Chapter 116

DAVID

PRESENT TIME

I found myself alone at home, the music playing softly in the background, contemplating why things weren’t unfolding as I had meticulously planned. The frustration was annoying the heck out of me.

As I continued to mull over my thoughts, the unexpected sound of the doorbell pierced the quiet of the house. I reluctantly left the comfort of the sofa, hoping it was Hazel, a welcome presence. To my dismay, the sight that met me was not Hazel, but someone entirely unexpected and, truth be told, unwelcome. “What are you doing here, June?” I asked, genuinely puzzled as to why she was in Seattle.

June brushed past me and made herself at home, seating herself on the sofa as if it were her own. “It was you, right?” she questioned, her tone confrontational. Her unatinounced presence had caught me off guard, and I wasn’t exactly thrilled to see her.

I took a seat beside her on the sofa, crossing my legs in a composed manner. “What are you talking about?” I inquired, feigning ignorance.

June scoffed at my response. “Don’t play dumb, David. I know you were the one behind the abduction of the little girl,” she accused, shaking her head in disapproval as she leaned forward to pick up a wine bottle, taking a direct swig from it. “Aren’t you even curious about why I’m here in Seattle?”

I couldn’t help but answer her question with a hint of indifference. “Are you going to answer my question?” I asked, my tone portraying my lack of enthusiasm. In all honesty, I wasn’t particularly interested in her reasons for being in Seattle. “The sooner you do, the sooner you leave my house, right?”

“Why are you so eager to kick me out of your house?” she countered, her voice filled with a hint of irritation. “I might tolerate Ravel treating me as if I’m nothing but an inconvenience, but I won’t stand for it

to collaborate with June had begun to feel like a grave error, especially as her presence might jeopardize our covert activities. I voiced my concern once

and took another gulp of wine, her response reflecting her

June, why are you here? I don’t want to

it’s truly bothering me, David. If you had any part in the little girl’s abduction, was it absolutely necessary to eliminate the security or leave that message? I despise being treated as a suspect!”

the police station?” I questioned, seeking clarification. She nodded in response. “Are you being incredibly foolish? Do you not realize they

off my concern, appearing rather dismissive. “Don’t worry, they have no

indifference, I tilted my head. “You still haven’t explained your presence here,” I

June finally clarified, “I’m here to warn you. Despite all the plans I’ve executed over time, I’ve never brought you

gaze unwavering. “Who

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never confirmed anything.” I declared with a

graced June’s lips as she spoke, an unsettling confidence in her words. “You don’t have to confirm it, David. I know it’s you, and quite frankly, I don’t care whether the little girl is dead or

my house the same way she had entered, leaving me alone with a growing sense of frustration and

playing out. The reason I had instructed those men to leave a message for Ravel was to manipulate Hazel into blaming him for her anger and sorrow. I had hoped that in her moment of pain and anger, she would turn to me. Instead, it felt like the opposite had occurred–she was turning away from me and seeking

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