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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8k08xMsdhQ
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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:336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tyA0oM72Q
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"What is it, Greta?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0WBVnrR6B
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Her mouth fell agape. "How did you know that I wanted to tell you something?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZa0scnsG0G
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSuXXJz16M
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"Well, you guessed right."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyCE4vxpMk
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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?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRRmPhmLF8
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"We were going to figure something out," said Rhénee.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatscj25Eyz
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Miss Griselda scoffed. "You sound just like your grandmother."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i50zTWW0k
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Rhénee raised an eyebrow as she looked at Miss Griselda. The cat that sat on her lap raised its head.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGzik0UwBT
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"Well, let's be grateful that everything worked according to plan," said Kevin.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFZ35rMphp
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Miss Griselda didn't say anything as she folded her arms. Rhénee could only imagine how upset she is.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYanXQlBs4E
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOSfKFtOMk
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"Really? My lies aren't that convincing, you know?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoT4mVMUFZ
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"It was when you explained the reason why I had to have my shirt changed. Just do it, and quickly."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gmZK7Wt3l
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"Okay, okay. You're putting me under more pressure than she does."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qGLi8Eguk
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56vXxYTTPq
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"Hello, Greta?" Mrs. Derrand's hurried voice came through the speaker. "Thank goodness. I was really worried about you."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOYt68GDWX
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2mgsX0XI0
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"And what of your brother? I've been trying to reach him too."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyS5lx1FHFJ
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUb3AfnfJl
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSwD6fAd9Q
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"We know. We got a little carried away. Sorry about that."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVEQ9qDHZW
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"Are you coming home now?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wyu1BiBJB
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lK5Wvs0dJ
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtrpI3hnxK
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Greta heard her mother mutter in frustration. "Fine. Will you want us to save your supper for when you return?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicp89OufQQ
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJlhhGExMW
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"Alright. But be safe. I'll wait up for you."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCsUhYbNI9
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAkBQfumJJ
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"You see. You've become a very good liar in just one day," said Malcom.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxXvoQSbFv
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTypLL3gq2u
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"Have you already forgotten that we have someone in the trunk?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡismgglp91P
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"There's someone in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked because she couldn't believe what she was hearing.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡops0P2lbEW
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"I didn't forget," said Kevin as he smiled at Malcom.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9LflaznKL
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"Who's in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked as she gave Rhénee and Greta a stern look.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm0keI98DI
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"Don't ask me. Rhénee said that we take him with us," said Greta.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENNUbjxUn8
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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?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOiBVfOTly
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"Me?" Miss Griselda asked, now looking cornered. "What makes you think I know?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrak8O593vB
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6sWwRueu3
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJdhSiWYYL
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"Then it's a good thing that we've got someone in the trunk who can help us."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nEA974mba
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"And where do you expect to keep him?" Miss Griselda asked, knowing fully well the answer to that question.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcciCQnr80a
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"Our basement, of course," Rhénee answered without a care in the world.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gID4qr62W
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"If we do that, they might come to your place," said Kevin. "They will know we have him."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LAaK21moB
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"Well, why can't we just kill him after everything's done?" Greta asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzEbOHtRvU
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Miss Griselda shook her head. "You are all talking about killing like it's a game."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncFatujUqR
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuZDOyfqwK
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"And what if he doesn't give you what you want? What then?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsdwNV9nT0
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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?336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxopdxC8ev
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"We'll figure it out," said Malcom. "Rhénee isn't alone in this."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2eUHCsGHC
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"You know, when Emelda told you to protect Rhénee, it didn't mean kidnapping people," Miss Griselda scorned.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRykZ5MLqt1
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oj11ujrkA
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"Malcom, you don't have to-" Rhénee started to say something but was quickly interrupted.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1uYnYaGLt
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKWiZDYhaw
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyGE0tcwLK
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy06YTVmfQ6
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"Home sweet home," she muttered to herself. She has had a long day.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKDaC6GmJJ
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQntS0B0il
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1NiEhcAsJ
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFX8rkFuq6
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcL0TD5BvxX
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"Malcom and I will carry him into the house," said Kevin. "You can open the door for us."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Le5rntK4S
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjkF5COJ94
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She quickly pulled out her gun, tucked behind her trousers. The others behind her saw.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMw5QdCYOK
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"What is it, Rhénee?" Miss Griselda asked, sounding terrified.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pvTN4NmLG
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"Stay here," Rhénee warned. "Someone is in the house."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLeqMIQig1O
