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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsNNHMbHYV
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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:723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys3piNvj2e
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"What is it, Greta?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwibJIPkRwL
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Her mouth fell agape. "How did you know that I wanted to tell you something?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMYh558FhC
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuP5j8uS9bf
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"Well, you guessed right."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVTbcnAuXh
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuXvzRjZBT
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"We were going to figure something out," said Rhénee.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSkIk0GUk2
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Miss Griselda scoffed. "You sound just like your grandmother."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrhrv62CQp
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Rhénee raised an eyebrow as she looked at Miss Griselda. The cat that sat on her lap raised its head.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqTqSUYxsT
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"Well, let's be grateful that everything worked according to plan," said Kevin.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDuSFIaMFe
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Miss Griselda didn't say anything as she folded her arms. Rhénee could only imagine how upset she is.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhujZq663Bm
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFis8q4MpGe
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"Really? My lies aren't that convincing, you know?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Q4Dhd22wd
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"It was when you explained the reason why I had to have my shirt changed. Just do it, and quickly."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡku0pWwVGJp
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"Okay, okay. You're putting me under more pressure than she does."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SWRr5P9IJ
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3fd8atbyL
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"Hello, Greta?" Mrs. Derrand's hurried voice came through the speaker. "Thank goodness. I was really worried about you."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2GzimrB1r
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKtfMNq3WT
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"And what of your brother? I've been trying to reach him too."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMspQ6XRb9V
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbacreMUiP1
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuzaFZAEPG
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"We know. We got a little carried away. Sorry about that."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKcQ7Pgssh
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"Are you coming home now?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbRTAVUbNF
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qkZRNCdYp
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYUMh6fV7m
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Greta heard her mother mutter in frustration. "Fine. Will you want us to save your supper for when you return?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjihU62gLJ
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSiTWxLj5Q
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"Alright. But be safe. I'll wait up for you."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRoaBL1J3L
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmALbL4GNf
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"You see. You've become a very good liar in just one day," said Malcom.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcUqUPzmvv
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcsxwkaxOZ
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"Have you already forgotten that we have someone in the trunk?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrtN6KIRFNs
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"There's someone in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked because she couldn't believe what she was hearing.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE637o2ttGS
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"I didn't forget," said Kevin as he smiled at Malcom.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4YCDbFZGZ
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"Who's in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked as she gave Rhénee and Greta a stern look.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36t2q5y87A
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"Don't ask me. Rhénee said that we take him with us," said Greta.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGT0nvM9Jk
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VbeXhsRjV
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"Me?" Miss Griselda asked, now looking cornered. "What makes you think I know?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzT3ATpqIll
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIrVfKwjWb
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCTZN1ZjKT
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"Then it's a good thing that we've got someone in the trunk who can help us."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduUqFxCbHp
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"And where do you expect to keep him?" Miss Griselda asked, knowing fully well the answer to that question.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AXpaRBlEU
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"Our basement, of course," Rhénee answered without a care in the world.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrP4O9AeLN2
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"If we do that, they might come to your place," said Kevin. "They will know we have him."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnkSQAMNxr
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"Well, why can't we just kill him after everything's done?" Greta asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlG3B6KDPx
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Miss Griselda shook her head. "You are all talking about killing like it's a game."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvf8AU3ihFH
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZadnd1LNz
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"And what if he doesn't give you what you want? What then?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze0cd1MnAv
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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?723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBuHrQs4D1
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"We'll figure it out," said Malcom. "Rhénee isn't alone in this."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1era2m16P0
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"You know, when Emelda told you to protect Rhénee, it didn't mean kidnapping people," Miss Griselda scorned.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32zcRJD7s7
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiZ87ZR9du
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"Malcom, you don't have to-" Rhénee started to say something but was quickly interrupted.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaYVVY6fbf
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBeJPkrGb7
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwY8fDkisqe
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEluX4bl7Hl
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"Home sweet home," she muttered to herself. She has had a long day.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgVcrCAm7R
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8iXi61S13f
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGkEYdtOoa
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo3djs0okA
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nLW4OyFyS
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"Malcom and I will carry him into the house," said Kevin. "You can open the door for us."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPptxrduAJs
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRivOJXd8zj
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She quickly pulled out her gun, tucked behind her trousers. The others behind her saw.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvJYSJqpNP
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"What is it, Rhénee?" Miss Griselda asked, sounding terrified.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8D3G0dGwfB
