NovelAppAlice paused for a moment, then gave a faint smile and replied, "No need to thank me. | haven't done anything special. | just said what was on my mind." Maxwell chimed in, saying, "Yvette, you haven't rekindled your relationship with that Young guy in Tully City, have you? Why are you thanking her?" I rolled my eyes at him and remained silent. Instead, | looked at Alice and said, "Be careful on your way home." Alice nodded, and got into the car. Maxwell wanted to gossip, but since he did not want to keep Alice waiting, he got in as well. They then drove away.
The next day, Officer Jackson calledand askedto visit the police station. Knowing it had something to do with Jack's case, | did not think much of it and went to the police station.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtInside the police station, in Officer Jackson's office, there were few pleasantries exchanged.
Then, he got straight to the point and said, "Ms. Scott, have you encountered any strange individuals recently or noticed anything unusual around you?" His question sent a shiver down my spine, and | looked at him, puzzled. "Why are you askingthis, Officer Jackson?" He pursed his lips and replied, "I received credible information from my team that Lucas isn't dead. In fact, he’s currently in Lake City." The cup | was holding slipped from my hand and crashed to the floor, making a loud noise. It stunnedfor a few seconds, and Officer Jackson hurriedly got up to help clean it up. He was concerned as he asked, "Are you okay?" | shook my head and took a moment to compose myself before asking in disbelief, "He's in Lake City?" Officer Jackson nodded and said, "Yes, it's possible that he's been here for stime. What concernsthe most is that he may cafter you and Mr. Young. The previous cases are also likely related to him." After a pause, he continued, "I called you here today to remind you to pay attention to safety when you go out these days. Additionally, the hospital's surveillance cameras captured an image of the person who killed Jack.
The camera was tampered with at the time, and the image is blurry, but I've already arranged for the technical department to enhance it. It should be available soon." Seeingin shock, he remained silent for a few seconds before adding, "Furthermore, there's a high probability that Lucas was behind Renata's death as well." | was stunned, almost unable to believe what | was hearing. | looked at him incredulously and asked, "Mrs.
Newman's death was also related to him?" Officer Jackson nodded, his face darkening. "When Renata got into that accident, her body underwent a forensic examination. We investigated the area near the accident site and found a suspect who was likely one of Lucas’ henchmen. Unfortunately, he didn't show his face, so we couldn't confirm his identity." | almost did not pay attention to Officer Jackson's words after that. He was probably talking about Moore's situation in prison, but I was not in the mood to listen. | left the police station feeling dazed.
I knew Lucas too well. If he was still alive, and now that he was in Lake City, he was undoubtedly targetingand Idris.
| was not afraid of dying myself, but | feared he might go bat crazy and drag our family and friends into this with us.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHowever, he was in the shadows while we were in the light. Even his whereabouts were unknown, let alone how to confront him.
Ring, ring, ring... My phone kept ringing incessantly in my bag. It tooka while to cto my senses and answer the call.
"Where are you?" A pleasant male voice cfrom the other end. It tooka few seconds to realize who it was, so | instinctively checked the caller ID.
Charlie.
While on the phone, | looked around in confusion, then provided my address and asked, "What's up?" The person on the other end of the phone seemed to be in a good mood. He said, "Yvette, you didn't forget what you toldwhen you askedto adopt these two little things, did you? It's been a few days, and you haven't cto see them yet." Those two little kittens! After hesitating for a few seconds, | replied, "I'll cover another day. It's New Year's Eve, and | need to go home..." "It's still early now. You can cover first. Besides, | have a New Year's gift for you." His voice was calm but firm. | wanted to refuse, but he added, "Inch is on his way to pick you up." Hearing that, | reluctantly agreed, saying, "Okay." Not long after hanging up, Inch's car arrived.
When | got into the car, my mind was still preoccupied with thoughts of Lucas. Seeing Inch's handsface, | suddenly remembered that he was also present during the incident in Macamer.
| could not help but ask, "Inch, do you remember what happened in Macamer back then?" He paused slightly and glanced at me, saying, "What's the matter? Why bring that up all of a sudden?" | pursed my lips and replied, "That maniac actually didn't die." "What!" He suddenly hit the brakes. If | had not been wearing a seatbelt, | might have been thrown out of the car.
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
