Renee dialed the number, and a hoarse male voice came from the other end. “Kaitlyn, we didn’t mean it. That stubborn girl is just too hard to handle! She’s really tough!

“But no worries. Despite Lena’s capabilities, she’s trapped right now… There are dangerous snakes and fierce beasts in that forest. She won’t make it!”

Renee held her hand over her mouth, almost stopping herself from screaming.

At that moment, Kaitlyn’s voice called from the living room. “Renee! Renee? What are you doing?”

Renee almost fell off her chair but managed to note down the number. Sneaking into Kaitlyn’s room as she passed, she placed the phone back, then casually went downstairs to the living room.

Her heart raced well into the night.

Kaitlyn had forbidden her from leaving the house or using her phone, except for Toph’s calls. No one else was permitted to get in touch.

Renee had grown to dislike this stifling life.

After confirming Kaitlyn was asleep that night, she turned on her computer to trace the number’s location. Surprisingly, it was pinpointed west of Centrolis.

She also remembered what the man had said.

that Lena was further

startled. After much contemplation, she realized she had

Lina’s number.

a pause on the other end, and a soft voice came through. “It’s so late. Is something the

there’s something I have to tell you…

“What are you saying?”

just outside Centrolis in the west!” Renee stammered, gripping the

sounded puzzled. “How do

Renee stayed quiet.

the right words to explain. She couldn’t understand why

of was that Lena meant a lot

their time with Lena wasn’t

and fear. She worried her mother might suddenly walk in

spoke.”Stop asking so many questions… Just try looking in that direction. Maybe it’ll

driving towards the west. The sky was slowly getting brighter, and he felt refreshed after

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