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He straightened his tie as he stepped out of his black Lamborgini, looking towards the house. The bright lights inside illuminated through the windows. After a long pause, he closed the car door behind him and walked to the porch. It immediately flew open and the housekeeper dressed in her black dress and white apron stood in the doorway.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYduNlsPeSb
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"Mr. Sinclair, good evening," she greeted. She looked down at his hand. "Did you leave your briefcase in the car?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuOlnH5hUF
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Mr. Sinclair chuckled. "Silly me. I had to rush somewhere today that I forgot it in the office. No matter, I don’t plan on staying up to work anyway."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9ZeYyeCuB
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"Of course, sir," she obliged with a smile, making room for him to step inside.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzYsbtYDTS
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"How is the lady of the house doing?" Mr. Sinclair asked as he stepped into the foyer.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdopu3fzoQ
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The housekeeper helped Mr. Sinclair remove his jacket as she answered, "same as always. She moved around quite a bit during the day, though."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuex3VbP3DH
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"That's good. Is supper almost ready?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7sByU5fc3
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"Yes, in a few minutes." The housekeeper held his jacket in her hands.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDJG0eIukO
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"Okay, let me go see how she's doing."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzss7D8ixqU
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"Of course, sir," she went down the hall with the jacket in hand.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBiekI9DGX
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Mr. Sinclair walked out of the foyer and made his way up the flight of stairs. When he reached the landing, he took a turn down to his right.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHGsiHn1h8
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His hands flew to the front of his shirt undoing the top button. He realised how hot he felt and should've unbuttoned earlier.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdw0cO1SHg
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He reached his room. But before he could even open the door, he thought he heard a loud thud like something had fallen to the floor.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoP9eKkNuU
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"Honey," he called out as he quickly entered the room.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvihCW4kEu
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He paused for a second upon entering and later blew out a sigh of relief.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSwOjrPHFR
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"Goodness, you scared me for a minute," he said as he walked in.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVPqpGq69N
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"Sorry to startle you, dear," said Mrs. Sinclair, who sat on her bed, her back leaning onto the white headboard. "I just dropped the book I was reading."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2id4rbMnp
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Mr. Sinclair approached the bed and bent to pick up the thick red book on the red Persian carpeted floor. He sat on the bed, close to the edge and placed the book onto the white covers on the bed atop his wife's laps.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJQ4WHlOkE
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"How have you been today?" Mr. Sinclair asked, smiling at his wife.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyszQeao9d
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She ran her thin, bony fingers through her thin, dull blonde hair as she tried to put up a smile. Her tired blue eyes looked on at Mr. Sinclair. Her grey, pale face with hollowed cheeks showed clear signs of her illness.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkJkhDudhU
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"I'm trying," she answered. "This illness isn't doing me any good."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Bpe0EJBD8
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"Don't say that," said Sinclair as he took hold of her hand. "You're still here, aren't you? There's a lot to be grateful for."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QgaZZ5PGl
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She pulled her hand away and Sinclair didn't bother holding on. They have been through this conversation many times. And things aren't getting any better.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnz8HyzsUH
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"So, how was work?" Mrs. Sinclair asked, changing the subject.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIni5pwhH5a
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"Work was okay," he answered. "Although something tragic happened to Eugene’s father."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGuW16YxqD
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Mrs. Sinclair now had a look of concern in her sad, hollow eyes. "Eugene's father? What happened to him?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL32ivJnsto
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"I haven't gotten the full details, but he was brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzGlygiNt7
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Mrs. Sinclair shook her head. "That's tragic. I hope his father is okay."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BmtqRdc9Y
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"I just worry for the whole family."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSW4EjjDv3
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"Yes. Don't you think it's high time Mrs. Chamberlain finally divorced him? I mean, the man is nothing but trouble, if you ask me."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZfPLEnFcg
