Chapter 129

Inside the ward, Olivia stared, dumbfounded, at the trio blocking the doorway.

A silent exchange of glances passed between them, each hesitant to break the silence.

Stephanie’s voice cut through the tension, “Is Mrs. Blackwood really that important to him? I’ve made two trips already.”

“She is,” Elliot replied.

Stephanie really didn’t want to be here, especially since visiting the old woman’s room meant passing Olivia’s.

Seeing Chris, Tyler, and Catlin standing there like statues, as if struck by lightning, made her even more uncomfortable.

Stephanie glanced at Elliot, who returned the look. Finally, Stephanie said nothing, quickly brushing past them.

She couldn’t stand being in this cursed place any longer than necessary.

Once they were out of earshot, Stephanie asked Elliot,

“What was that all about? Did they see a ghost?”

Elliot chuckled, “No ghosts indoors, I guess they were just spooked.”

“Spooked by Olivia?” Stephanie asked.

Olivia was the only one in the room, and she was practically on her deathbed.

How could she scare anyone?

Elliot suggested, “Maybe they overheard something they shouldn’t have.”

The way they looked, they might have heard something earth–shattering.

Stephanie’s mind raced, recalling Olivia’s attempts to provoke her into leaving Long Harbor.

Looking back at Elliot, her eyes narrowed slightly.

Elliot asked, “Miss?”

Stephanie instructed, “Check into Olivia’s recent activities, see if she is hiding anything.”

Olivia’s sudden confrontation and those strange words made Stephanie suspicious that she was trying to cover something

up.

Elliot nodded, “Understood.”

They quickened their pace.

When they returned after visiting Mrs. Blackwood again, Olivia’s room door was closed, and the trio was gone.

Faint sounds drifted from inside.

“Miss, are you going to keep walking…”

as Elliot thought Stephanie would pass by quickly as before, she

call, Stephanie quickly shushed him.

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rolled his

when did Miss Giovanni

Eavesdropping wasn’t exactly a virtue,

about morality?

way those three had been standing there, dazed, suggested they’d indeed heard

matter. She needed

if it was about that

Stephanie listened more intently.

Elliot couldn’t resist snapping a photo

a glass of red wine, noticing the fond smile playing on Sebastian’s lips.

glanced at Sebastian’s phone, puzzled. “What are you

put his

Lorenzo just stared.

his

Sebastian

“Okay, okay, I’m shutting up.

figured it out. Sebastian’s protectiveness over Stephanie

something else.

up, and she always

that, Sebastian got all bent out

him.

to steal his sister.

sister around sometime?” Sebastian

Macro was speechless.

pick up

sister was such a tomboy. If he brought her around, people would think he

had happened

was his

hair, and looked super cute. His sister? Short hair, in

isn’t

sister is the pretty

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to admit, Stephanie was a real looker, especially since she left Fiorenza. She had a

the photo Elliot

Elliot back: “What’s she

Elliot: “Eavesdropping!”

“On

“The Harts.”

Sebastian was speechless.

she pick up that

couldn’t he get the

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