Chapter 227 Can't Shake Her Off

After some undetermined amount of time, Sadie groggily awoke.

She found herself back in the Clemens family mansion, lying in the massive bed she once slept in, her body aching all over. She turned over, intending to sleep on.

But then, questions bombarded her mind-interrogation, truth, secrets...

She jolted awake and searched frantically for her phone...

"Looking for this?"

A familiar voice reached her, followed by a familiar silhouette emerging from the darkness, his presence unsettling. "M-my phone," she stuttered.

Cowed and regretful, Sadie wondered, how could she have allowed herself to fall into such a deep sleep?

Had he already interrogated Kathleen in these past few hours and uncovered her secret about her children? "There." Micah pointed toward her pillow.

Rushing to grab it, Sadie found her cell phone beneath, but it was turned off.

power it on, but it was

charge left in the car. Had someone been using it to make calls? "There was a call. I took care of

that, he

a second," Sadie called out to him, her voice fraught with anxiety,

and complicated. "Is there a secret you don't want me to know?" "I..." Sadie

easily. He would get to the bottom of things. Seeing her visibly distressed and preoccupied, Micah dropped his gaze and said, "Such despicable characters aren't worth my time." "You mean... you didn't go?"

turned husky,

"I...I..."

cheeks flushed with embarrassment as memories of her fervent attempt to distract him so he wouldn't interrogate Kathleen flooded her mind. Mortified, she covered her face, wishing she could

Micah chuckled, finding her

now," he teased her, "No alcohol, no drugs, yet

to speak when something crucial dawned on her, "Have you seen me drugged

instances she'd been with a man, she had

times, it had been with

wasn't an escort, then

paused, cursing inwardly for

saw you once at the Night

Club when Finley had drugged her and

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