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.

had always been blinded to the truth

Michale seemed quite certain that Yasmin

waiting at home for the news

been called back to investigate the human trafficking lead. Rachel had also visited me a few times, mentioning that Zion had left

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

have a way

it, just relax at home," Rachel said during

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

being abducted by Howard, I hadn't left the house for several

worried that he might have gone to the usual place Yasmin mentioned to meet

I feared Steven might fall into Yasmin's scheme. If she could deceive Michael

anxiety, I sat on the

this life. Was this really what I wanted?

meant to continue living in ignorance and fear just to survive?

definitely find those missing

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