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Fiona, for Rita’s sake, would try any foul means, even resorting to a shaman… She was overly insane. Sherry discovered her superstition, using this lead to uncover something. It all made

For easier communication, the four of us at around the table.

I scribbled on the notepad: Sherry’s safe based on the girls tone, but her behavior’s off. Can’t figure it out

Evan added below: Prioritize locating her. Confirm safety firm.

Me: Agreed!

Logically, waiting for Fiona’s arrival made tactical sense. But logic couldn’t quell the vise around my ribs. I needed visual confirmation of Sherry’s safety now.

Gloria stayed uncharacteristically silent, eyes darting between us.

Evan slid the pad to Cody with a new command: Search.

Cody’s reply sprawled beneath in toddler–like script: Leave it 2 me boss! You’ll rescue her like her kniht in shining armor!!!

“Kniht“? The misspelling was almost poetic, and his choice of words was a bit crazy.

Gloria’s manicured finger stabbed the paper. She stared at Evan in horror. Knight? Since when is Evan Sherry’s Knight? Is he pursuing Olivia and Sherry at the same time? After everything Olivia has endured with Julian, now this fresh betrayal from her closest friend and… whatever Evan is?

Her furious scribbles tore through the notepad: What’s between Sherry and Mr. Jones?! EXPLAIN. NOW.

Cody

He didn’t understand why Gloria was freaking out and asking that. He shrugged, indicating he didn’t understand.

Evan rubbed his forehead. He tore up the page, writing anew and tossing it to Cody: Do it now! And no more silly

words!

Cody stood up, wondering what was wrong with his words. Didn’t his handsome boss look like a knight?

Cody left, the atmosphere was strange. After about a minute, Evan spoke, “He wasn’t very educated, and he saw a lot

do I think he just accidentally called your whole

clarified, “It’s a misunderstanding.”

me a look that screamed, Don’t be naive. Men are bottomless pits of hunger, always eyeing the next

there was nothing I could

on the

faces twisting in

crooked writing: She’s at

believed Cody was

with Madame Huang; she’s probably

vigorously; that was exactly

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came, you

What the hell?

are no cameras here, we can go next door

nodded again, drawing the location. His drawing was

and Gloria to stay, while he and I went over. Gloris agreed Cody, sensing there wasn’t much danger, also agreed.

an office building, quite large, now filled with a shaman’s mystical scent.

The door opened easily, there

a lock on the floor… Had Cody just removed it? How

that?

language skills meant he must have other skills to be by

a bedroom with a

the shaman, like my boss,

face, his tone teasing, “You look at the bed, then me;

shaman likes

is so awkward! No one in the world could

the size of a coin, with light filtering through from the

approached the holes. Next door was an altar. From our position, we could see the entire room: large, arranged like a temple, with an

left of Madame Huang, we saw a familiar figure, her face veiled, but recognizable as Sherry. So, she was really here to learn from

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