“In that case, we’ll be taking our leave now.”

“I’m perfectly safe here” Elizabeth said as she walked them to the door.

“Don’t worry about me. The workers aren’t done moving things, anyway. The whole place is just a mess. Once I finished cleaning up, I’ll definitely invite you two back for a small home warming party.”

“Well, if you run into any problems, don’t hesitate to call me. We haven’t found Jorge yet, so we should be careful at all times.”

“Do you realize you’ve become as much of a nag as my aunt?” Elizabeth t**sed, though she did feel warm from Natalie’s words.

They exchanged goodbyes, and Natalie and Brandon made to leave.

They walked past the workers, who were still busy shuffling things around.

Jorge was lifting a cabinet when he accidentally met Brandon’s eyes again.

Fear immediately gripped him. He hurriedly raised the cabinet higher to hide his face.

Noticing that Brandon was peering at one of the workers, Natalie followed the direction of his gaze and asked, “What are you looking at?”

All she could see was a towering cabinet.

Brandon shook his head and looked away.

“It’s nothing. Let’s go.”

But the small exchange bothered Natalie, and the more she thought about it, the more baffled she became. She couldn’t help but crane her neck to take a few more glances at the man behind the cabinet. Upon closer inspection, she realized that this man looked a little different from the rest of the workers.

Firstly, his clothes looked clean and new, unlike the others’, which were worn out and stained here and there.

a glimpse of the

a scar or a scratch. He didn’t look at all like a man who

and Brandon continued

the feeling that something was

Natalie couldn’t take it anymore, she raised her head to look at Brandon, only to find that he was already looking at her.It seemed like he wanted to say something, too.She knew there and then that something bad was about

raced down her

looked back to the third floor and blurted out, “That man just

really Jorge?

he had already guessed as

It wasn’t until Natalie had spoken it out loud that he felt

believe so,” he said in a

must have come here to

this, Natalie gripped the banister and made to race back upstairs. She needed

Natalie in her tracks and pull her back, “Take her away,”

Brandon!” Natalie

to save her. Let me go, or

away. I’ll

his cuffs. He tossed the coat over to Natalie and

to the car

friend was in danger, yet she could do nothing but to stand back and watch her husband risk his own safety to save

Natalie tried to rush forward and run upstairs

just like before, Brandon held her

what I say,” he said, his

me in

her mouth to protest, caught herself at the

Brandon softened

as I say, okay? I can’t save anyone if I keep worrying about you.I need to know that you are

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