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"I've spoken to her about it a thousand times, but she still won't do it. She was there at the hospital since he came to her house after being shot."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjmWl7FWOE
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Mrs. Sinclair shook her head, already looking tired and frustrated. "I guess the woman still loves him. That's pretty much evident."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTvMdqO4Hc
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"As much as she is, her relationship with him still worries me." Mr. Sinclair stood up from the bedside and went over to his wardrobe at the far end of the room.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XlpnbFqZU
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"Why? Is it because he's involved with 'those' people?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJ8HTHNNnH
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Mr. Sinclair now wished he never started this conversation. He didn't like to talk about it, especially with his wife. Before he could start to unbutton his shirt, he turned around to look at her.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wsQVr1Ta8
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"Let's be careful when we start to talk about these things, okay?" he suggested.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKq4GrsfZd
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He thought he heard his wife hiss, but he can't be sure. She said, "don't act like I don't know what's going on. The late Emelda might have been your client, but she got you involved in her personal life that you don't even know who you are anymore."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv1GIEecyg
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Mr. Sinclair raised an eyebrow, confused that his wife is talking like she is right now.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2z28JCKsGW
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"Where's all this coming from?" he asked.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3gbjFvqH0
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Mrs. Sinclair pushed aside the bed covers. Even in her frail state, she pushed them with so much vigor like she had had the energy within her all this time. She placed her feet onto the floor and slowly stood up. Her long, loose white night gown almost reaching her feet. Mr. Sinclair so much as wanted as to go to his wife and drag her back to bed, but even when she was weak physically, she somehow had a strong hold over him when it came to her actions.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiEc6z6pOv
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She slowly went towards him. "You know where all this is coming from," she answered Sinclair’s question. "Your involvement with the late Emelda."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5z2wqQZ5T
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"I was her lawyer. There’s nothing else to it."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEAc0XWLA5
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"A lawyer? Sure. But you and I both know that you were more than that busy handling her dirty affairs. She’s not as innocent and generous as people thought her to be. In fact, almost the whole town knows, but they don’t want to say anything because you’re there to always intervene and would do anything to clean up her mess."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYJUrgwGlo
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"You’re going way out of line, dear," said Sinclair, putting up a smile for his wife. "Why are you making me look like I’m the bad guy here?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbZkpEi03X
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"It’s because you’re." She pointed her long bony index finger onto his chest. Mr. Sinclair didn’t much as flinch at the gesture. "You know what you’ve been up to for years. And even when she's dead, you now take on all of her affairs like it's normal."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmQRt2SVrm
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"She left everything to her granddaughter and it’s my duty to make sure things are in order."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRt1F2g00FG
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Mrs. Sinclair scoffed. "Tell me, dear husband," she said sarcastically, "does Rhénee even know what’s going on? Why she inherited everything from her grandmother? Why she never came back to this place and doing so now after such a long time? Don’t you think you’re putting that innocent girl in danger?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84ZbqbrViD
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"In danger of what, exactly?" Sinclair still had his smile intact.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD8GGOT4vU
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"Everything involving her grandmother! If you ask me, you just made the girl inherit Emelda’s problems."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe8xbpaEAP
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She soon let out a deep, shaky breath and Mr. Sinclair soon held her shoulder, comfortingly. "You need to sit." He said. "You can’t stand for too long."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWooU0o2HBB
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She slapped his hand away. "As if you care. You only care about the reputation you’ve gained after you got into that old woman’s world."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAznYMUHWPo
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"Well, if I can recall," Sinclair raised an eyebrow at her, but still with a smile on his face, "you’re the one who introduced me to her when we first came here. You convinced me to take her as my client."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaWxmdDrZ6
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"That was before we knew that she was nothing but a wolf in sheep’s clothing," Mrs. Sinclair turned away, making a slow walk towards her bed.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxWv1b9FLV
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"Let’s not talk about this any further," Sinclair suggested. "We should learn to move on."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrL1txIVbP
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Mrs. Sinclair settled at the foot of the bed, facing her husband. "Sadly, she left scars upon this town that a lot of people will never forget."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wIpv6YL2L
