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Greta gasped as she looked at her phone. She found many missed calls from her mother, not to mention texts as well, asking if she was still at Rhénee's house. She must be worried sick about us, Greta thought.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0rAKEFI0L
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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:298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJstW7PJuqc
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"What is it, Greta?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmADtcLazWC
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Her mouth fell agape. "How did you know that I wanted to tell you something?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZX2dNwl80e
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5SPhtx9EQ
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"Well, you guessed right."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAjCS9Rwa9
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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?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQH9Ekzh2b
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"We were going to figure something out," said Rhénee.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGGD3CQhTw
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Miss Griselda scoffed. "You sound just like your grandmother."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpE4g7Xd0Il
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Rhénee raised an eyebrow as she looked at Miss Griselda. The cat that sat on her lap raised its head.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AowEXm5UF
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"Well, let's be grateful that everything worked according to plan," said Kevin.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIGVTz0XES
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Miss Griselda didn't say anything as she folded her arms. Rhénee could only imagine how upset she is.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Wi78hXhgi
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ioA2YeZZh
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"Really? My lies aren't that convincing, you know?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ2lyHn9TS
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"It was when you explained the reason why I had to have my shirt changed. Just do it, and quickly."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9OVDJMxoK
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"Okay, okay. You're putting me under more pressure than she does."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqJFfSVCO7
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGCS38jyRF
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"Hello, Greta?" Mrs. Derrand's hurried voice came through the speaker. "Thank goodness. I was really worried about you."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFHMrYqTHp
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2G7qT3fjq
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"And what of your brother? I've been trying to reach him too."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhatmKbynOY
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4WlB7kZ5u
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaip2rN54uC
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"We know. We got a little carried away. Sorry about that."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozIw2eUmD0
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"Are you coming home now?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMGvfYIBOW
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcOrxmlm0B
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhA4CS0hkwc
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Greta heard her mother mutter in frustration. "Fine. Will you want us to save your supper for when you return?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtJHKlVZ5r
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJawLnzXRG
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"Alright. But be safe. I'll wait up for you."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQ2Sh7UYAN
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2nN3L3yqd
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"You see. You've become a very good liar in just one day," said Malcom.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0X2tnJkzK
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5R15SvZqGK
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"Have you already forgotten that we have someone in the trunk?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0LiucqAho
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"There's someone in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked because she couldn't believe what she was hearing.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkC4tTnxZmn
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"I didn't forget," said Kevin as he smiled at Malcom.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrgIy7q4wB
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"Who's in the trunk?" Miss Griselda asked as she gave Rhénee and Greta a stern look.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4O69VZvcq
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"Don't ask me. Rhénee said that we take him with us," said Greta.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fMzoVxPIe
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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?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPIi2nbdun
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"Me?" Miss Griselda asked, now looking cornered. "What makes you think I know?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtVzwECGZX
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJNTRfKCYz
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxHo4JlfdJ
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"Then it's a good thing that we've got someone in the trunk who can help us."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GC8GJWzkt
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"And where do you expect to keep him?" Miss Griselda asked, knowing fully well the answer to that question.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0LxZy4tPE
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"Our basement, of course," Rhénee answered without a care in the world.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchlcNhUlNW
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"If we do that, they might come to your place," said Kevin. "They will know we have him."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Xw3rYlaCM
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"Well, why can't we just kill him after everything's done?" Greta asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57KiO1GVSK
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Miss Griselda shook her head. "You are all talking about killing like it's a game."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PJyraUyBu
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP3AYXnwON
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"And what if he doesn't give you what you want? What then?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20Q7FjqFG0
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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?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqitLBAa5fX
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"We'll figure it out," said Malcom. "Rhénee isn't alone in this."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQERNgZmabO
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"You know, when Emelda told you to protect Rhénee, it didn't mean kidnapping people," Miss Griselda scorned.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVj80pTfEE
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebnte9Asey
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"Malcom, you don't have to-" Rhénee started to say something but was quickly interrupted.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyLXoy9JSY
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ806HmwFDkv
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNaZZOFXA8
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioXQR5zMBX
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"Home sweet home," she muttered to herself. She has had a long day.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaSUfyVf8S
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRUlORm5OA
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMi0CGUyUb3
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6RmfqbAPQ
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHobQJ63YZ
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"Malcom and I will carry him into the house," said Kevin. "You can open the door for us."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jluZ5DDVB
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1lMhczLe9
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She quickly pulled out her gun, tucked behind her trousers. The others behind her saw.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorm1TbDZPp
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"What is it, Rhénee?" Miss Griselda asked, sounding terrified.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3t8DDO2o0
