Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 118

Chapter 118 Take a bet

Lily clearly didn't like the dingy metal shack we were in. After making the call, she left without lingering, seeming eager to escape the damp, musty air. The place reeked of mold, and the ground was covered in dust and rocks.

I knew little about minerals, but the scattered stones didn't seem ordinary. Exhausted, I eventually drifted off, using the rocks as a pillow.

Before I fell deep asleep, the hurried footsteps outside woke me up.

Lily and the delivery guy grabbed one of my arms, pulling me to my feet. Lily pressed her knife against my lower back

"You go out to the car and stall them. Remember, if I get caught, you get nothing!" she hissed.

The delivery guy, still groggy, reluctantly nodded before running outside.

Lily quickly popped two pills into her mouth, swallowing them with a gulp. I watched her suspiciously, but she just flashed a wicked smile.

"I take them to keep me alive. You don't need them.

"But how did you notify Leonard? How did he know where to find you?" she asked, her eyes narrowing as they landed on my necklace. With a sudden jerk, she ripped it off my neck. "Damn it! You've been wearing this the whole time. When did he put this on you?"

the first time, I noticed a

on the ground, and a tiny GPS tracker

wonder the necklace had felt heavier. It was a

Leonard had put a tracker on me

to keep tabs on me? But, ironically, it had

Lily instinctively pulled me closer,

not getting out

was only one exit,

how about we

""Bet about what?"

on whether he

a trace of sadness in her voice, but a bitter smile

you, how could he not

again, he does love you. You didn't know this, but he

looking into it. It's

I didn't know what to feel. Why hadn't he told me he had been Investigating my family's

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"Why are you telling me this? You think this will make

it's a bet. Do you think he loves or does

somewhat grim, with a hint