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Kelly stood frozen, staring at Eric in shock. She lost control and grabbed his shirt collar.

He knew something-Eric definitely knew something.

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"The Professor didn't commit suicide, did he?" Kelly asked, frantically grabbing the whiteboard, demanding answers from Eric.

Eric averted his eyes, unable to meet her gaze.

"Answer me! You know something, don't you?" Kelly pressed, her voice cracking with desperation.

"Kelly, stop pressuring me. Anyone can tell that Dr. Cooper's death is suspicious. How could I not have guessed?" Eric slumped against the door, reaching out to pull Kelly into an embrace.

Kelly stepped back, both terrified and in shock.

It's true.

The Professor's death had something to do with the Lynches.

But there's no evidence.

"To get you to agree to sign the settlement, Clarissa has already come up with some despicable tactics. Do you know what they're planning?" Eric wanted to tell Kelly that Clarissa was trying to frame her for extortion and send her to prison.

Buzz!

Before he could finish his sentence, his phone rang.

The ringtone echoed in the empty room.

Eric's phone played Kelly's favorite song-the one she'd loved before she disappeared.

It was as if nothing had changed, yet everything had.

Eric answered the

Lynches said it's

on the other end of the line; she

Mommy," Faye's weak

I've taken her

froze for a moment, staring

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take care of your daughter. The Lynches have done so

Those were Kelly's final hopes for

for a second, lowering his head in visible

at what Kelly had written on

hoped he hadn't been

had married Regina, and he was

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don't want to hurt you," Eric said,

hospital to see

want to

no intention to cause

him into a corner, with

Seaville Hospital.

outside the ward, her face streaked with tears. "How did the healthy child end up like this? It's all Kelly's fault. Why didn't she just die out there? Why

Regina couldn't come home, and Faye kept crying. What can we do?" Clarissa pretended to

say she was a disaster. It would've been better if she had died out

if Kelly had died, she wouldn't have come back to

thought that the assets left by Kelly's parents should naturally belong to

son.

to get Kelly to sign the settlement quickly. If not, it'll be too late,"

the case. Once convicted, Regina hiring someone to hurt Kelly would become undeniable. The truth would come out, the media would report it, and those who disliked their family would seize

drag the

prospered, they all prospered as well. She was also worried about how this

all, she still hadn't married into the Lockharts yet. If

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