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXJahfqqBr
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"Are you sure someone is in there?" he asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkN57tJdeox
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3BAOdp1dr
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"I'll lead the way."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWl1u4S04Ho
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"No," Rhénee said, holding Malcom’s shoulder. "I'll go."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplwQzEukBb
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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?336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTN2VLqTB22
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdKqodKdN8
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxc4RjzFNr
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXahswYLo8
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9hFcHK2rC
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"What are you doing here?" Rhénee asked, still with her gun pointed at whoever it was in the room.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0e1ShzsVf
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1u3QrekaOq
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtVLlPCNM0
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"What are you doing here, Mr. Sinclair?" Malcom asked this time around.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU2EvG44VP
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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?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZN4yxLvIPg
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Rhénee slowly dropped her arms. "You also have another set of keys to the house?" she asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3bKqSYrvy
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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?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHD8C18K1tI
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3odHfN6ho
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"Who is he?" Rhénee asked, her eyes looking straight at the stranger.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fxgNUmcnw
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8z9YFoFDt
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TQYFJayXo
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ933jMBeyPr
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"You don't seem surprised that I'm holding a gun, Mr. Sinclair," said Rhénee.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVzKJW5Tak
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Sinclair adjusted in his seat as he answered, "I'm not."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFZ9nh4jMX
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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?336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwHeD2M5k1
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"Are you serious?" Rhénee could hear Miss Griselda in the foyer, along with a set of footsteps.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpSzWzIcSN
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"You can see for yourself," said Malcom.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXVsPFmoGj
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9lwCDXT7e
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"Long time no see, Griselda," came the breathy voice of the man in the corner.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VJB30xdn1
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Rhénee turned to look at Miss Griselda. "You know him?" she asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI57uh1oNje
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkafhhInr1D
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"So I've been told." Rhénee looked at Mr. Sinclair.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kHL0ev7ty
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"Please sit down, all of you," said Mr. Sinclair.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAH8MOkuF4o
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOpxuF2KXI
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"Aren't you going to sit, Rhénee?" Sinclair asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiSWASeRPK
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"You already know what happened tonight, don't you?" Rhénee asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98SjyTCbUY
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Those who were seated looked at Mr. Sinclair, looking a little surprised. Greta's mouth fell open.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixShGQcGOj
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"Of course," he answered, giving a curt nod of his head.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjq46QKuzvN
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"That means you've always known what's been going on?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUarvILWPvC
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"I don't think so. It's why I'm here."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgdFMPJSaN
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9Pz9m4peZ
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Sinclair cleared his throat before asking, "Would anyone mind telling me where you all were?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdFJ5sTtVz
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"We aren’t children for you to be asking us such a question," Rhénee pointed out.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiImuNHU4gK
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJYXKf3a22
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Malcom is the first to speak after a moment of silence: "We were out in the woods."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmdnR4iQ6M
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiV5QPpwMB
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"Rhénee, please calm down," said Miss Griselda as she laid a hand on Rhénee’s knee.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajlhkPsL9D
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEy7FmHCa8W
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"As much as I am your lawyer—you might not like to hear this—I am responsible for you."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRx9fuvnnoV
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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?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv27uyNVWX7
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Sinclair put up a smug smile. "What hell?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP86saunBT6
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgIK3MgveBi
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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?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBGYWa9rVN
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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?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezL8znpVHa
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"It depends."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1z5HQ9q7g
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"On what?" Rhénee folded her arms.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9sopCTBc5
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"On you telling me why you were out in the woods and whatever has been going on."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2iq4qKi8a
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8asE8nzML
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1perHa8V9O
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Rhénee stopped. "Are we going to be serious about this or not?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaJ9elUT7P
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaYecrLIP6
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"You know about that?" Greta asked, surprised.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJVKXeQMsC
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"I have eyes and ears." Sinclair smiled at her.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGc83sTqwI
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"I’m guessing he told you." Kevin’s eyes flew to the man in the coat.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTX28xSxoR
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"He just happened to be nearby when he heard the ruckus."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmM9pGZlEv
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"Wait, if he was there, how did he find himself here before us?" Rhénee asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUTTqCzxpj
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0cR7X3EOs
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBN52Tp9Nz
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"So are you going to tell me why there was a shootout?" Sinclair asked, bringing Rhénee back from her thoughts.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDApAbdvmKi
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JbbhJZZHn
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRsyAJOZHQ
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsh3fwEopf
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgU8D0o1pJ
