Chapter98
Thepolicewomanlefttheroom.
Lucaswalkedoverandstoodinfrontofher,saying,“Brianworksforme.”
Aveline’seyeswidenedslightly.“Yousenthimtofollowme?Areyouinsane?”
Lucaswasspeechless.
Aveininhistemplethrobbed.Hesaidinadeepvoice,“Hemadeamistakethatcausedmetomisunderstandyou,sohecametoapologize.”
Whathedidn’texpectwasthatBrianwouldapologizedirectlytoAvelinewithoutexiningwhohewas.ItwasamiraclethatAvelinehadn’tcalledthepolicetohavehimsenttoamentalhospital.
Avelineasked,puzzled,“Whatdidhedowrong?”
Lucasbrieflyexinedtheeventsofthatnight.Avelinenoddedinunderstanding.“Oh.”
Lucaslookedather.“Howdoyouwanttohandlethis?”
Avelinesuddenlychuckled.
Lucasfrowned.“What’ssofunny?”
Avelinereplied,“Heknewtoapologizeforhismistake.Whataboutyou?”
Lucaspaused,hisAdam’sapplebobbingashiseyesgrewdarkerandmoreunreadable.Thenarrowroomfeltsuddenlysuffocating,withaheavy,oppressiveatmosphere.
Aveline’sgriponthepapercuptightened,causingittodeformslightly.
“Sorry”
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Heseemedafraidshewouldn’tbego,.
Avelinefeltaslightrolled,butitwentforaddimagined.Demandinganapologywasfrom
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“Forget it”
Avelinestoodupandcedthepapercupaside,“takeyourpeopledon’tshowupinfrontofmean
Withthat,shewalkedpasthimandjoi
Lucaswatchedherintensely.Whenhe steppedoutside,briesbedalready beenreleased,Brianstoodinacorner,lookinglike adwhohaddonesomethingwrong
Lucasspokecoldly,“Ifthishappensagain,don’tbotheing, 20
“Itwon’thappenagain,”Brianquicklyreplied,
AsLatensexitedthepolicestation,hesawhelinealreadyfordownthestreet.ThepolicestationwasclosetoMapleGarden<i>,</i>and
wouldtakeherlessthantenminutestowalkhome,
Lavaswatchedherintentlyuntilshetumederanddisappearedfromview.
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Byfollowing,behind,suddenlyasked,“Mr.Tudor,do*“MissWinter?”
14cas‘voicewasdeepandmaic,histone calm,“Whyareyouso
Briankeptquiet.
Alrightthen.
Hefellsilent,stillpuzzled,unabletounderstandwhatLucasatall.
AvelinefinallybreathedasighofreliefwhenshereturnedtoMapleGarden.Thepastcoupleofdayshadleftheronedge,affectingherwell–being.
Shehadlostanoticeableamountofweight.N?velDrama.Org ? content.
No,sheneededtomakesomethingdelicioustotreatherself.
Afteingoutofthekitchen,itwasalreadteatnight.SheturnedontheTV,nningtositonthecarpet,watchavarietyshow,andeat.
Justthen,herphonesuddenlyvibrated.Shepickeditup,andthecolordrainedfromherface.
Itwasaphoto–agruesome,bloodyimageofanunidentifiablecorpse,fillingthescreenwithviolenceandgore.Shecoveredhermouthandstartedtodryheave.
Afterthenauseapassed,achillcrawledupfromherfeet,spreadingthroughherentirebody.
Whowasit?Whywouldsomeonesendhersuchathing?
AvelinefoedherselftostaycalmandimmediatelydialedLucas‘number.
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