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

who the

help but say, "The old saying is true, you can't judge a book by its cover. I never thought he'd go down

out a dry laugh. "You don't really think it's

also his jealousy. Jealous of me," Conrad said, lowering his

I asked

his head slightly, "Nothing, just felt like

red

sneezing lead to a nosebleed?" I said, eyeing his pale face and gaunt features. "Conrad, what's really going on with

a tissue

head back while tapping his forehead. "It's nothing, just the dry air. I haven't been drinking

Was that really true?

coughed up blood in front of me. An uneasy

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

nothing, just the

lump forming in my

the phone and answered it on speaker so I could

There's no movement from Mr. Wagner or Mr. Clark's people tonight. We've looked into

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