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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

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

end of the line; she

Mommy," Faye's weak voice

back. Faye's fever is getting worse. I've taken her to the hospital, and the doctor said it's meningitis,"

froze for a moment, staring at Kelly, his

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The Lynches have

involved." Those were Kelly's final hopes for

second, lowering his head in

what Kelly had

he hadn't

married Regina,

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want to hurt you," Eric said, his voice

the hospital to see

didn't want

no intention

into a corner, with no way

Seaville Hospital.

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 did she come back, causing my granddaughter to get sick and always asking for her

and Faye kept

better if she had died out there. But she has to come back and disturb

wouldn't have come back to fight for the

thought that the assets left by Kelly's parents

son.

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

Kelly's signature, the police would transfer the case. Once convicted, Regina hiring someone to hurt Kelly would become undeniable. The truth would come out, the media would report it,

would drag the

as well. She was

all, she still hadn't married into the Lockharts yet. If Wade heard about this, how would she explain

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