasm in his voice. It was then that she realized that there was another person in the corner of the room.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5trrDq5XbC
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"Who is he?" Rhénee asked, her eyes looking straight at the stranger.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmqIQTMFy5
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"A good friend of your late grandmother," Sinclair answered. "Please, bring the others in. They must be wondering what's going on."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuYWYesuVb
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Malcom turned to Rhénee. She gave a nod without looking at him, and he quickly stepped out of the living room. Sophie had finally appeared in the living room, behind Rhénee, and went behind one of the sofas.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXnYO6MAJ6
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Sinclair and Rhénee continued to look at each other. He had an amused smile on his face, and she had a rather serious one. Rhénee couldn’t help but feel that after this encounter, their relationship was bound to take an unexpected turn.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1X5G10hjs
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"You don't seem surprised that I'm holding a gun, Mr. Sinclair," said Rhénee.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mWicWAGix
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Sinclair adjusted in his seat as he answered, "I'm not."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCdPDHycCo
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Rhénee furrowed her eyebrows, showing her displeasure. What is he really doing here? she wondered. Rhénee knew it was more than just checking up on her. Could he have known what's been going on?327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BMaB1LM2C
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"Are you serious?" Rhénee could hear Miss Griselda in the foyer, along with a set of footsteps.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlXGCZXlV7
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"You can see for yourself," said Malcom.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcs3rvyeOj
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Miss Griselda came into the living room with Greta beside her and gasped upon seeing Mr. Sinclair, who smiled at her. Her eyes soon turned to the person in the brown coat standing in the corner of the room. She looked at him as though she had seen a ghost.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgOZvPqa4R
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"Long time no see, Griselda," came the breathy voice of the man in the corner.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XdCwvVKh1
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Rhénee turned to look at Miss Griselda. "You know him?" she asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcwuuD0aoa
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"Yes," Miss Griselda answered as she briefly gave Rhénee a look before turning her eyes back to the man in the corner. "He was also a very good friend of your grandmother."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PBvL7b4jp
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"So I've been told." Rhénee looked at Mr. Sinclair.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDJ68mBpil
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"Please sit down, all of you," said Mr. Sinclair.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhb0EES6qzj
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Miss Griselda and Greta looked at each other before complying. Kevin and Malcom, who still stood behind Rhénee, hesitated for a bit before making their way to the chairs. Rhénee, alongside the man in the corner, remained standing.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqAtNcKwzc
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"Aren't you going to sit, Rhénee?" Sinclair asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBNs7Legwc
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"You already know what happened tonight, don't you?" Rhénee asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmmh2Ub2WT
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Those who were seated looked at Mr. Sinclair, looking a little surprised. Greta's mouth fell open.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYrmyGlOtN
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"Of course," he answered, giving a curt nod of his head.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8PFskjIxd
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"That means you've always known what's been going on?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrZwGJ9lVs
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"I don't think so. It's why I'm here."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo0mjZCkbK
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Rhénee wasn’t going to give Sinclair the satisfaction of looking confused. Tucking her gun away behind her trousers, she walked over to where Miss Griselda sat alongside Greta. Opposite them sat Malcom and Kevin. All eyes were on Sinclair as the room fell into a moment of silence.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oM1kz8VJx
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Sinclair cleared his throat before asking, "Would anyone mind telling me where you all were?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8iCERuXia
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"We aren’t children for you to be asking us such a question," Rhénee pointed out.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTc4m2L6fQ
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"No, you aren’t. But it’s now late, and I find it strange to find Greta, Kevin, and Malcom here."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q27LMvDlm
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Malcom is the first to speak after a moment of silence: "We were out in the woods."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReLSKH3dcw
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Sinclair raised an eyebrow, but Rhénee could see right through him and sucked at her teeth loudly, grabbing everyone’s attention, including the man who stood in the corner.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeMMKlWVRr
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"Rhénee, please calm down," said Miss Griselda as she laid a hand on Rhénee’s knee.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd1AN0bYPO
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"Let’s stop all of this nonsense," said Rhénee, throwing daggers at Sinclair with her eyes, completely ignoring Miss Griselda. "Don’t try to act like a concerned guardian when you already know what’s going on."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCivO9ozEYE
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"As much as I am your lawyer—you might not like to hear this—I am responsible for you."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0EIfutIf6H
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"If you’re responsible for me, wouldn’t you at least have given me a heads-up before I came here that I was going to go through all this hell?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JvL2QoY79
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Sinclair put up a smug smile. "What hell?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWrEWzyFSr
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Rhénee did her best not to roll her eyes. "If you aren't going to act like the ‘concerned guardian,’ I’ll be leaving."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzfvJwpeFj
