Chapter 127

Leanne had only recently returned to Golden Grove Manors, with its charming but antiquated features, such as the old-fashioned electricity meters that required prepaid. cards for power. It was a system she had yet to grow accustomed to.

However, she had topped up the meter just last week, and there was no way she could be out of credit already.

The vibration of her phone indicated an incoming call – it was from Selina.

“Hey, Leanne, it’s me. My dad’s had one too many at the pub, and I just got an earful. I’m coming over to your place, okay?”

“Maybe hold off on that,” Leanne replied, the anxiety from her turbulent childhood making her jumpy.

something was genuinely off. After explaining the situation to Selina, her friend was insistent, “No way

feeling is spot-on? It could be dangerous, Selina. It’s safer for me to stay put and not open the door to anyone,” Leanne tried to keep her cool, “Maybe I’m overthinking this. I’ll call the property manager again. Just

assured her, “Someone’s already on their way with your

lights flicked back on. Peering through the

and she slumped into a chair, second-guessing

having heard a stressed Selina’s plea for help, dashed over but found no one suspicious in the corridor. He did, however, notice a few cigarette butts by the emergency exit door and an unmistakable

he knocked, Leanne answered with a tinge of

me, Leanne.”

glanced behind him, “No one followed you,

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