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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyofqfHMP63
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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:438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQhSG8UHp5
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"What is it, Greta?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VoMJuJguN
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Her mouth fell agape. "How did you know that I wanted to tell you something?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kTtPeeZ74
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJca3Ffava
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"Well, you guessed right."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGltzUdNHFS
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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?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6Cti0Won8
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"We were going to figure something out," said Rhénee.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB3G7RgjIZ
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Miss Griselda scoffed. "You sound just like your grandmother."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9Un61RVjk
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Rhénee raised an eyebrow as she looked at Miss Griselda. The cat that sat on her lap raised its head.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaVDUJirMJ
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"Well, let's be grateful that everything worked according to plan," said Kevin.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBfe9QWbM7
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Miss Griselda didn't say anything as she folded her arms. Rhénee could only imagine how upset she is.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtptDImSS4E
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hnbQxUht0
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"Really? My lies aren't that convincing, you know?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zH9bXHTeD
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"It was when you explained the reason why I had to have my shirt changed. Just do it, and quickly."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaR3DKDbPm
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"Okay, okay. You're putting me under more pressure than she does."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4jbDI5PoS
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiAafNousG
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"Hello, Greta?" Mrs. Derrand's hurried voice came through the speaker. "Thank goodness. I was really worried about you."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YOScdmXHg
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTJHWIG38l
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"And what of your brother? I've been trying to reach him too."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgTwBDG4ZI
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNEja1N1Iy
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TrZYjiqcL
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"We know. We got a little carried away. Sorry about that."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukQVCnfbyV
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"Are you coming home now?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP5LHno80t
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuBvKqfv3U
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KSREmGjoy
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Greta heard her mother mutter in frustration. "Fine. Will you want us to save your supper for when you return?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWX6uSEjXtJ
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkY2mrVCRGJ
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"Alright. But be safe. I'll wait up for you."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaPIOncNdv
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3cKE8n9gh
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"You see. You've become a very good liar in just one day," said Malcom.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekO3AXHl2k
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf12s04In7H
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"Have you already forgotten that we have someone in the trunk?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvs7FRdWivI
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"There's someone in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked because she couldn't believe what she was hearing.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcSshXb3B4
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"I didn't forget," said Kevin as he smiled at Malcom.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BZJ06OO1q
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"Who's in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked as she gave Rhénee and Greta a stern look.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYg3dWic4uk
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"Don't ask me. Rhénee said that we take him with us," said Greta.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UlMNzWqsn
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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?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvz1Z7zQPx
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"Me?" Miss Griselda asked, now looking cornered. "What makes you think I know?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05QI7TGbDM
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7t0B8Wh9h
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHmGCTZvxL
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"Then it's a good thing that we've got someone in the trunk who can help us."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRPWEELXIc
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"And where do you expect to keep him?" Miss Griselda asked, knowing fully well the answer to that question.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCQhJGdWWf
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"Our basement, of course," Rhénee answered without a care in the world.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx00Av1jfpA
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"If we do that, they might come to your place," said Kevin. "They will know we have him."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyOZN9bbqc
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"Well, why can't we just kill him after everything's done?" Greta asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2RdllVUKu
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Miss Griselda shook her head. "You are all talking about killing like it's a game."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomLgcgN0kv
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0ryDWQ7uB
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"And what if he doesn't give you what you want? What then?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuwzF2POtn
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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?438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7uO98lwUj
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"We'll figure it out," said Malcom. "Rhénee isn't alone in this."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuE1tntmmtJ
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"You know, when Emelda told you to protect Rhénee, it didn't mean kidnapping people," Miss Griselda scorned.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwfoHHbU2x
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgBfJrHLtG
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"Malcom, you don't have to-" Rhénee started to say something but was quickly interrupted.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4moKSnJgni
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQrM5YW0ha
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAudniWyRX
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWivSmtiWs
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"Home sweet home," she muttered to herself. She has had a long day.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwVJ6PKR4I
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YZ7tQIaRz
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFTVN8nige
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOP7CozVEsT
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57v6hB7Y9T
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"Malcom and I will carry him into the house," said Kevin. "You can open the door for us."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAndcdIFxK
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyH3pvSWehd
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She quickly pulled out her gun, tucked behind her trousers. The others behind her saw.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6u7Oraxu6D
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"What is it, Rhénee?" Miss Griselda asked, sounding terrified.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWZwM1DOsF
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"Stay here," Rhénee warned. "Someone is in the house."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUNjsypOOM
