Chapter17
Loldsatupabruptly,hisdeepeyesfilledwithcaution.
“Whodidit?”
Danielshookhishead.“Theyerasedalltraces.”
Loidstoodupwithhishandsinhispockets.Hisexpressionwascoldasheasked,“Whatdid<b>they</b><b>do</b>?”
“Theintruderseemedtonoticeyouptophad<b>an</b><b>rm</b>system.Theyquicklyerasedtheirtracksassoonastheygotin.Theydidn’thavetime<b>to</b>gettothefiles.”
Shaunstoodup,pacingback<b>and</b>forth,hisexpressionextremelygrave.
“<b>Could</b>itbethepeoplewhopoisonedyou?Aretheytryingtodestroyevidence
Loid narrowed hiseyesandordered,“StrengthenthefirewandspreadthenewsthatI’vebeensaved.
Upstairs,Lilyturnedoffheptopandcursed,“Damnit!”
Shehadsensedsomethingwasoffassoon<b>as</b>shegotthedonationagreementfromthehospital.
WhenshecheckedLoud’spulseearlier,shefoundnoissuewithhisheart,
Shewasn’tgoingtofoolishlyaskLoidsincehemightnoteventellherthetruth.
ThisinvolvedJason,soshehadtoinvestigateitpersonally
However,shedidn’texpectthermtogooffassoonasshehackedintoLoid’ptop.
Shehadtoerasehertracksandshutdownthptop.
Intheafternoon,Shaun,Neil,andDanielhadallleft.OnlyLoldandLilywereleftinthehouse.
Loid’spersonal chefpreparedhismeal.HeusedapairofextracutlerytoserveLilythefoodand<b>said</b>gently,“I’mnotusedtohavinghelpersaround.Normally,thechefpreparesthemealsanddeliversthem
“Ifyou’renofortablewiththisarrangement,Icancallinacoupleofmaidstomorrowtotakecareofyourdailyneeds.”
LilylookedupatLoidandsaidindifferently,“Bloodbanepoisonisn’tcontagious.”
Leidpausedforamomentandthensmiled.“Alright.”
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“There’snoneedformaids.I’mnotused<b>to</b>havingthemaround”Lilywasustomedtolivingaloneanddidn’tlikehavingpeoplearound.
LoidpouredtwossesofwaterandhandedoLily.
Lilydidn’ttakeit.“Doyouhavebeer?”
Loidtappedthetable,andhestayedsilentforsometime.Hethen gotupandfetchedabottleofbeerforLily.“Drinkalittleless.”
Lily<b>shot</b>him<b>a</b>lookthatclearlysaid,“<b>Mind</b>yourownbusiness.”This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.
Lold’sexpressionshiftedslightly,buthesaidnothingmore.
Lilyhadabitofatemper.Itwasbesttoletherbe.
Whiletheywereeating,thevideointeatthedoorrang.Loidansweredit,andthesecurityguardappearedonthescreen.
“Mr.Laurier<b>,</b>agirlisheretoseeyou.Shesaysshe’syour<b>fiancée’s</b>sister.”
Manypeopleinthisresidentireawereimportantpeople,sosecuritywastight.Nostrangercouldenterwithoutthehost’spermission.
LoldturnedtonceatLilyandsaid,“Letherin.”
Not<b>long</b>after,Shannonarrived.
Loidintentionallydid<b>not</b>wearhismask
Shannoncarriedabunchofgiftsandfoodshebroughtfromhome.
AssoonassheenteredandsawLoid’sface,shefrozeince.
Whatwasgoingon?