After Olivia's reminder, Alan said, "You're right! I was wrong. It was goats. Also, there were those flowers that bloom during winter. What are those called again?"

"Valerian. It has medicinal purposes. It helps with insomnia. Just ask if you have any other questions," Olivia replied calmly with a confident glow in her eyes.

Noticing that Olivia had seen through his ploy, Alan rubbed his nose awkwardly. "I'll get to the point.

What herbs were you looking for?"

"Moonflower. It's a flower that only blooms when the moon is out. Its petals are bright and attract fireflies."

Alan asked some more questions after that, but he wasn't able to find any holes in Olivia's story.

"I apologize for what happened before this, Dr. Ophelia. Mr. Maxwell is a little quick-tempered. You'll be rewarded handsomely if you heal him."

Olivia frowned. "I don't care for any rewards. I just want to be set free. Who are you people?"

"Don't worry, Dr. Ophelia. We won't hurt you as long as you cooperate. On the other hand, if you decide to do anything you shouldn't, I can guarantee what will happen to you. Don't ask any more questions.

I'll take you to where you'll be living now."

and brought her to a small

limited here. This is all we can offer right now. You've had a good scare today. You should rest. Also, don't even think about escaping. Mr. Maxwell gets very angry when people

door with a chilling

he closed the door. He looked at the

this address and look into this

"Yes, Mr. Tanner."

face she was

was dead. There

but there was a tracker in one

they would find something suspicious on it since a lot of data could still be

her phone into the river before Wayne took her away. It had probably drifted further

phase of the plan

and get the ring as soon as possible. Then,

didn't get much sleep that night. She

knocked on Wayne's

opened his eyes lazily. "Did you

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