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbS2CTPf7a
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"Are you sure someone is in there?" he asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXNAvC1sUK
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoWEyB2zCj
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"I'll lead the way."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLt5kjN4qIJ
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"No," Rhénee said, holding Malcom’s shoulder. "I'll go."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCHOkIFOBh
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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?438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZXdSJqUTs
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOMxtpLO2q
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtlVgLZbFWd
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bUgYpjQca
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9TmVHgbkm
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"What are you doing here?" Rhénee asked, still with her gun pointed at whoever it was in the room.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3atT7RC2o
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBtbme68oS
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWFJmrqVsA
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"What are you doing here, Mr. Sinclair?" Malcom asked this time around.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQPLZRDlzw
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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?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cstx7s6kE
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Rhénee slowly dropped her arms. "You also have another set of keys to the house?" she asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYW5DnY4Ea
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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?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIKGHJ0C2b
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKBVg6jVTi
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"Who is he?" Rhénee asked, her eyes looking straight at the stranger.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzXev5gdew
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VdapuxQnU
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNDFAVNZcI
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBTmKtuPFc
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"You don't seem surprised that I'm holding a gun, Mr. Sinclair," said Rhénee.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UQxF0L4Fy
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Sinclair adjusted in his seat as he answered, "I'm not."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykEt0eFs0h
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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?438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYws1wmZ54y
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"Are you serious?" Rhénee could hear Miss Griselda in the foyer, along with a set of footsteps.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KM1gk2NWV
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"You can see for yourself," said Malcom.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34J3iFWtX5
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOqMN07gM5
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"Long time no see, Griselda," came the breathy voice of the man in the corner.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrdgYgBHyW
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Rhénee turned to look at Miss Griselda. "You know him?" she asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFzejLWaOz
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZIfgZ62W1
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"So I've been told." Rhénee looked at Mr. Sinclair.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgfLTdCjMn
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"Please sit down, all of you," said Mr. Sinclair.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkrbXP1FrQ
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQu0HqDF4x
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"Aren't you going to sit, Rhénee?" Sinclair asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjB44pqDLC
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"You already know what happened tonight, don't you?" Rhénee asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bbjfnRn4y
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Those who were seated looked at Mr. Sinclair, looking a little surprised. Greta's mouth fell open.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqLkvl8PqQ
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"Of course," he answered, giving a curt nod of his head.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPcuDRC7hg
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"That means you've always known what's been going on?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHQ2yVVt2g
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"I don't think so. It's why I'm here."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tZQHoWwMM
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzw1utk0OGS
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Sinclair cleared his throat before asking, "Would anyone mind telling me where you all were?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNMxTUOY76
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"We aren’t children for you to be asking us such a question," Rhénee pointed out.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsnaIsVyOZ
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXMCppK40g
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Malcom is the first to speak after a moment of silence: "We were out in the woods."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nQpPE4zB6
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4nbRQUo43
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"Rhénee, please calm down," said Miss Griselda as she laid a hand on Rhénee’s knee.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCvcnLoqL0
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw14MyDKzb2
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"As much as I am your lawyer—you might not like to hear this—I am responsible for you."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2uJYIzbai
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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?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡospJUbHHdH
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Sinclair put up a smug smile. "What hell?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Qn70ZivZy
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pby0MOjhZ
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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?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkv7nhfKXO
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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?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WCPuLTloc
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"It depends."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMQyc2UgT3
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"On what?" Rhénee folded her arms.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtMFwd4KsE
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"On you telling me why you were out in the woods and whatever has been going on."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTq4eOOoZW
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwp8lGyNwRU
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBj50d5hQd
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Rhénee stopped. "Are we going to be serious about this or not?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Z7jLqjMIR
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TkFUlXCa6
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"You know about that?" Greta asked, surprised.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQIa3xJMCa
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"I have eyes and ears." Sinclair smiled at her.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7SKR2JgUA
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"I’m guessing he told you." Kevin’s eyes flew to the man in the coat.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3rBPLz5Ts
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"He just happened to be nearby when he heard the ruckus."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Mk0lASj1T
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"Wait, if he was there, how did he find himself here before us?" Rhénee asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrneBCn7gA
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsmaQX26cN
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe86UZn9WH3
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"So are you going to tell me why there was a shootout?" Sinclair asked, bringing Rhénee back from her thoughts.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50ZV3SLxlc
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9ZCJ4fpmS
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNj0bOJWaMp
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsvna4EsEM
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8Ax3TnHYt