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"Stay here," Rhénee warned. "Someone is in the house."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35jXWxO3jz
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC91kpG5O8y
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"Are you sure someone is in there?" he asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjGZTSoIJ6
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHOLwD6mkP
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"I'll lead the way."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAfYrQy0wt
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"No," Rhénee said, holding Malcom’s shoulder. "I'll go."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVNtkfNvsE
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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?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHWYiZFkzD
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf9Ld4lXIJ
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWu8BWxf7o
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN5euu3Poh
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ224ScmPor4
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"What are you doing here?" Rhénee asked, still with her gun pointed at whoever it was in the room.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBtuGefpqg
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXliNrhP3td
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXygUrX1Im
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"What are you doing here, Mr. Sinclair?" Malcom asked this time around.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKxyXvv5Qw
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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?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDD4WNjib1K
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Rhénee slowly dropped her arms. "You also have another set of keys to the house?" she asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfiLe6UADw
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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?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetQp9082SJ
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvLv56zi0q
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"Who is he?" Rhénee asked, her eyes looking straight at the stranger.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMlqXzBYzA
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRUtRJMIqw
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE4cgNgibK
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzhg1EUuNz
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"You don't seem surprised that I'm holding a gun, Mr. Sinclair," said Rhénee.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUK1bk719CB
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Sinclair adjusted in his seat as he answered, "I'm not."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkuUKETWhB
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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?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZTFzWBvE9
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"Are you serious?" Rhénee could hear Miss Griselda in the foyer, along with a set of footsteps.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuubuNOiCgy
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"You can see for yourself," said Malcom.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡam5dUAAc76
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlsbJSjed8
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"Long time no see, Griselda," came the breathy voice of the man in the corner.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFwnqXmgyZ
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Rhénee turned to look at Miss Griselda. "You know him?" she asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04J0RZ4Lfi
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQONKxGMxv
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"So I've been told." Rhénee looked at Mr. Sinclair.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBzakmfk9m
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"Please sit down, all of you," said Mr. Sinclair.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKh7QPj02Q
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkRxUZVxyo
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"Aren't you going to sit, Rhénee?" Sinclair asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1df0aPjlil
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"You already know what happened tonight, don't you?" Rhénee asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMyYHnWOvy
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Those who were seated looked at Mr. Sinclair, looking a little surprised. Greta's mouth fell open.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicZbJqcRzh
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"Of course," he answered, giving a curt nod of his head.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlNdIhRHCe
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"That means you've always known what's been going on?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1B2SHtcLa
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"I don't think so. It's why I'm here."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNXrn3V8RA
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tV3aM1DfZ
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Sinclair cleared his throat before asking, "Would anyone mind telling me where you all were?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSifSQHvoub
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"We aren’t children for you to be asking us such a question," Rhénee pointed out.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmIGUfcdqh
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvmfCNkxgU
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Malcom is the first to speak after a moment of silence: "We were out in the woods."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEGjb8P0x9
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6gHMJbTXq
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"Rhénee, please calm down," said Miss Griselda as she laid a hand on Rhénee’s knee.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZYX1MCpoK
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gicBaAy3y
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"As much as I am your lawyer—you might not like to hear this—I am responsible for you."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNOTzxW44P
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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?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCi6GLpwSuM
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Sinclair put up a smug smile. "What hell?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgO6ZbAtM7J
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qHCos1jOM
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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?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjk2eDC0mg6
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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?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQvpHhsGb0
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"It depends."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAsTEwSREU
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"On what?" Rhénee folded her arms.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRS7CIeCgu
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"On you telling me why you were out in the woods and whatever has been going on."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllZQvmNx9L
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrDGaQYLJP
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5T7Y3mQfHz
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Rhénee stopped. "Are we going to be serious about this or not?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVp4W3bxRXc
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivrgmGFvzd
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"You know about that?" Greta asked, surprised.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxFhBg5NR5
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"I have eyes and ears." Sinclair smiled at her.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLOuTyNfNN
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"I’m guessing he told you." Kevin’s eyes flew to the man in the coat.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAyIEgegsr
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"He just happened to be nearby when he heard the ruckus."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmRbMv4YNY
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"Wait, if he was there, how did he find himself here before us?" Rhénee asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7vcSoDKAo
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyWa9yeRF7
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzR7vbQD0k
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"So are you going to tell me why there was a shootout?" Sinclair asked, bringing Rhénee back from her thoughts.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFDQr6QuSw
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wLeUASx6C
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3m8g7ncCyC
