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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

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

the line; she was almost in tears, worried about

weak voice cried from the

taken her to

staring

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daughter. The Lynches have done so

involved." Those were Kelly's final hopes for him—that he wasn't complicit in their

lowering

what Kelly had written on

hoped he hadn't been

he had married Regina, and he

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Eric said, his voice thick with regret as

the hospital

didn't want to

had no intention to cause her

pushing him into

Seaville Hospital.

all Kelly's fault. Why

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

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

died, she wouldn't have come back to fight for

left by Kelly's parents should

son.

deeply one's perceptions could be twisted was evident in Dawn's behavior. "Dawn, we need to get Kelly to

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

drag the

Lynches were inseparable; when one prospered, they all prospered as well. She was also worried about how this might affect

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

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