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Rhénee stood, and before she could even turn around, Sinclair asked, "Then how many more people are you going to kill?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28ru7XIF8t
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"Then you do know," Rhénee said, throwing him a similar smug smile. "You do know who is doing this, don’t you?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBm0XebWgB
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"It depends."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0gknunlNG
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"On what?" Rhénee folded her arms.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hhCmrregz
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"On you telling me why you were out in the woods and whatever has been going on."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uK2DJtAuM
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Rhénee scoffed, shaking her head. "You asked me how many more people I will have to kill. My answer is, until I get to the bottom of what’s going on. So until then, whoever points a gun at me or the people I care about will receive the same treatment."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeC3GlrAAcO
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Rhénee turned around, and before she could find herself in the hall, Sinclair muttered, "you’re just like your grandmother. Hold on, Rhénee."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zHEPsqHZL
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Rhénee stopped. "Are we going to be serious about this or not?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLu9aJe9YP6
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"I know there was a shootout by the bridge tonight that you and your whole crew here," Sinclair said, looking at the other three seated, "instigated. What I don’t know is what it was all about."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHw6L0V9T3
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"You know about that?" Greta asked, surprised.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH5qj9ZmSS
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"I have eyes and ears." Sinclair smiled at her.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlh05bP7EP
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"I’m guessing he told you." Kevin’s eyes flew to the man in the coat.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSzP7GVayv
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"He just happened to be nearby when he heard the ruckus."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNaZC5QhNk
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"Wait, if he was there, how did he find himself here before us?" Rhénee asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIZINMbLRH
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"Trust me, I have no idea how he does his magic tricks. It’s annoying at first, but you’ll get used to it. He has stayed here long enough to know all the shortest routes possible."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN6E82fBCx
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Rhénee looked at the man in the corner, and she could feel his dark eyes on her. The heavy brown coat with its collar reaching up to his face and the hat over his head made his face impossible to see. There was no hiding that he’s African American. He also wore heavy black gumboots. Lucky for him, he didn’t leave dirt stains on the carpet. If he did, Miss Griselda was going to have a hard time cleaning them out.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sg9tgusNg
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"So are you going to tell me why there was a shootout?" Sinclair asked, bringing Rhénee back from her thoughts.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalgbYmZ9cT
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"If we do, would you tell us why all this is happening and who is after me?" Rhénee asked, turning to face Sinclair.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAK44eZpUs
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"Yes, but only what I think is relevant. Now, would you kindly sit down?" Sinclair gestured to the empty space she had occupied earlier beside Miss Griselda.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXJs5tkekL
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Rhénee clicked her tongue. Relevant isn’t good enough, but she knew this exchange of information might prove to be a little helpful. That is, if Sinclair complies.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnjqXithiV
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She obliged slowly. As she went back to her seat, she felt uneasy. She now started to wonder what her lawyer could know. He was close to Emelda, and Rhénee felt he knew a lot more than she thought.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiXKYBtMzc
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"So, anyone mind telling me?" Sinclair asked as he looked at each one seated.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpz97TSKUl
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Kevin went on to explain how he had passed by Mr. Cowell’s to check up on him since he didn’t show up for work. He also had to explain about the finger that they found in Miss Griselda’s bathroom and how they had thought it was Mr. Cowell’s. From there, Miss Griselda jumped in and explained the phone call she and Rhénee got from Kevin and how they got to Mr. Cowell’s house. As much as Rhénee didn’t want to pitch in, she explained what went on in the house and how she managed to take down the man they found there. She didn’t forget to mention that they still have him lying unconscious in the trunk. Sinclair couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDbuSpLcpD
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"I did it so that I could get the truth out of him," Rhénee pointed out when she noticed the look he gave her.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElNzIXdBHs
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"I’m not saying anything on that one," Sinclair said. "Please continue." Rhénee almost hissed at him.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6Hgzw6vec
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Malcom and Greta took it from there, explaining what happened afterwards in the woods. Sinclair listened with a smile on his face. Rhénee furrowed her eyebrows as she felt he was taking all of this in for fun.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnR65F7TeI
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"We better take that man out of that trunk," Sinclair suggested.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRddKuetERJ
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"I agree," said Miss Griselda. Rhénee couldn’t help but wonder why she answered so quickly.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfg2C4zLVk
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"Kevin, let's go get him," said Malcom.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIDkTrY6Ff
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"Once you get him out of there, put him in this man's car," said Sinclair, pointing to the man in the corner.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPPzzs5mxA
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"You came with a car?" Greta asked. "We saw no car in the driveway."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUDf7sHm9O
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"And why put him in his car?" Rhénee asked. "I need to question him first."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATUbqHXC88
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Sinclair turned to Greta and said, "to answer your question, I parked it outside the premises." Then he gave Rhénee a look. "I know that you need to question him."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEbq2dXR2u
