Kirby hadn't left himself any room for escape after this assassination attempt. That was why he'd turned his phone off and hidden it somewhere. He didn't have anything on him to prove his identity. But he hadn't expected Lonla authorities to find out who he was so quickly.Still unable to reach Kirby, Melissa frowned and looked through the news. Perhaps it was because she constantly checked for news on Monica, but she soon saw a photo of Monica leaving a restaurant hand-in-hand with a man.She was dressed comfortably in flats and sunglasses. She held a coffee in one hand, and her other hand was locked with the man's. He was tall, and he held Monica's bag in his other hand. He'd turned to face her as he said something to her, and they were laughing.Melissa was taken aback. The man holding Monica's hand was handsome but evidently wasn't Sean. She was stunned. She wondered if the man rumored to be Monica's boyfriend wasn't Sean.She continued reading the article. Someone in the comme
Sean merely looked at Melissa with pursed lips. He didn't say anything."Why are you looking at me like that, Shane? Can't you save Kirby?" Melissa's tears rolled down her face.Sean said slowly, "I've asked Brayden to keep an eye on things. I need to head to Krontos to deal with something, so I'll see what the situation is like. I can't promise that I can get Kirby out, though. It isn't our turf, after all."Melissa nodded. "Thanks, Shane."He stood up, his eyes still on her. Ultimately, he said patiently, "Be good and remember to take all your meals. Don't throw any tantrums!""Okay." She nodded again.It was only after Sean was gone that she relaxed. She knew he suspected her. Still, there wasn't anything she needed to worry about on Kirby's side. He wouldn't rat on her, no matter how badly he was tortured.At most, he would say the same thing as before—that he'd gone after Monica because he was worried for Melissa when he saw how Sean still refused to accept Melissa.
Sean held Angeline's hand. "I'll deal with this. I'll get you a glass of water.""I want to take a shower first…" Angeline massaged her temples. "Today's liquor seemed particularly strong, and I was in the wind earlier. My head's aching.""Take a bath, then. I'll draw you one," he said softly."Okay." She nodded. "Thanks."Sean drew Angeline a bath in the master bedroom's bathroom. When he came out and saw her leaning against the couch, looking tired while resting her eyes, he went to the kitchen to get her some water with honey.Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw the call was from an unknown number. Still, she answered it. "Hello?"The person on the other end of the line didn't seem to expect her to answer. He sounded choked up as he said, "Angie…"Angeline opened her eyes with a frown. It was Ned. She'd previously set her phone to reject all calls from unknown numbers but later changed it because Kirby was arrested. She'd forgotten to change it b
"I'll be at Grand Court Residences soon—give me two minutes! I'll be there just after turning this corner!" Ned said urgently, afraid Angeline would turn him down.She pursed her lips. "Fine.""Don't rush, okay? I'll wait for you downstairs. Put on a jacket or something. It still gets a little chilly at night," he said.Angeline hung up and got up. With her phone in hand, she told Sean, "I'm going downstairs for a while.""To see Ned?" he asked grimly."Yeah. He's just downstairs, and I'll be back soon."Sean's frown deepened at her words. "Why would you still need to see him?"She didn't explain. All she said was, "There's something I need to confirm. I'll be right back."Sean was still extremely bothered by Ned. After all, Ned and Angeline had grown up together and were childhood sweethearts.In the past, Sean had shown up before Angeline as her elder, trying to stop her from being with Ned. He knew how deeply she'd loved Ned.If Ned hadn't hurt Angeline so thorough
Angeline didn't want to leave any photos of Jessica at the Emmerson residence. After all, she knew the latter was still alive. So, she'd destroyed the photo before leaving the place. Ned had been there with her.Now, Ned headed to the back of the car and opened the trunk, pulling out a photo slotted between the pages of a notebook. He handed it to Angeline.Her pupils constricted at it. In the photo, Jessica was haggard and almost skeleton-like after the torment she'd been through, and her eyes had been devoid of light. The clothes she wore were Juliet's—she'd only been allowed to change into them for the photo."I happened to stumble upon a secondhand store owned by someone from Lonla when I was abroad, and I found this photo inside. I bought the whole album and took this photo out for you." Ned fixed his gaze on Angeline.He continued, "Later, I saw the photo Mallory posted on her Twitter. You were too young then, so you might not remember…"He took out his phone and pulled up
"Before Ingrid gets here, let me ask you one more time, Ned Fletcher. With how you're treating Angie right now, aren't you worried that you're going to regret it when you finally regain your memories in the future?"Hearing this, Angeline Emmerson's hand froze at the door handle. She had just been about to enter the room."Angeline is nothing but a fucking bitch who happens to be my ex. It's none of my business if you want to keep protecting that disgusting bitch, but if you still want to be my friend, you had better not bring her up again with me or Ingrid. Gross!"Zachary Stone's voice got louder when he heard Ned calling Angeline all sorts of names. "You were the one who insisted on marrying her before! And if it wasn't for her trying to protect you when you both met with that accident on the way back from the courthouse, she wouldn't have slipped into a coma for two whole years!"At the very least, she's your life savior. She's also your lawfully wedded wife! How could you post
The room went silent. It was so quiet, one could hear a pin drop.Angeline had a slim and petite figure. Even the winter jacket of the smallest size seemed too big for her. Her pale and sickly face was hidden by a long white scarf tied around her neck. Because she was so slim, her eyes looked huge.She stared at Ned and said, "I've already made a police report regarding your spiked drink at the event and your spreading of my nudes for revenge."Hearing this, everyone's reactions differed from one another.The couple sitting in the farthest corner with a wine glass in each of their hands exchanged glances. Panic was written in their eyes.The woman put down her glass and walked toward Angeline. She slinked her hands around Angeline's arm and said, "Angie, Ned only spread your photos because he was too angry. Don't you think making a police report is making a mountain out of a molehill? It's going to affect Ned's future!"Also, Ned's father has already managed to suppress the news.
"Angie!"Zachary caught up with Angeline at the door of the club. He wanted to grab her arm to stop her from leaving, but just before he was about to touch Angeline's winter jacket, he stopped himself. Instead, he took a few more huge steps forward and got in her way."Have you already moved out of the apartment?""Yeah." Angeline's eyes were downcast. She hid half her face under her fluffy white scarf.Since she'd made up her mind tht she was giving up on Ned, naturally, she would also want to leave the apartment that was filled with memories of them."Then, where will you be staying at for the next few days?"Zachary didn't give Angeline a chance to lie. Without missing a beat, he continued, "I went looking for you at Oceanford College yesterday because your roommate told me your family was waiting for you in your room. You don't have a place to return to anymore, do you? You also didn't come looking for us. Did you go to the Lawsons instead?"As soon as he brought up the La