Chapter 265 Just A Dream

Eight years ago, Hulbury was nothing more than a rundown city, with the streets filled with hooligans and troublemakers of all kinds.

There were no witnesses to the event back then, nor was there any surveillance footage.

However, Eric never stopped searching over the past eight years.

He had sent her abroad. Besides her asthma, his purpose was to let her leave, forget everything, and start

anew.

“Ah-”

Vera let out a piercing scream that seemed to tear at her throat. When Eric walked into the ward, he saw Vera huddled in a corner, clutching her head and shivering. She looked as if she were in a daze.

“Eric… Eric, where are you?”

Vera’s voice trembled.

Eric half-squatted in front of her, gently cradling her in his arms. “It’s okay now.”

His voice seemed to bring her warmth, stabilizing Vera’s emotions considerably. She could smell the faint scent of tobacco on him, and her hand tightened around his waist. “Z-Eric… I just had a terrifying nightmare. I was so scared… I dreamt that I was covered in blood. It hurt so much… I went looking for you, but… no matter how hard I searched, I couldn’t find you. The director said… you don’t want me anymore.”

“It was just a dream. It isn’t real.” Eric pulled back the curtains beside her, and light began to filter in. “It’s dawn now. I have completed the discharge procedures. It’s time to take you home.”

Vera was trembling, clutching Eric’s shirt at the chest. “But the dream was so real. It was terrifying.”

Eric gently stroked her hair, comforting Vera, who was trembling uncontrollably in his arms.

By the time Vera had calmed down, she wasn’t as pale as before. She quietly held Eric’s hand, and together, they walked out of the hospital.

As she sat in the passenger seat, Eric helped her fasten her seatbelt. The car then smoothly made its way back to Euphoria Condominium.

Eric meticulously cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground. After a tiring night, he only managed to sleep for four hours before heading to the office again.

Sharon was still in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy, so no one was at home to take care of Vera.

Thus, Eric had no choice but to take her to the office.

Meanwhile, Eileen arrived at school, only to find that Vera was not present, which was unusual.

for an

along with Vera, had both become two missing persons.

the successor For her, studying was just an additional task, let alone the fact that she was a gifted

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from her rele

other thing she was good at was

planned out the potential

exam for

a legend when it came to examinations. With his

for that day’s university entrance exam might indeed be her, as Benjamin did not plan to

flew by swiftly, and the days were unusually calm.

people in the school knew about her upcoming

break at Petalburg High School happened to

decided to try her

exam slot by

know him by chance from the writing competition

hadn’t submitted anything in that competition, she wouldn’t have had this opportunity either.

more rigorous admission process than other schools. It was not a place

her to the school

can of milk. “Eileen, do your best! After your exams, we’ll come to pick you up, and in the evening…

you do on the test, Ben and I are certain that you’ll be the top scorer in the liberal arts and science department this year. The mayor will personally

didn’t have much to say. All he could manage were two

away, Eileen turned around and headed for the

best to

lifetimes, yet this was the first time she was formally testing her

loved painting since she was a child, but for some unknown reason, her father never allowed her

sneak off

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on, after she got together with Jasper, no one stopped her anymore.

liberal arts and science department in

two hours sketching, matching colors,

the time the exam ended, a considerable amount of time

emerged from the examination hall.

Eileen… Eileen…” She called out

lips into a smile. “I think I did pretty well. I should

placed a hand on Eileen’s shoulder. “Let’s go celebrate together. It’s been a while since we’ve

at the time. “I’m afraid I can’t

and he’s already keeping

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