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NA9uveqLn
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzqbzHTMD8
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"So, anyone mind telling me?" Sinclair asked as he looked at each one seated.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHOdIXOr9N
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdMVXOC8qN
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdfBOFfdkD
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"I’m not saying anything on that one," Sinclair said. "Please continue." Rhénee almost hissed at him.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJE2J2sv1wK
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqolycKpc5
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"We better take that man out of that trunk," Sinclair suggested.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwB83ZOWvxj
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"I agree," said Miss Griselda. Rhénee couldn’t help but wonder why she answered so quickly.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ51vv9I7XH
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"Kevin, let's go get him," said Malcom.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYgbVvMEoE
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aOFD9ht7S
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"You came with a car?" Greta asked. "We saw no car in the driveway."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqptgdMzQ0
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"And why put him in his car?" Rhénee asked. "I need to question him first."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfUHcKfL0D
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiU9iGaJNaz
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"Then why aren’t you letting me?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3kk6ZYQvP
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxUnPHTdO8
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscPckR6UPY
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"Aren’t you now going to tell me what’s going on?" Rhénee asked after the others had left.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw88EzXkg8I
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"I will. But not now." Sinclair quickly stood from his seat as he adjusted the glasses on his face.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClaNM3oprZ
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"No fair," Rhénee quickly said, standing in front of him. "We had a deal."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJRHhRKUT2
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"A deal, yes. And I will deliver my part tomorrow."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcc5hRmhKo7
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"No. I want you to say it right here and now."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDq22619pa
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO7IVV5gXm
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmmlzz10z9
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"I called her and told her not to worry," Greta answered as she slowly stood, looking nervously at Sinclair.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZmQF7tZun
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZls7480lcn
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpqlCRTwbI
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"What are you going to do to the man in the trunk?" Rhénee asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UJsFQxVqd
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"He’ll be well taken care of. I also have to question him."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilwxyNuNFw
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"And you think you’ll make him talk?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpL6e6qURV
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"The man I came with has mad skills at making people talk."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYPUrzKuga
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3POjolvDok
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Sinclair smiled. "No, you aren’t kids. Doing what you did today proves that."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMIQgVEuK2
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtucIC8VRj
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdUHLqr9Dm
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tYBoGARpa
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After Sinclair walked out through the front door, Rhénee turned to Greta.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60bYWdD03Z
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8rWdR8RIq
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkzMQ7XeWX
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIK4una7H86
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"Will do," said Rhénee.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjhAsJyit9
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaPV72c1Qx
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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?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLBl5bV1uL
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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?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLXBd4tTJL
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvlLBXCQld
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"Hey, are you okay?" Kevin asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zehZOjj81
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWYzvFzC1V
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDyF0fZDkJ
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"And what about you?" Malcom asked. 298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANFlprHMxw
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6Mofvdb93
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"Well, we did have quite a day," said Malcom. "I’m starving too."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIp0pyp4Yli
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoYldi36DI
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYURIwGKvP
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMyTjxjGRJ
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRgO8UQIOU
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CWiGl8hf1
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"I couldn’t sleep," Miss Marie answered him, "we have a visitor."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecOVMXM37D
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"A visitor? Who?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnfjIlrW9N
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdvoVzBPYK
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"Eugene, what are you doing here?" Miguel asked.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhZffqnDZ2
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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?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnJW0V0492
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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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyqpCkn06i
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"I thought you were going to introduce yourself to Rhénee back there," said Sinclair.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6ONsQFmMX
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"It wasn’t necessary," the man answered. "Besides, there will be time for that later."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2TTxKfEQx
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Sinclair looked at the closed lid. "Or is it that she reminds you of Emelda?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhE1mXoMgsM
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz09QOsMxYK
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvkswOdr5g
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"Stubbornness?"298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuN2s4yCkc6
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Sinclair smiled. You've got that right."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5bP4E2CzR
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"What do you want me to do with him?" the man asked, looking at the closed trunk.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJW3S86jyU
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"Get any information out of him, then dump him."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rChSVvwlG
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"You weren't going to let Rhénee interrogate him, were you?" The man raised an eyebrow at Sinclair.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjctp8tJcFd
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Sinclair scoffed. "Not in a million years."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaHKW9vnDk
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pFSyjJuT6
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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."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhNdEsUAwm
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"You got it."298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZIIC346r5
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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 protection294ＰＥＮＡＮＡItzluDjHNi 維尼

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