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"You exaggerate, dear."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVn1Kot0A5
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"Well, at least you’re not denying it."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAO0qlRED0
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Before Mr. Sinclair could say anything, a knock came at the door. He could only guess that the housekeeper had come to announce that supper is ready. However, the knock was a little fainter than usual.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCndhLWVKAZ
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"Who is it?" Mr. Sinclair asked.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4Xqd7CeKg
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"It’s me, dad," came a female voice, behind the door.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WSGpSUQcp
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What perfect timing, Mr. Sinclair thought to himself.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFKoSxjFOA
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He went over to the door to open it and his seventeen-year old girl with bouncy blonde locks came slowly into the room, looking around at her father and mother.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawjjrCZlhG
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"I didn't interrupt anything, did I?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0LTIApY86
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"No, sweetie," said Mrs. Sinclair. She held up her bony hand for her daughter to hold onto as she entered the room. Her daughter came closer and held her mother’s hand.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexQi38x13T
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"I thought I heard you guys arguing."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcKpaARWhq
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"Just a silly argument," Mrs. Sinclair answered. "Your father once again forgot those biscuits I wanted."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH37k1xZlzv
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"Wow, dad, you always forget to get them."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZfW02tGl6
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"That’s why either you or the help have to remind me. You know I easily forget about these things."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRE1royfpm
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"Anyway, I’ll try and remind you tomorrow when I get back from school." The teenager went on to look at her mother. "So how have you been?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGw6SfQqeY
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"I’m okay," Mrs. Sinclair said, putting up a smile. "How was school today?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLo4Ls2lRy
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"Same as usual. Now that we’re approaching the end of the year, studies are getting more tiresome."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48Bsl9tyWz
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"You just make sure to work hard. If you need our help, we are here for anything you need, Scarlet."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE26ma7KGnP
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"I will, that’s if you two can stop arguing over more than just biscuits," Scarlet’s deep blue eyes flew between her parents.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMN7nkUBs1
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Mr. Sinclair scoffed. He forgot just how smart their daughter can be sometimes.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡue9EKpI2tz
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"How was work, dad?" Scarlet asked with so much excitement, looking at her father.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMajCTQqL0
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"It was okay." He turned around to head back to his closet, but Scarlet quickly asked:539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6ScQevTlD
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"Was he in today? How is he?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciieKlYLgo
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Mrs. Sinclair chuckled as she rubbed Scarlet’s shoulder. Mr. Sinclair winced as he turned back to look at the two on the bed. Somehow he just couldn’t dodge her questions.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJcHiKfIRo
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"He’s good," Mr. Sinclair said as he folded his arms. "But not too good, I’m afraid."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFgtf5x3fT
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"Why? What happened to Eugene?" Scarlet sounded anxious.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPt5P5dCMn
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"Well, you’ll probably hear about this at school since this is a small town." Mr. Sinclair paused before he could continue. "Eugene’s father is in the hospital. He was shot."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaOHpGTWGI
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Scarlet gasped.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwv6ImCq1SO
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"Oh, no, that’s awful. But will he be okay?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMySkw6W8xd
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"I’m not so sure," said Mr. Sinclair. "But according to Eugene’s mother, he’s in pretty bad shape."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjDOrXsEpI
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"I hope Eugene, himself is okay," said Scarlet.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQzldlll4i
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"It’s Mrs. Chamberlin I’m worried about the most," said Mrs. Sinclair. "This is just too much for her."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT12s8jpejK
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"True," said Mr. Sinclair. "She might be a strong woman, but that man has put her in terrible situations I can’t even imagine."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLC3IhJANq2
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"I hope he gets out of this alive," said Scarlet.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEktmh2sJnS
