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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 phone,

gone down, and the Lynches said it's been going on for three

of the line; she

weak voice cried

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

froze for a moment, staring at Kelly, his voice

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care of your daughter. The Lynches

final

for a second, lowering his head in visible

bear to look at what Kelly had written

hoped he

had married Regina,

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Eric said, his voice thick with regret as he

hospital

didn't want

no intention to cause

pushing him into

Seaville Hospital.

Dawn stood 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 did she come back, causing my granddaughter to

paper. Regina couldn't come home, and Faye kept crying. What

"I always say she was a disaster. It would've been better if she had died out there. But she has to

died, she wouldn't have

the assets left by Kelly's parents should

son.

we need to get Kelly to sign the settlement

transfer the case. Once convicted, Regina hiring someone to hurt Kelly would become undeniable. The truth would

the Lynches into

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

yet. If Wade heard about this, how would she

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