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"Then why aren’t you letting me?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5ByaIU9nM
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"Because you’ll be wasting your time, trust me," Sinclair said, turning to the man on his left. "You can do likewise."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHxM2UnsPU
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The man in the corner grunted in response and started to make his way out. Rhénee watched him go around the chairs to lead the way outside. Malcom and Kevin followed him.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3K8zAvyusC
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"Aren’t you now going to tell me what’s going on?" Rhénee asked after the others had left.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9g8MjwY2Gn
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"I will. But not now." Sinclair quickly stood from his seat as he adjusted the glasses on his face.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOiQli6g7d
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"No fair," Rhénee quickly said, standing in front of him. "We had a deal."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHAFE9l1xv
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"A deal, yes. And I will deliver my part tomorrow."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByWsbidjwo
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"No. I want you to say it right here and now."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ117eLYWFjJ
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Miss Griselda, with a worried look on her face, also stood and held Rhénee's shoulder. "Rhénee, calm down. Mr. Sinclair knows what he’s doing. Let’s wait for tomorrow."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgVtI9dXtL
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"If you haven’t noticed, Rhénee, it’s pretty late, and your friends have to go back to their respective homes," said Sinclair. He turned to Greta. "I’m surprised your mother isn’t here yet."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpJiXYsbL9
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"I called her and told her not to worry," Greta answered as she slowly stood, looking nervously at Sinclair.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3epDTb9fMa
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"Good." He turned to Rhénee. "Don’t worry, I’ll keep my end of the bargain and tell you all you need to know. After hearing your story, something tells me you’ve been through a lot already."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIJvz2k7IZ
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Rhénee didn’t argue there. And the worst part is that even if they hadn’t told him what happened during the daytime, Rhénee had a funny feeling he already knew.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUhlAh3oMk
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"What are you going to do to the man in the trunk?" Rhénee asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUxCnQ754R
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"He’ll be well taken care of. I also have to question him."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChHnKws5ys
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"And you think you’ll make him talk?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRhHp6jwsD
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"The man I came with has mad skills at making people talk."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmuaDngSNSM
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"You aren’t talking to children, Mr. Sinclair." Rhénee folded her arms, annoyed. "Just say you’re going to torture him."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZwCVbuP4w
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Sinclair smiled. "No, you aren’t kids. Doing what you did today proves that."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsBCW5xjim
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He started to make his way out of the living room when he stopped and said, "Oh, and we better talk about the cottage incident too."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlVqgamCOE
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Miss Griselda and Greta looked like they were about to faint as they looked at Sinclair, who hadn't even turned to face them. Rhénee wasn’t moved in the slightest.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAt0jLol1s
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Sinclair smiled and continued his way out of the house. He knew he didn't manage to impress or frighten Rhénee. Not when she was a lot like someone he knew.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctdpjSGX6U
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After Sinclair walked out through the front door, Rhénee turned to Greta.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkd7vIkPt5
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"I think it’s about time you and Malcom got back home," she said. "Your mum might have bought the story that you stayed here for too long, but we can’t make her more worried than she already is."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwPvpUbWGV
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"You’re right," said Greta. "But can I get a bite to eat first? I told her that we ate here, and after all that drama, I’m starving."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW29Z0ajezq
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"Of course, we had something left over from supper and some apple pie," said Miss Griselda as she took hold of Greta’s arm and started to lead her to the kitchen. "You all must be hungry. Oh, Rhénee, tell the boys to come over to the kitchen once they get back. They’re probably hungry too."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjyxlbTadu
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"Will do," said Rhénee.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I92JerdxP
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Greta and Miss Griselda disappeared behind the door of the kitchen, while Rhénee stood in between the living room and the foyer. She turned to the open front door. Malcom and Kevin weren’t going to be back anytime soon. Carrying a dead body is a big deal.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyc71znLDP
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Turning and facing the living room, she went over to the seat Sinclair had sat on and sat down, replaying everything that had happened when they got into the house. She never expected to find her late grandmother’s lawyer here. Being one of Emelda’s closest allies, there’s no doubt that he knew what'd been going on. And he even mentioned the cottage. Could he really know where all this is coming from? Including the necklace?327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjT6Cp0LtEd
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Speaking of the necklace, she started to wonder what connection it has to all this. Could it be that the man whom she speaks to over the phone is the one who gave it to her grandmother? If he did, why bother connecting it to the cottage?327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo82hLR1zY
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She sighed and rubbed her forehead, which started to ache. She thought that thinking would only make it worse. She has no choice but to trust Sinclair and hope that he will tell her what she needs to know.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHtuiafA0y
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"Hey, are you okay?" Kevin asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7noLEZbEl