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"So, anyone mind telling me?" Sinclair asked as he looked at each one seated.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpgdzWVB6K
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzd37iKqzbb
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpscRRwetV
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"I’m not saying anything on that one," Sinclair said. "Please continue." Rhénee almost hissed at him.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtTxHZPmJa
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1REBJGHe0W
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"We better take that man out of that trunk," Sinclair suggested.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYUICYIfu1
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"I agree," said Miss Griselda. Rhénee couldn’t help but wonder why she answered so quickly.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWDXpdEVGW
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"Kevin, let's go get him," said Malcom.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDKniWg8Wz
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3tIzdws0W
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"You came with a car?" Greta asked. "We saw no car in the driveway."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9ktpxhTg1
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"And why put him in his car?" Rhénee asked. "I need to question him first."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbA7YHppQi
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk96lx7eJV4
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"Then why aren’t you letting me?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvCRVlPlKU
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jlggAxrdn
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3VfijVJby
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"Aren’t you now going to tell me what’s going on?" Rhénee asked after the others had left.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqB5ABczz5
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"I will. But not now." Sinclair quickly stood from his seat as he adjusted the glasses on his face.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd10y2HqSM
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"No fair," Rhénee quickly said, standing in front of him. "We had a deal."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIes3hvmcy
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"A deal, yes. And I will deliver my part tomorrow."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ0F2hc11W
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"No. I want you to say it right here and now."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGwBYfe0d7
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1wMmJuIkZ
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8IYp4ddHU
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"I called her and told her not to worry," Greta answered as she slowly stood, looking nervously at Sinclair.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7Flspxwun
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQ3fa1TOrm
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmccvKfRIa
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"What are you going to do to the man in the trunk?" Rhénee asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvopd6y0j0w
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"He’ll be well taken care of. I also have to question him."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKT8rmkxOg
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"And you think you’ll make him talk?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrw6bNV2J2e
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"The man I came with has mad skills at making people talk."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgTND0LfVm
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72IXNtH9N8
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Sinclair smiled. "No, you aren’t kids. Doing what you did today proves that."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsPiix8SQe
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRZfi543Oh
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwFE1eAKji
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFO8HEfAQ9
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After Sinclair walked out through the front door, Rhénee turned to Greta.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6R9J2FRMQ
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjJpf29dJW
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRiDOLWRmo
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW0gT04J6X
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"Will do," said Rhénee.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwQt3W6qbX
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrZfNHq2iu
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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?336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYw5xGd53K5
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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?336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx01Hw5KF5K
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstacSUoqMs
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"Hey, are you okay?" Kevin asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1AgPNO65x
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCIzWyQNEo
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9G8hl2M0TD
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"And what about you?" Malcom asked. 336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOvAjSJq57
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhJmJS9mns
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"Well, we did have quite a day," said Malcom. "I’m starving too."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyXISKnS0X
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3CsCfD6G5h
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbYwWyofs4
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGZ3nr4wkR
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkSkFibfzU
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNnXPu0v68
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"I couldn’t sleep," Miss Marie answered him, "we have a visitor."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEB03D5b2i
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"A visitor? Who?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFdO6bD1CL
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRduvIGwsZ
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"Eugene, what are you doing here?" Miguel asked.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOEwVHUEL1
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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?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaYK7jIK2L
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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.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVBrptpl0O
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"I thought you were going to introduce yourself to Rhénee back there," said Sinclair.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexbXeqSCih
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"It wasn’t necessary," the man answered. "Besides, there will be time for that later."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPuLZowUnV
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Sinclair looked at the closed lid. "Or is it that she reminds you of Emelda?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUszihgr7M
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5TliaBvQu
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGvv6wOJFT
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"Stubbornness?"336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm49ou2sj9i
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Sinclair smiled. You've got that right."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRqAwbWMak
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"What do you want me to do with him?" the man asked, looking at the closed trunk.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnbPS2xlEc
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"Get any information out of him, then dump him."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcU04VOSGp
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"You weren't going to let Rhénee interrogate him, were you?" The man raised an eyebrow at Sinclair.336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKG7jpD1rZ
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Sinclair scoffed. "Not in a million years."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUg5n5SY45
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFiwAC1TSX
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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."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3czTVqfYoC
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"You got it."336Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDGOAJZWgP
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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 protection332ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbCEXZFVI1 維尼

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