Chapter 299

My steps faltered, and I turned back to look at Dexter.

“I don’t remember ever having a dog…”

I was lying through my teeth.

Dexter looked taken aback for a second before he swiftly changed the subject. “Phoebe, if you don’t remember, then let it go. It’s not worth dwelling on, and it’s not exactly a fond memory.”

I stepped into my room and quickly shut the door before Dexter could follow.

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Leaning against the door, I pulled out my phone, determined to log into account. I knew my parents had maintained a social media profile to chronicle my upbringing.

“Phoebe…” Dexter’s voice didn’t fade from the other side of the

voor He

ed like he had a world of

things to say.

But I really didn’t want to hear it.

“Phoebe, I’m sorry, I know it’s too late for words now, but I…”

“Mr. Fitzgerald, Miss Melody took a nasty fall from the attic, looks pretty bad.”

had pulled one of her stunts. Her way of

concern

Busy man indeed.

scurried about for Melody, dancing to her tune without a second thought.

face when he’d find out that it wasn’t

came to, it was Melody he saw I had been discovered by the kidnappers

enough to take it hard for quite

the account, I sprawled on

one of my life, my parents

my birth, the photo they posted featured

Damian. Despite his smile, he looked downright eerie, giving

looking at

is a prodigy, walking so young.” And there Damian was again, lurking in the background. My parents seemed overly comfortable leaving

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for Dad’s antics. Doctor says she might be on the autism spectrum, Damian thinks it’s just a personality

matter what, we’re in this together. We won’t give up

and the therapy seems to be working. No developmental delays,

feed the

knife to kill a snake.” That post’s photo showed just me, but I could see a foot in the doorway. It was

sifted through the records, picking

killing a snake?

today; he says he’s

I could tell, every time there was an incident with me before the age of

Coincidence?

but a wave of dizziness washed over me.

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