Facade of Love

Chapter 304 Visiting Charlie

Idris was trying to soothe my fears, I knew. I nodded, my gaze falling as I whispered, “Has Renata been laid to rest?”

“No,” Idris replied, shaking his head. “Her body is still at the station. It’s a murder case, and she was sent by Capital City to help out with the investigation here in Lake City. They haven’t gone public with her death yet, so the funeral will have to wait.”

The realization struck me then: Renata had been sent to look into Noah’s case, and right after it wrapped up, she was killed.

This whole thing..

“Don’t let your thoughts run wild,” Idris said, as if he could sense the turmoil inside me. His voice was low and calm, a sound that filled the space around us. “Renata’s death was just a tragic fluke. It’s got nothing to do with you.”

“What did Officer Jackson want with you?” I eyed him curiously as he began to speak. Officer Jackson had just been outside my hospital room, and to be clear, he was not there for Idris, but he was looking for me. It was merely that Idris was there at the time, which was why he managed to send Officer Jackson on his way.

Idris’s lips tightened, his handsome, dark eyes thoughtful. “He was not looking for me. We just bumped into each other at the hospital.”

That explanation could work, but I was not buying it.

I gave a small nod and steered the conversation elsewhere. “How’s Grandma Young been these last couple of days?”

of Madam Young, he nodded. “Yeah, she’s doing a lot better. Her sleep

noise, looked down, and idly twiddled my fingers. “Did Grandma know you

“Mhm.”

soft, then silence

abruptly met his gaze. “She knows you went to Lorrell?”

something wrong?” After pausing for a few seconds, I wondered if Madam Young would really send him

nod, clearly curious about where I was going with this.

flip, and I quickly covered it up. “No, just wondering. Oh, and I heard that people in Tully City are quite

a quick, involuntary twitch, probably thrown off by the sudden jump in our chat. He was the strong, silent type, so even

of subject. “So, you’re thinking about

firm nod. “Yeah, just wanted to

deep, dark eyes. “Interested in

over, I shook my head just a bit before responding. “Not really, but I’m not totally against it either. There’s so much out there we can’t see with our own eyes. 1 can’t dismiss it just because I haven’t experienced it personally,

I’ll make the arrangements. Grandma might want to

nodded again, feeling a bit lighter after shifting away from the topic of Lorrell. The cold was seeping in from outside, and after sitting for a bit, I started to feel