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"I would advise not to call Eugene right now," advised Mr. Sinclair. "Not until we know that everything's alright."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQghAZDONLR
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Scarlet sighed. "I wasn't planning to, dad."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsHkKNiq0F
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"You like Eugene too much," said Mrs. Sinclair. "I hope your little crush over him vanishes over time."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOn22JtL4h
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"I doubt it. Once I finish high school, I will be sure I can date him."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpXCmWFLTU
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Scarlet quickly prances up from the bed like a little deer and made her way for the door. Her parents watched her as she left.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslOULhEY0x
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"Sometimes I forget she likes him," said Mrs. Sinclair.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1bdkFpMZA
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"I'm not too worried," said Mr. Sinclair as he closed the door. "When she goes to college, she'll definitely get over him and like somebody else. If not, Eugene will make a good son-in-law."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCPhPQuJDa
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Mrs. Sinclair shook her head. "I definitely don't approve of it. He's a good man. I just don't feel he's right for my little Scarlet. I pray when she does go to college, she will find someone."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTsqxa3rBj
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"Eugene isn’t that bad, if I’m being honest," Mr. Sinclair chuckled.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqAA430i61
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"Well, I don’t want her to end up marrying a lawyer like I did." Mrs. Sinclair looked at her husband with a gloomy look and with her arms folded. "And to Eugene for that matter."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5oEjqGKYY
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"What’s wrong now? Are you scared that Eugene is like me?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxGCee5423
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"I know he's a good person. I’m just scared that when push comes to shove, you might make him take up your role; working closely with Rhénee."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4WIbimZlk
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Mr. Sinclair bit his lower lip as his right hand rubbed the bottom of his chin. "That seems like an interesting proposition, dear. Why didn’t I ever think of that before?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVTbBfLg3E
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His wife didn’t say anything as a horrific look started to appear on her hollow face.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn6dPUyGvU
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"I’m just joking," said Mr. Sinclair as he walked up to her. He then knelt down on the floor in front of her and cupped both of her hands in his. "Why you come up with such ideas is just absurd. You know I wouldn’t do anything that would upset you."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3keEAIq8of
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"You’ve done several of those even when I told you to drop whatever you were doing for Emelda when she was still alive."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhNp0TVqrH
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Mr. Sinclair shook his head and stood up, still holding his wife’s hands. "Let’s drop the subject. I hate when we talk about it." He squeezed his hands a little, making sure that he didn’t hurt her.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihKmgAY9Jv
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His phone soon started to ring and he almost forgot that he had it in the pocket of his trousers. He took it out with one hand while the other held onto Mrs. Sinclair’s hands. He looked at the caller ID. He picked the call.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJzneKB6ul
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"Evening," he said after placing the phone to his ear. "Yes, I’m home at the moment. What can I help you with?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ4xe8ybzl
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Mr. Sinclair paused to hear what the person on the other end was saying. "Alright, I’ll see what I can do." He soon cut the call.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AdZYiUsZ6
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His wife looked up at him. "Do I have to worry that you're going to walk out of this house because you've Emelda’s business to attend to? Or is it a call from work?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSx2OEUy1Gh
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"It’s work, nothing serious," Mr. Sinclair replied. "I left my bag at the office, so I'll just have to tackle it tomorrow morning."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OEv0nw1mQ
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"If you say so."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbl3qyOlru
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A knock soon came at the door and the voice of the house help came behind the door: "dinner is ready."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJTncFEqIK
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"Thank you, I'll be right there," said Mr. Sinclair. He turned to look at his wife. "Would you be joining us at the dinner table?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEVoHWli5C
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"Not today," she replied.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSXSXGK7Og
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"Alright, I'll tell the help to bring your food up to your room."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQPNsvkjp0
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"No, need, she already knows."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFId22f5r8
