Crash.

The phone slipped from Selina's grasp and fell onto the sheets.

Matthew's heart tightened.

He picked up the phone and asked, "Selina, what's wrong?"

Selina's face turned pale. "I'm fine."

She took the phone from Matthew and put it back to her ear.

"Selina, are you alright?" Tobias queried.

"I'm okay." Selina took a deep breath. "No matter what, I want an answer. You have to get that answer for me. Dead or alive, I want to see him!"

"Alright," replied Tobias.

Selina hung up.

"Selina, what happened?" Matthew immediately questioned.

Selina shook her head absent-mindedly.

Matthew put his hands on her face and gazed deeply into her eyes. "Selina, I am your partner. You should tell me. If you have any trouble at all, come to me right away. Not Tobias." Selina met Matthew's gaze.

The look in his eyes was like a deep, bottomless ocean.

Selina's lips quivered, and it seemed as though she was forcing every word out. "It's

Lothar. Tobias said that he might be dead."

Reid was packing up.

He ordered Caroline to pack her things as well.

"Let's go," Reid instructed Caroline. "We can't stay here anymore. We have to hide."

Caroline was baffled. "Hide from what? Where should we hide?"

"America." Reid gave Caroline a profound look.

When Caroline heard that, she didn't want to go.

America was where she came from. If she went there, what was the point of her staying with Reid?

Selina to the end, and we're leaving just like this? I want to

stay here and observe. I'll

you mean? You can't

on the same boat!"

not be able to

at Caroline, Reid said, "It's precisely because we're on the same boat that I'm asking you to

didn't take that seriously

so we don't need

to take precautions! Do you really think that Matthew is that dumb? Before, he was pestered by Saoirse, so he did not come our

over it, he decided that it was best

his calculations had gone all

dead. However, Selina came asking him about Lothar. He was prepared to tell Selina that Lothar was a nobody, just a dog of his. Then, Selina would drop the

investigating. What's more, there was a more powerful force in the shadows investigating what

that person was probably

might ask Matthew to

would crumble. Reid's top priority was avoiding

Matthew wouldn't think of that location. Secondly, that old man was there. Worse come to worse,

fearful when she heard Reid's

over, then

she still

America, we won't know what goes down here. Are

chill glimmered in Reid's eyes. "Only both of us are leaving.

and Caroline headed to the airport and

Reid had already prepared

everything. When they passed

their passports and identification cards. That way, nobody

were on the way to

to meet Reid

his doubts when he listened

if Lothar really managed

he wouldn't be able to get far with his injuries. Moreover, based on Matthew's understanding of Reid, it wasn't like him to

Reid would just

Lothar had run away, he would have been

was empty. There was no trace of

of light flashed

Matthew's eyes.

of the news

Selina's heart died

at Matthew. "What should

he won't be able to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255