Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 236

Chapter 236

I made it back to the apartment, which was still spotlessly clean. Looks like Richard had someone keeping this place in shape. But everything felt so different now, as if the soul of the place had changed.

Staring at the glass terrarium on the windowsill, I noticed how much the plant inside had grown. It was planted in soil from the local community garden, a symbol of hope and new beginnings.

But now, it seemed like a grim reminder of the constant threats looming over us.

I wondered how Max was doing. He hadn't been able to reach me. Was he worried?

I searched every inch of the apartment and eventually found surveillance devices hidden all over the place after a long hunt. Apparently, Richard had rigged the apartment with these gadgets right from the moment he gave it to me.

His need to control was overwhelming, or maybe he was torn between controlling me and genuinely wanting to care for me. Or perhaps he was just following his mother's twisted advice.

to be in a mental health facility, it

then, the doorbell

Kate, anxiously looking

for any additional surveillance, I

her chest, her heart racing.

it all. Even she

how dangerous

through my fridge and chugged some bottled water. "I didn't dare drive here. Took a cab and sneaked my

smartly noticed the pile of mini surveillance

to fear?" I teased, trying to

been tracking every girl from the community center. He handed me a list, asking me to kidnap several who might

of Serenity Bluff sent a chill down

too since it was Richard who hurt Claude's mom," Kate murmured, pulling out a surveillance tape. "I was scared Claude would think I wanted to harm his mother, so I took all the surveillance footage until I revisited them recently and confirmed it was

was exposing