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He let go of his wife's hands and made his way out of the door. As soon as he closed it, he made his way towards the stairs. He was about to descend, when he heard the sound of a door opening and closing at the other end of the hall. He saw Scarlet coming towards him.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUxBEvoFN7
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"Isn't mum coming to join us?" she asked.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdEYeWUzbG
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"She'll eat from her room," he answered.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdanBc73D8S
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"You upset her again, didn't you?" Scarlet folded her arms, looking at father with a stern look similar to her mother's.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfOVPn58XA
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Sinclair scoffed. "I wish I had, but you already know how your mother likes to pick a fight with me. Come on, let's go. The food will get cold."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8u9AqlnyGO
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Scarlet is quicker than her father as she walked past him to go down the stairs. Mr. Sinclair followed at a slower pace. She reached the bottom and went straight to the living room that led to the dining room.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCBvm00tXV
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As soon as Sinclair reached the bottom, he felt the phone vibrate in his pocket. He stopped before he could continue his way into the living room. He found a message. He unlocked his phone to read it. He cursed under his breath and pocketed the phone back, making his way to the dining room where he found his daughter already waiting for him.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SY12fOBjL
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"You’re getting slower reaching the table these days," Scarlet said as she looked at him.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznFkO3qsJt
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"Maybe it’s because you’re so young and energetic," he said as he took his seat at the head of the table. Scarlet sat on the other end and said a prayer, asking the Holy Father to bless it. And as soon as the word "Amen" was uttered, they started to dig in. A few minutes hadn’t passed before Scarlet asked her father a question.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6U6h4NXVc0
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"Have you heard anything about Eugene’s father yet?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7pk2bFSVJ
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"No, not yet," he answered.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVd0eKDY64
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There came a brief silence before she asked, "is it really true that his father got shot?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmODpLeMoh
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"Yes," he answered. "It was pretty fatal."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKGx7knk9C
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"I really hope he gets out okay. Did he mess with the wrong people?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZhDAUQWxx
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Sinclair swallowed before he replied, "I can’t answer that. Maybe he did or he didn’t. I think it’s best to let the police handle it."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtxGj1RLmh
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"Okay." Scarlet paused for a bit. "I hope Eugene is doing okay."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTZcwTFylL
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"He was devastated when he heard the news. But he’ll be fine. If there’s a good chance that his father is out of danger, I’ll give you a heads up to call him tomorrow."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IYYPgiNHO
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Scarlet smiled at him. "Okay. I really want to know how he’s doing.”539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ilxN7DreC
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They continued to eat their supper and Sinclair in return fired Scarlet some questions concerning school and her friends. As soon as they were done, Sinclair stood up and told Scarlet that he’ll have to go to the study and do a bit of work. Scarlet didn’t mind as she quickly went up to her room.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxVahVQdui
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He slowly walked out of the dining room and into the living room while he watched his daughter go up the stairs. It will only be a few minutes till the help comes to take away the dishes in the dining room, so he pulled out his phone to make a call.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVh1MRmNqae
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After pressing the call button, he placed the phone to his ear, making his way to the study.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWa9RYgcqNZ
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As the phone continued to ring, Sinclair got a little impatient. But just as he walked out of the living room, the person on the other end soon picked up.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ796HMaku9y
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"What took you so long to answer?" Sinclair asked, calmly, trying not to speak so loud.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fSd6lGq3e
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"I am in a dire situation right now that I can’t answer you immediately," came a hoarse breathy voice on the phone.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQPjptqvBO
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Sinclair reached his study and went in, closing the door. "What is it? I couldn’t text you since I was having dinner."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcBmsxzhgO
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"Well, while you were playing house over there, we’ve trouble. Apparently Rhénee and her friends aren’t home where they should be. A situation arose and they decided to take matters into their own hands."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4FFhBN61J
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"What situation?" Sinclair asked as he stood in the middle of the room.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5udy7FFLdU
