Becoming Strangers Again by Lily

Chapter 116

RYAN

"I need to be somewhere," I informed Lily the moment I stepped into the bedroom.

She looked up from the pile of clothes on the bed that she intended on hanging in the closet. "You just got back." She pointed out with a frown, "Shouldn't you at least take a shower, have something to eat, and change before leaving?"

Closing the space between us, I kissed her forehead. "I won't long, I promise. I just want to meet up with, a business associate real quick."

"Right." She returned to lining the clothes. "Just make sure to be safe."

"I will." Hesitating out of the house, I grabbed my keys from Angelo. He insisted he wanted to drive me, but I told him I could handle it just fine.

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Pulling over to the restaurant where I had agreed to meet Detective Rio. He waved me over the moment I walked in.

"you know I can lose my job if they find out that I have been feeding you confidential information."

"I pay you for each piece of information you share, much higher than what you earn in a month, so don't make it seem as if you are doing me a favor."

He laughed nervously. "I guess you are right." He jerked his head towards the waiting counter. "should we order coffee?"

"What do you have for me, Rio?" I did not leave Lily to share a cup of coffee with him."

"So the phone has been found," he revealed already known information and we found out that she called a number that day she was killed."

My eyes squinted. "And have you been able to find out who the person is?"

He shook his head. "the number she called was also registered under her name." I scoffed at the irritating plot twist. "however, she also sent a series of texts to someone and we think those texts actually gave us a hint on who she must have been calling."

Why didn't he just say this from the onset? "What was the text about and who do you think she sent it to?"

Rio picked up his phone. "I am going to forward it to you." Within seconds, my phone chimed with received text.

picked it up and

MARCH 11, 10:30 am

get me out of here, why are

MARCH 20 12 am

can't keep staying here Mr. Waper,

Waper's name. Was he

MARCH 31st 9:30 pm

she said Mr. Williams knows my location, please come and get me out of here

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men get here.

MARCH 1st, 10 pm

before you do, I am telling them you were the dog who handed

RECEIVER

Lam on

was the last person she met before

phone, I stared at the man before me.

mentioned in the chat" Fe revealed, "they will probably head over to your place today" "My door is always open." I have nothing to

is all

those words left his lips, I stood up and left the calheria. On my way home, I made a detour to the florist shop and got a

in search of Lily. The staff told me that she was still in our bedroom. wondered if she had

and I

it open and pushed the door ly jerked and quickly shoved her phone behind her out of reflex. My eyes narrowed. "What are you hid "Are

betweens, "why did

gradually outstretched her palm with her phone lying on it. "I just received

tit lunatic who thinks he has the right to text her and to think he always texts with a new

clicked on the

AROUND

under my breath, I lifted my head in time to see the fear in Lily's eyes. She licked her lips. "He has killed someone before Ryan, what do

into a hug. "Don't let this message stress you, Lily, he is not going to do anything" I assured her, trying to subdue