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Rhénee looked up to see Kevin looking at her from the entrance of the living room. She hadn’t heard him come in, and she soon heard the sound of the front door closing and footsteps approaching. Malcom appeared behind Kevin, and just like his comrade, they all looked very tired.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSs2QUrE9z3
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"It’s nothing," Rhénee said as she slowly stood. "Miss Griselda wants you in the kitchen. She fears that you might be hungry. Greta is there."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ivpiddXKt
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"And what about you?" Malcom asked. 327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuYyvXaYB0
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"I might grab a slice of apple pie," she said, putting up a smile. "I’m hungry all over again." She knew if she refused, the two of them would carry her to the kitchen if they had to.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOFBPCRScO
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"Well, we did have quite a day," said Malcom. "I’m starving too."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIni8hy9Bay
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Rhénee slowly made her way to the kitchen, with Kevin close behind her. It was then that she realized just how tired she's been, as she felt her legs about to give in. But she pushed herself forward nonetheless.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNbj4BZMUo
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Miguel fumbled with his keys as he tried to open the door. His head hurt like hell, and his vision blurred a little after the hard hit he took to the head. Whatever had happened tonight at the bridge was a disaster. When the whole fiasco had ended and the enemy had soon fled, his boss finally came through, and like anyone would expect, he was not happy to be waking up to see one of his cars being burned to a crisp.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDjeQQfESp
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After finding what he hoped might be the right key, Miguel slotted it into the keyhole and turned it. He heard the lock click and was thankful that the door opened. He entered the dark, quiet house, trying his best not to knock anything over in the small foyer as he closed the door behind him. Likewise, he turned on the lights and started to make his way to the stairs. Just as he was bypassing the living room, he stopped in his tracks. There was someone there, seated on the couch.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZ2XyBFzqu
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He stopped and went back up a little. The living room lights are off, but the lights from the foyer make out someone sitting on his grandmother’s seat. He reached for the switch on the wall of the living room and was surprised to see his grandmother staring back at him in her heavy brown coat.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdGtFmGrEY
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"Why are you up this late, grandma?" Miguel asked, looking at her with a surprised look on his face. "You almost scared me there."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEZqZ2NAlo
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"I couldn’t sleep," Miss Marie answered him, "we have a visitor."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbnBL9HiD2
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"A visitor? Who?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYH7SQJV0Tt
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Miguel followed Miss Marie’s eyes, and his jaw dropped. Seated on the other side of the living room couch is his best friend, Eugene, looking at him with discontent.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGwzQJUnNs
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"Eugene, what are you doing here?" Miguel asked.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cG9GI9peJ
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"I came here to see you," Eugene answered, his stare now deadly. "But would you mind telling me where you have been?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBppwjxpeG
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Sinclair looked down at the man tied up in the boot. He closed the lid afterwards and turned to the man in the heavy coat beside him. They stood outside the gates of Rhenee’s house. The trees and the darkness of the night hid them from sight. From afar, unless someone was approaching the car with headlights, you wouldn’t spot them until you came close enough.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDY7ndsT1c
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"I thought you were going to introduce yourself to Rhénee back there," said Sinclair.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTLASk5tWO
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"It wasn’t necessary," the man answered. "Besides, there will be time for that later."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRVB13FC6q
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Sinclair looked at the closed lid. "Or is it that she reminds you of Emelda?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjALWXQvSvq
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The man grunted. "Does it matter? The girl has spirit, that’s for sure. People might say she inherited her attitude from her father."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiy1sTWJkQ
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"Well, that’s because they never knew Emelda. Rhénee might be like her father, but she’s passionate and caring like her grandmother. The three of them all share one similar trait, though."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddC0wAY8qQ
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"Stubbornness?"327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKirOsOOKHE
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Sinclair smiled. You've got that right."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv41rJB0z2F
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"What do you want me to do with him?" the man asked, looking at the closed trunk.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowdE2p0ZqC
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"Get any information out of him, then dump him."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe4sACyBi5
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"You weren't going to let Rhénee interrogate him, were you?" The man raised an eyebrow at Sinclair.327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSd9ixTVPb
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Sinclair scoffed. "Not in a million years."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLzg1HFIP6
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The man gave a nod of the head. "Good call. I wouldn't want her to find out too much. The less she knows, the better."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3SiQfbjp5
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"We're only doing this for her protection. Once I find out what's going on, I'll contact you. We've got to deal with this mess quickly."327Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS43aa7ptsr
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Sinclair parted ways as he went to his black Lamborghini parked behind the man’s car. The man went over to the driver’s seat of his car and switched on the engine, bringing the headlights on. Sinclair also did the same behind him. The man drove away straight down the road, while Sinclair turned the car the other way around and drove in the opposite direction.
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