Diana was confused.

James said, “Ms. Winnington, the professor has given instructions that you can only head out in vehicles belonging to the Hughes household. This is to prevent any accidents that might happen if you were to ride in other vehicles. You're pregnant, and protecting you is a priority. It's always good to be careful.”

He wasn't wrong to say that, and Diana could sense the genuine concern in his voice.

Diana suppressed the strange feeling creeping up in her heart. She didn’t even have the capacity to sneer at James.

All she could feel was an inexplicable chill down her spine.

“At this point...” Her face had turned pale, and she glared angrily at James. “Are you trying to protect me in my pregnancy, or monitoring me instead?”

With that, she stomped back into the hotel. She headed to the reception, and asked a question she did not ask before.

“Hello,” she greeted.

The receptionist saw Diana return, and straightened before greeting her back respectfully. “Ms. Winnington! How may I help you?”

“Your hotel... I seem to be the remaining guest in this hotel. Did this hotel turn into a luxurious jail overnight?”

However, she swallowed the question that was at the tip of her tongue, and asked instead, “Am I the only guest this hotel is serving right now?”

seem quite

her guard, and she didn’t think much of it. She simply thought that Diana was someone very important

of Diana’s. With that thought in mind, the

is booked by Professor Hughes. We'll be serving you

now until she gave

Jim that she would only be here for a few

she thought about the ladies she met along the

her spontaneous trip to Jacroaof be in fact a trap she had unwittingly fallen

But Jim...

for the receptionist. still sleeping before using the phone in the hotel room to call

“Jim.”

asked directly, “Do you

since Cecilia visited Larry's company, she felt like she had gotten to know Larry on

bed. ‘He’s

the house that had been unused

and she showed Larry her dilapidated cellar

her eyes bright and innocent. She

on me, given how poor

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