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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 phone,

home quickly; it's bad. Faye's fever hasn't gone down, and the Lynches said it's been going on for three days. What should we

the line; she was almost in

Mommy," Faye's weak voice

back. Faye's fever is getting worse. I've taken her to the hospital, and the

a moment, staring at Kelly, his voice tense.

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go take care of your daughter. The Lynches have

final hopes for him—that he

a second, lowering his

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

hoped he

Regina, and he was

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hurt you," Eric said, his voice thick

hospital to

want

had no intention to cause

was pushing him into a corner, with no way

Seaville Hospital.

Kelly's fault. Why

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

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

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

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

son.

need to get Kelly to sign the settlement

to hurt Kelly would become undeniable. The truth would come out, the media

the Lynches into

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

the Lockharts yet. If Wade heard about

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