I glanced up, realizing it was already raining.

"Everything's fine now," Steven reassured me gently.

"You knew I would be okay, didn't you?" I looked at him.

Steven's gaze flickered, then he shook his head. "I believed you'd be fine."

His words were ambiguous, and I could tell he was changing the subject.

"Let's go home." Steven led me to the car.

On the way home, he told me that Michael had regained consciousness. I nodded indifferently; it didn't really concern me whether he was conscious or not.

"Yasmin has been by his side all the while. It's highly likely that he'll think Yasmin is you," Steven said, as if he wanted to prepare me in advance, worried that I might not be able to handle the shock.

"Good for him." I nodded.

blinded to the truth anyway.

quite certain that Yasmin

been patiently waiting at home for the news

Rachel had also visited me a few times, mentioning that Zion had left Huma for a mission, which seemed quite dangerous.

the police had nothing on Peter. However, I hadn't anticipated that Howard had been diagnosed with cancer long ago and needed medical parole. In other words, he

indeed have a way to get out

overthink it, just relax at home," Rachel

I couldn't shake the feeling that a lot had happened while I

Howard, I hadn't left the house for several days, and Steven hadn't been home during this

he might have gone to the usual place Yasmin

Steven might fall into Yasmin's scheme. If she could deceive Michael so many times, perhaps she

I sat on the bed, arms wrapped around my

Was this really what I wanted? I began to question the meaning of my

and fear just to survive? Wasn't

missing teenagers, " Rachel reassured me gently, noticing my

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