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"Stay here," Rhénee warned. "Someone is in the house."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7KC24WooS
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VDQ5u03Ey
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"Are you sure someone is in there?" he asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWElSCZhOOj
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5p9Kw2Ghnz
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"I'll lead the way."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8N5QA1JFv
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"No," Rhénee said, holding Malcom’s shoulder. "I'll go."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4K2G6Ck8ct
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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?723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmz4n5O9KV
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3h35ByezI
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8u23gAXRN
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMxVBLLOMp
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeCK0Y4vAh
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"What are you doing here?" Rhénee asked, still with her gun pointed at whoever it was in the room.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9pb5n9hLp
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEg1rU9Xskv
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdo75sGnZX
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"What are you doing here, Mr. Sinclair?" Malcom asked this time around.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonqGETyhAK
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0D2OcUBafl
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Rhénee slowly dropped her arms. "You also have another set of keys to the house?" she asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8kigTdNEu
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AfRnmz227
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bUmAEVgUY
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"Who is he?" Rhénee asked, her eyes looking straight at the stranger.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVGFMUCt32
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5FOaFJzbA
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLYwwVCl4G
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMDtJlCj2l
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"You don't seem surprised that I'm holding a gun, Mr. Sinclair," said Rhénee.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHl0flvyjf9
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Sinclair adjusted in his seat as he answered, "I'm not."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXDgdhw9r1
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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?723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sf69WoFP2
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"Are you serious?" Rhénee could hear Miss Griselda in the foyer, along with a set of footsteps.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUGjFHSLau
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"You can see for yourself," said Malcom.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTSJ2g3D8M
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTxK1SSRAw
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"Long time no see, Griselda," came the breathy voice of the man in the corner.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgyOE7JXIM
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Rhénee turned to look at Miss Griselda. "You know him?" she asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpxY8MM9Ay
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡak8kkbNlIe
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"So I've been told." Rhénee looked at Mr. Sinclair.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmtEvkRYGx
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"Please sit down, all of you," said Mr. Sinclair.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0enlJTMyok
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhvhpJeWmk
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"Aren't you going to sit, Rhénee?" Sinclair asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT165zZdxa7
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"You already know what happened tonight, don't you?" Rhénee asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgibpimx1mb
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Those who were seated looked at Mr. Sinclair, looking a little surprised. Greta's mouth fell open.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtsmSFHI7n
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"Of course," he answered, giving a curt nod of his head.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdFVWMIzZL
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"That means you've always known what's been going on?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lWM4E6H8C
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"I don't think so. It's why I'm here."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2FF7cqYpE
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIf9IkFIbK
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Sinclair cleared his throat before asking, "Would anyone mind telling me where you all were?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQ6l4RXa94
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"We aren’t children for you to be asking us such a question," Rhénee pointed out.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡam0XyHQETP
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoE5U75XKS
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Malcom is the first to speak after a moment of silence: "We were out in the woods."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1xa2iau76
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YnKPmt4aX
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"Rhénee, please calm down," said Miss Griselda as she laid a hand on Rhénee’s knee.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLQ25NxLIE
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Zw3GJqvDS
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"As much as I am your lawyer—you might not like to hear this—I am responsible for you."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJhnHGcZ32
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZvpmUzCCN
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Sinclair put up a smug smile. "What hell?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZadLDQt75z
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaySQWAftf
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdL9PDpifk
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNN9ZAMEqNh
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"It depends."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMU4CLrmukg
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"On what?" Rhénee folded her arms.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaA7mYwKSX
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"On you telling me why you were out in the woods and whatever has been going on."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXJzmNMbox
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9yNcJzfia
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6tSZFZcZB
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Rhénee stopped. "Are we going to be serious about this or not?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDUoKlt0EI
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoV22Km73X
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"You know about that?" Greta asked, surprised.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3A6T8qV2w
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"I have eyes and ears." Sinclair smiled at her.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf2rnQ6JQ8
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"I’m guessing he told you." Kevin’s eyes flew to the man in the coat.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRKTP58POG
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"He just happened to be nearby when he heard the ruckus."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspwwFdAN5h
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"Wait, if he was there, how did he find himself here before us?" Rhénee asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkknVHv8WL
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkXOnzx4Eb
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphg7kiwCWq
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"So are you going to tell me why there was a shootout?" Sinclair asked, bringing Rhénee back from her thoughts.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmVRJJ1Ais
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLPm51W0W5
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4QYgvSkce
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvv4SFIrPc
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbjpP0qoJm
