Chapter 771

He didn't insist, just gave a slight nod and said, "I'll walk you home."

I was about to refuse again when Conrad Wagner added, "It's really late, and it's not safe for you to walk alone."

This was a churchyard, what could possibly go wrong here?

I silently rolled my eyes, but then he mentioned, "What if there are bugs or snakes around?"

That shut me up real quick. I was terrified of those things, no doubt about it.

I had to admit, after a decade of being together, he knew exactly how to get me to agree to things when it really mattered.

Conrad's comment also gave me a segue to bring up Fanny Willis and the

incident with the snake delivery, and I told him who was behind it.

Conrad's eyes turned cold. "These people are absolutely insane."

Exactly, which was why I was increasingly worried about Fanny.

come after you, but he might target

the "he" was in Conrad's

seemingly gentle demeanor, I couldn't help but say, "The old saying is true, you can't judge a book by its cover. I

laugh. "You

Jealous of me," Conrad said, lowering his head before suddenly raising a hand to cover

I

head slightly, "Nothing, just

the red trickling through

pale face and gaunt features. "Conrad, what's really

a tissue

his head back while tapping his forehead. "It's nothing, just

Was that really true?

he coughed up blood in front of me. An

wrong, you need to see a doctor. Don't just ignore it,"

really nothing, just the dry air,"

forming in my throat. Just

fished out the phone and answered it on speaker

no movement from Mr. Wagner or Mr. Clark's people tonight. We've looked into that person you mentioned, but

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