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As much as Eugene wanted to turn to look at Miss Marie, he had to focus his eyes on the road. He's driving her old, red convertible with the top covering their heads, heading towards the forest. He didn't like the idea of going there at this late hour.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuGMHRhOXJ
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Silence stood between them. Eugene wanted so much as to ask where he's taking her, but he knew the answer he's going to get. They were out here to look for Miguel, which is pretty absurd, Eugene thought. He might be walking back to the house and they were here taking a drive.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUtB8wQrj2
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Miss Marie soon started to hum as she looked out her side of the window. Eugene wondered how she could be so calm. For once, he wanted that she would go insane, making it easy for him to turn the car around and take her back home. That's if she wouldn't go mad to the point where she might distract him as he is driving.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeJ8LOBO1e
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On the point of insanity, Eugene wondered whether Miss Marie is sane or not. Why take him out here to find Miguel? Eugene couldn’t help but feel stupid after thinking about it a little. His gut feeling told him that Miss Marie wasn't insane when she told him where to find Miguel nor is she insane right now. A sudden thought soon crossed his mind. What if she's been pretending to everyone this whole time?539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq0aGSjo6e
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Miss Marie stopped humming. "Make a stop here."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8w1uqFsKHo
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Eugene did as he was told and he got a little puzzled. There’s a bridge just up ahead and he thought they were going to reach it. He turned to look at Miss Griselda.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzKloi9wpj
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"I thought we would stop by the bridge," he said.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBBIfZOAn7
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"I don’t want us to draw attention," she answered. "Park by the side of the road. It’s dangerous to leave a car out here."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRxiKCQQz7
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Eugene did just that, killed the engine and the headlights. He looked at Miss Marie, whom he could see was smiling at him in the dark.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lt5J1OkZO
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"Let’s go," she said as she opened the car door on her side. "We don’t want to miss out on all the fun."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLn407uX2Og
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"Fun?" he wondered what she meant. There’s nothing fun about being out in the forest so late at night.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSiLV3X6UA
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He also stepped out of the car and made sure to lock behind him. He found Miss Marie going ahead and he had to quickly catch up to her.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2160nq8E5
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"Are you sure Miguel is at the bridge?" he asked.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXV8v9Ujy6S
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"If you keep asking the same question, you’ll run mad," she said. She had her hands in the pocket of a brown, fluffy coat that she managed to grab before leaving, wearing it over her sleeping gown. Eugene felt he should’ve gotten something warm himself. The night air around the forest is a lot chillier than he had thought.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHv0j8mKWRi
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They continued to walk and it's then that Eugene realised that they still had quite a way to go before they reach the bridge. As the leaves gently rustled above them in the trees, he realised just how dark it is, despite the full moon shining brightly above them.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tJ8sxUcNL
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He was just about to pull out his phone from his pocket when all of a sudden, Miss Marie held his hand, stopping him from doing so. He turned to look at her, surprised at her quick reflexes.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5BeFBgl8e
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"If you want to pull out your phone to turn on your torch, I advise not to," she said, without looking at him. "The last thing you want to do is draw attention when all we’ve come to do is watch a spectacle."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIZPKg8vWo
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Eugene is confused. Now he can’t use his phone and they were just here to spectate? He had a funny feeling that Miss Marie might be dragging him into something he never even imagined.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOJAOmP50F
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"Before we go," he said, "you don’t want us to get caught. Why is that? Is Miguel involved in something? Like a gang, perhaps?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeGH6O54qZ
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Miss Marie turned to smile at him. "You’re quite right," she said.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscQxlp2Thu
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She started to go on ahead, leaving Eugene standing there. Miguel, his childhood best friend, is in some kind of gang? Is Miss Marie telling the truth? Somehow, he knew that she is, but then he didn’t want to accept it at all.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgL0h4utZI9
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"We better hurry up," Miss Marie called out to him. "We don’t want to miss anything."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdGcx49twU
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Eugene took a deep breath, trying to bring himself back to reality. He quickly caught up to her, and for a while, the two of them walked in silence.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRRpojBw3Q
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"Why did you decide to bring me here, Miss Marie?" he asked. "If I never came over to your house tonight, were you going to come here alone?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5aEizLXpx
