Chapter 206

if you for it."

Now, I didn't even have the chance to confront her myself. I closed my eyes for a moment and patted Lyla's hand. "It's fine. I'm fine," As soon as she heard me say that, tears streamed down her face. "Eve, don't hold it in. If you need to cry, just cry.) . We won't make fun of you

I watched Lyla as her tears fell like a flood. Even Antoine's eyes were glistening with tears.

But as listened to Lyla's choked sobs, my eyes remained day. Tcouldn't cry. Looking at the tears in their eyes, I felt a strange sense of detachment. It was like this whole situation was distant, far away from me, so far that I couldn't even feel my own emotions anymore. I stared blankly at them for awhile before i spolos softly, "I want to go home."

Lyla seemed startled by my words. The moment I mentioned wanting to leave, she immediately nudged Antoine to go hall a cab. She gripped my hand tightly, refusing to let go for even a moment, guiding me toward the police station's gate.

On the way, I felt completely out of it. It wasn't until Lyla had led me to the side of the road that I spoke again. "Lyla, what did you say to them in

She didn't answer right away. I didn't press her, I just stood quietly by her side, waiting. After a long pause, she finally said hesitantly, "II asked them why the case was closed." in there?"

ask 1 quickly timed to look at her, my heart pounding. "What

her voice uncertain, as it

stared at her face, seeing her hesitation.

all of a sudden, I let out a bitter laugh Insufficient evidence? The reason they gave

witnesses and evidence we had painstakingly gathered-how could any of that

I could hear Lyla and Antoine's frantic voices calling out in panic.

again, I was in a hospital. It was a private ward, clean and quiet, with a calm stillness

the sound and saw Lyla slumped over at the

I passed out yesterday. Even in her sleep, she was trowning, and she didn't seem to be resting

of warmth in my heart B

overwhelming coldness, I still couldn't move

gone, and the person responsible was still free. I didn't even have the strength to fight back. This feeling of helplessness was suffocating

to escape. To

I could find Grandma

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