Chapter 2222

The next morning, Lindsay reheated the leftovers she'd packed up the night before and helped her little brother into a fresh set of clothes.

Honestly, her brother was a good-looking kid.

She reached out, ruffling his hair. After all these years, after everything they'd been through, they were both just victims of circumstance.

She had no reason to hate him.

"I'm leaving now. You take good care of the kids, alright?"

"Linds..."

He trailed after her, step for step, just like all those times she'd headed off to work before him trailing behind, wide-eyed and anxious.

With a steely resolve, Lindsay closed the door behind her, scooped up her bag, and turned to Athena.

"Let's go."

Athena glanced at the closed door and drew a deep breath.

"Lindsay, you'll be staying in Greenfield for at least two months. Are you sure there's nothing else you want to say to your family?"

A faint, bitter smile tugged at Lindsay's lips. "Did you see the look on his face? What's the point in explaining? But don't worry. The oldest kid already knows how to cook. If my brother lets me down, the kids can fend for themselves. Otherwise, we wouldn't have made it this far."

let it drop. The two of them set out for

days, and Lindsay had left things on a sour note with

out to her, and she couldn't

some advice and ended

Lindsay's body

was timid-there was no way she'd have the nerve to go directly to the Keller estate. She'd never been through anything like this, never even set foot in a big city, and in front of Marlon, she'd crumble in

the guise of the missing Ms. Keller, become Marlon's long-lost sister, and get close enough to strike when the time was

an apartment near Tyler's place, even collected a lock of Lindsay's hair and a vial of her blood-just in case someone

place,

stayed shut away in the apartment, living off takeout and never setting foot outside. Unless Athena came to

and at

day. Practically everyone in their social circle would

managed to get

She signed

subtlety, bristled at the challenge-especially since the sender had

loathed Athena, loathed her even more now that she was riding high above

the barrage of messages, Lily's lips

She'd beat her to it.

She already knew exactly how

she'd be attending Marlon's wedding

felt a vague unease

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