Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

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Chapter 42

Quintessa continued, “I bet you’re still looking for your sister who vanished eight years ago, aren’t you?”

The sound of shattering glass crackled through the phone before the voice on the other end changed its tone, “Who is this?”

Quintessa lifted her chin with a sense of poise, “I’m someone who can help you. Want to know about your sister’s fate? Meet me at Central Plaza, now.”

After ending the call, Quintessa shut down her computer, slipped into casual black sweats, donned a face mask and a hat, and slipped out into the night.

Just after 10 PM, Central Plaza was buzzing with life. The dance–aerobics enthusiasts had dispersed, skateboarders kept grinding the rails, couples huddled in sweet embrace, and hip–hop dancers battled fiercely. The city’s heart beat as lively at night as it did under the

sun.

by the flowerbed. After watching for a moment,

“Good, you’re punctual. Don’t turn around. If you do, I guarantee you’ll lose everything.”

and as she started to turn, she reconsidered and faced forward again; she asked, “Who are you, and what do you know? Where is

her voice, the quiver. She looked up at the sky briefly

don’t believe it; she must still be alive.”

ago, I used this secret to blackmail

believe

years ago, your sister Yvonne was Sean’s secretary. He got a crush on her, drugged her, raped her, and then took compromising photos to blackmail her. She had no choice but to comply. Later, she got pregnant and Sean’s wife, Lilian, found out. She stormed over and kicked your sister in the stomach repeatedly. Your sister was four months pregnant

an envelope to Yolanda.

yellowed photographs, one of which showed her

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be covered her mouth a choked

eyes; she had oned like that when her own neither dest. But the years went by,

back to life? Can

wiped away her tears and said through grined