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"So, anyone mind telling me?" Sinclair asked as he looked at each one seated.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfc9pQPHYN
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW199f2HEQ
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAZx79IyoS
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"I’m not saying anything on that one," Sinclair said. "Please continue." Rhénee almost hissed at him.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlqy0jOVCQ
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECPCP0MhCN
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"We better take that man out of that trunk," Sinclair suggested.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJgoV4AYls
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"I agree," said Miss Griselda. Rhénee couldn’t help but wonder why she answered so quickly.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HGyyTJ8O3
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"Kevin, let's go get him," said Malcom.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYM8b7Qqqp2
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpdKJyjIej
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"You came with a car?" Greta asked. "We saw no car in the driveway."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEV7b8zhM6c
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"And why put him in his car?" Rhénee asked. "I need to question him first."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6lS5VEuJk
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHWx1nCaiA
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"Then why aren’t you letting me?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3IvdUWj1w
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0RjcfAgI9
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkaAxz5Er8
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"Aren’t you now going to tell me what’s going on?" Rhénee asked after the others had left.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TggWbQbnO
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"I will. But not now." Sinclair quickly stood from his seat as he adjusted the glasses on his face.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDKK8Ni6oW
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"No fair," Rhénee quickly said, standing in front of him. "We had a deal."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrY4mKAwX68
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"A deal, yes. And I will deliver my part tomorrow."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUVpyoxqMZ
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"No. I want you to say it right here and now."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpowaE16w9P
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nI83f5RjK
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLE4XGY499
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"I called her and told her not to worry," Greta answered as she slowly stood, looking nervously at Sinclair.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnR418YA2YL
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYBhBDeLya
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3Q05MG0bx
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"What are you going to do to the man in the trunk?" Rhénee asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRHQiM2hge
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"He’ll be well taken care of. I also have to question him."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11DCNEND0O
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"And you think you’ll make him talk?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QzsL3vl3v
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"The man I came with has mad skills at making people talk."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPljSNDln7
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNnB1Ayxqa
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Sinclair smiled. "No, you aren’t kids. Doing what you did today proves that."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cnRVcHd5X
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGVHa64ec8
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ02vujkG2k
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWK1PUQEXa
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After Sinclair walked out through the front door, Rhénee turned to Greta.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAXSsmLUxy
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaLvAGcbEF
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaqgMR8UTA
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5Zy28DUDj
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"Will do," said Rhénee.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOmiLSRXdk
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H6eT8pL3R
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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?438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrmqLt504w
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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?438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7LCJEyZFh
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5kgPD22OJ
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"Hey, are you okay?" Kevin asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEyQZqDwzf
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yr5ZaVKXv
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMw63Nyh9Wh
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"And what about you?" Malcom asked. 438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81vNcro4x7
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSS1C93Mvo
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"Well, we did have quite a day," said Malcom. "I’m starving too."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEE3VEYj9z
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5nRHGxRfc
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv73HiUTrx5
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrSZGXbsi2d
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97BfSJqhBS
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl60WHK7wry
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"I couldn’t sleep," Miss Marie answered him, "we have a visitor."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpagKLz6qG3
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"A visitor? Who?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdFpvcEp5E
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4zwtNcsu4
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"Eugene, what are you doing here?" Miguel asked.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DPvvH6l28
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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?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8Ti6m3SWr
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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.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjbTecXaB8
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"I thought you were going to introduce yourself to Rhénee back there," said Sinclair.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJS6g5XaWS
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"It wasn’t necessary," the man answered. "Besides, there will be time for that later."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPRRL7pxGM
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Sinclair looked at the closed lid. "Or is it that she reminds you of Emelda?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRe60EHhkBT
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZBPQqtZgD
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNw8i6bja8r
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"Stubbornness?"438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0T4zkdSdXZ
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Sinclair smiled. You've got that right."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNbu3EphB5
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"What do you want me to do with him?" the man asked, looking at the closed trunk.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsW2erxApx
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"Get any information out of him, then dump him."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCCqfU1gwp
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"You weren't going to let Rhénee interrogate him, were you?" The man raised an eyebrow at Sinclair.438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTousrgU49
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Sinclair scoffed. "Not in a million years."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WBWTwGPQc
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2riGxqJOP
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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."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3stTg7Gme
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"You got it."438Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ52F0UaASO
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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.8964 copyright protection434ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYkUDBxzNR 維尼

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