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"Yes," she answered without looking at him. "The only reason why I carried you along is because for once, I can finally show you who Miguel really is."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtURfHGtUHJ
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He scoffed. "What kind of group is he in? Do they deal with drugs or guns?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMCh9I1AMJ
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"If I told you that they deal with both and even more than you can ever imagine, would you believe me?" Miss Marie now turned to look at him even when he can’t see her face clearly in the dark.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLJApwb23B
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Eugene swallowed. Deep down, he didn’t want it to be true. Maybe she’s acting delusional and what he’ll see will probably be nothing. Yes, he thought to himself. She must have gone bonkers and isn’t thinking straight. But he has to know whether she is or not.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡindFq7L6m5
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"Wait," he said, holding her by the shoulders. "Are you serious of such an accusation? He’s your grandson."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgsm1de3NG
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"Grandson or not, I can’t hide from you what he truly is," Miss Marie answered as she looked at him. "You’re a good man, Eugene. Associating with such people isn’t right for you who is trying to build a reputation as a lawyer. Then there’s your father too. God knows just how many sins he has committed for him to be dying in his hospital bed right now."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQ2kyRo1VF
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Eugene is shocked to know Miss Marie knew about his father's condition, but he brushed that aside. "I know my father does some shady things, but why do you’ve to tell me this about Miguel? Why didn’t you tell me sooner?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ8IcD4CBg
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"I’ll answer that question with one of my own." Miss Marie sounded serious. "Have you and I ever stayed in the same room whenever you came to visit and had a serious conversation?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7rYiJe6Xk
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Eugene's eyes widened. "You’ve been pretending to be delusional this whole time?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigB2vKK298
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"A woman like me has to play her cards right in order to survive in this wretched town. If I hadn’t Miguel would’ve put a bullet in my head a long time ago."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQSxwn8dE4
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"He can never do that. He cares about you a lot, yet you go ahead and just lie to him?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBUwAwONQN
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"For a lawyer, you clearly didn’t listen to what I said just now. I would be dead by now if I didn’t keep up with the farce. And as for Miguel, he might look like he cares, but he really doesn’t. I’m telling you this now because if he ever knew that I brought you here, I'll be dead and no one will find my corpse for a long time. You will probably be dead too."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXJRZayFON
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Eugene slumped his shoulders and looked upwards at the dark, night sky. He went back to look at her. "I’ll believe you if I see him myself."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhuy8Am0Ct
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"It will be dark. But I know you’ll see him."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96WD17yHb4
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Miss Marie went back to leading the way and Eugene had the option of running back to the car and leaving her. But he felt his mind wander off, and it’s like he had no control over his body as he followed her.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDudf0wD0s
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The road went up a small hill and Eugene knew they were almost there. As they reached the summit, they had a clear view of the bridge below. Eugene hoped they would find nothing there, yet the sight of a few cars parked on the side of the road near the bridge and a few dark figures that he made to be people, made his heart ache.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LDZrLbAky
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"See, I told you something's about to go down," said Miss Marie.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1E5lo5pmGV
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"I can’t see the people very well," said Eugene. "Maybe you’re wrong and Miguel isn’t down there."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSzagCHY4y
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"Let’s hide behind those trees. They might not see us from afar, but it’s best to not leave anything to chance."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpdmMxtYw5
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Eugene followed Miss Marie and partly entered into the forest where they still had a clear view of the bridge. As they waited, Eugene couldn’t help but pray that what Miss Marie said isn’t true about Miguel being one of the people down there. Even if he tried to, he realised that it’s already too late.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPewlYJnuJ
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Rhénee leaned against the tall tree and bent her neck to peek at what's in front of her. She and the others were now within reach of the people near the bridge, but still using the forest as cover. She looked to her left. Greta hid behind a tree, also peeking. To Rhenee’s right was Malcom also keeping a lookout. Kevin, knowing the area very well, had left to scout it a few minutes ago.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwn1Qez5L5q
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He soon came back in the direction Malcom was standing. Rhénee and Greta quietly went to join them.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMqEoW5UGu
