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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.

answered the

fever hasn't gone down, and the Lynches said it's been

voice trembled on the other end of the line; she was almost

Mommy," Faye's weak voice

you need to come back. Faye's fever is getting worse. I've taken her to

a moment, staring at

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care of your daughter. The Lynches have

Those were Kelly's final hopes for him—that he wasn't complicit

second, lowering

couldn't bear to look at what Kelly had written on

hoped he hadn't

married Regina,

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Eric said, his voice thick with regret

hospital to see

want to hurt

had no intention to cause

him into

Seaville Hospital.

healthy child end up like this? It's all Kelly's fault. Why didn't she just die out there? Why did she come back, causing my

come home, and Faye kept crying. What can we do?" Clarissa

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

if Kelly had died, she wouldn't have

thought that the assets left by Kelly's

son.

in Dawn's behavior. "Dawn, we need to get Kelly to sign the settlement quickly. If not, it'll be too

undeniable. The truth would come out, the media would report it, and those who disliked their family would

the Lynches into the

the Lynches were inseparable; when one prospered, they all prospered as well. She was also worried

still hadn't married into the Lockharts yet.

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