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"So, anyone mind telling me?" Sinclair asked as he looked at each one seated.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlYs1ILOn1
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBtDcNE2mW
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXQtuFGAp0
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"I’m not saying anything on that one," Sinclair said. "Please continue." Rhénee almost hissed at him.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZ0mJ4YQS7
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qj7C0xeH4
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"We better take that man out of that trunk," Sinclair suggested.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57yy2UjCeh
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"I agree," said Miss Griselda. Rhénee couldn’t help but wonder why she answered so quickly.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswg2lfaUam
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"Kevin, let's go get him," said Malcom.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03rXcbsOzT
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69rcPKN5eE
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"You came with a car?" Greta asked. "We saw no car in the driveway."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmVcDC4dn3
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"And why put him in his car?" Rhénee asked. "I need to question him first."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcdaRkBzvn
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJS6F9caZq
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"Then why aren’t you letting me?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdM9MCCnumB
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaIjN73zUA
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkb1OKi1S2
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"Aren’t you now going to tell me what’s going on?" Rhénee asked after the others had left.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1omy0h3bSX
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"I will. But not now." Sinclair quickly stood from his seat as he adjusted the glasses on his face.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkjxjCq5xx
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"No fair," Rhénee quickly said, standing in front of him. "We had a deal."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOBSODvmVw
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"A deal, yes. And I will deliver my part tomorrow."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwR7kDlPZ4V
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"No. I want you to say it right here and now."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV21wNb8mI3
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiITzS2ybf
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbDCHRirCa
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"I called her and told her not to worry," Greta answered as she slowly stood, looking nervously at Sinclair.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGsT7hWOGV
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDxbRTQJ7q
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6gQtS83Iw
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"What are you going to do to the man in the trunk?" Rhénee asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlX9Ga1c04F
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"He’ll be well taken care of. I also have to question him."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzImg4v7dC
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"And you think you’ll make him talk?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjmd0jZzc0
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"The man I came with has mad skills at making people talk."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqI7SRIdHZV
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0DTo8hb1N
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Sinclair smiled. "No, you aren’t kids. Doing what you did today proves that."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMuaGEzm6Nh
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DlSnppq11
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgSoqtioVA
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJW0Ep1Qpk9
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After Sinclair walked out through the front door, Rhénee turned to Greta.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvErbjCSwF8
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzV5Z5V9H9S
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtcCJkeX4b
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQJkbp2ax6
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"Will do," said Rhénee.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY3tKMJYh2
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4opxmVqX6O
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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?723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkI1yMOnUF
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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?723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sFDgeOC68
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61TW2urR2l
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"Hey, are you okay?" Kevin asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bVbJugikE
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LgV1PqAsU
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOpIcNeaje
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"And what about you?" Malcom asked. 723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOcbkMCOwU
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCh6dv0VbMO
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"Well, we did have quite a day," said Malcom. "I’m starving too."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS3BJm1y5q
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gG0frsal2
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmnxh9DeUT
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwF4Sq2PVwt
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPUP3T7e6A
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHae3zJjtrH
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"I couldn’t sleep," Miss Marie answered him, "we have a visitor."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbLbLapNQs
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"A visitor? Who?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUr0odJnJJk
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEk74fqGjP
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"Eugene, what are you doing here?" Miguel asked.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCwzziBX6k
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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?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJZwWWvDYA
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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.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8DSSdpf60
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"I thought you were going to introduce yourself to Rhénee back there," said Sinclair.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRNOpiJ5ek
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"It wasn’t necessary," the man answered. "Besides, there will be time for that later."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADKMALuwPM
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Sinclair looked at the closed lid. "Or is it that she reminds you of Emelda?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDOh6Yu9DK
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgxrk90LCi
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AaHWXz22d
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"Stubbornness?"723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmu8Hba9t0m
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Sinclair smiled. You've got that right."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBVBtjkBnf
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"What do you want me to do with him?" the man asked, looking at the closed trunk.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioHP9xvv2i
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"Get any information out of him, then dump him."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoDlXeglFP
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"You weren't going to let Rhénee interrogate him, were you?" The man raised an eyebrow at Sinclair.723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRQxBJgyF8
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Sinclair scoffed. "Not in a million years."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWGJnyB8t1
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcXdBDzFAs
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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."723Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfhdhCU9DC
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