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"Okay," he whispered. "There are four cars. Three SUVs and the other is Mr Cowell’s. The car closest to the bridge to the right has two people sitting inside and two people guarding it. I’m guessing that’s where they’re holding Miss Griselda."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8kMEECWjb
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"How many people are there?" Rhénee asked.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9K0n9Bo0v
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"I counted fifteen people, including those in the car. Though I can't be too sure."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyT0waOob8
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"That’s still a lot of people," Greta complained.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡet2agMVRqI
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"Meaning we’ve to be strategic in how we’re going to do this," Malcom whispered. "I think I know how we might capture their attention."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLdQjBRdrP
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"Always the strategist," Greta smiled at her brother. "Tell us, how will we do it?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr2lZVryG2
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Rhénee could feel Malcom’s eyes fall on her. "I figured we could use Rhénee."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRNapkACCk
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"Me? Why?" Rhénee asked.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpkYQhTqRG
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"You’re their target and if you bring yourself forward, they’ll be caught off-guard. Besides, they won’t kill you. I’ve a feeling they want you alive for some reason. Moreover, we might be able to pull this off."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbw68IBoAEq
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Rhénee sighed. As much as she wanted to oppose, she knew Malcom made a good point. He continued to lay down the plan for them and when he was done, he asked if all was in order.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFGgZict17
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"Seems fine to me," said Kevin. "But this will be difficult, so we all need to be careful."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTyTHofD9f
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"We’ll try," Greta and Rhénee answered at the same.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjJBJ1Rvyq
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The four of them all broke away from each other going into position.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrlOEwDbHI
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Miguel looked at the car beside him and for a minute, he felt drowsy. He now regretted smoking before coming to guard the car. He wanted so much as to trade places with someone, but they would know that something is wrong. It won’t be the first time he ever smoked before coming in to work.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SAphNszR2
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He shook his head, trying to get himself together. He cannot slack off now. The boss will get angry with him and who knows what he will do. His boss may have given Miguel a few chances in the past, but this time, he might not be so lucky.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fgv02mOT8
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He turned to see his comrade guarding the other side of the car through the passenger side window. He hasn’t noticed that Miguel isn’t himself just yet. Miguel has to hang on a little while longer. However, things are moving quite slow. Their other comrade hasn’t arrived with Rhénee yet. What could be holding him up, Miguel wondered.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hyMphuM8W
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He felt the mood around him become hectic. And he thought he had seen the boss ahead of him, leaning against one of the cars with the phone in his hand trying to call. At some point, Miguel had heard Mr. Cowell suggest to the boss that he should go back to his house and see what’s holding the other guy up. The boss shouted at him, telling him to shut up and go away. Something’s wrong, and everybody knew it.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QaLPzesRk
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A good twenty minutes had passed and a loud shout rang across the forest. The source? The boss man. Everyone stood silent, looking at him under the partial darkness. Miguel gulped. When his boss is mad or frustrated, he does like to give a loud roar like a mad lion. Someone has to calm him down. The funny thing is, nobody is willing to go and do so.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTyz01cvzl
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The car door Miguel is guarding flew open on the other side and their female comrade came out. She quickly approached the boss, holding his shoulder so that she could turn and look at him.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJu7EuA7wEK
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"Now isn’t the time to start losing control," she told him. "Pull yourself together or else you might just ruin the whole plan."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5oaVJMv2H
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"I take it that I’m late for the party?" came another female voice as loud as a blow horn.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNzzmlJu1s
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Everyone turned to where the voice came from and there stood a figure of a female at a distance that someone had to turn one of the car's lights on. There stood Rhénee Johnson. Miguel is among the few that murmured in surprise. How is she here alone? And where is their comrade?539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKG5EPNjNGl
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His boss scoffed and slowly made his approach towards her, stopping at a reasonable distance.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bePGE9kVM
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"How are you here alone?" he asked her.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GmlgsDoDd
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"That doesn’t matter," Rhénee told him. "I want Miss Griselda back."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZsBAN4DgW
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