The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2253

Colton’s voice cut through the tension like a knife, “Look, if the perpetrator’s already got blood on their hands, they won’t care how many of us are here. If they’ve gone berserk, seeing red, that’s when Thalia’s truly in the crosshairs. What we need to do is find her, and do it quickly!”

Margot nodded, a little sheepishly, acknowledging she wouldn’t run her mouth off

anymore.

She began to recollect the sounds she heard during the call with Thalia. The place was whipped by the wind, strewn with rocks, but more importantly, it sounded like there was the clanging of trash cans!

“Wait, I’ve got it! There’s a spot with those metal recycling bins, surrounded by chain-link. fences! That’s the noise, I’m sure of it! I don’t know what got knocked into them, but I remember that distinct clatter of bins.”

Normally, Margot might’ve missed such a trivial detail, but in the heat of the moment, it came to her.

She even figured it was the sound of trash cans.

with those kinds of bins. If I’m not mistaken, it’s

direction; his eyes shadowed with

been dragged around by Colton during the shoot. No one would’ve guessed they’d

the better. The longer it takes,

producer headed one way, while Margot stuck close to Balfour’s

and for goodness’ sake, if you see something scary, don’t scream. We don’t want

she swallowed her fear for the sake of

it, Mr. Howard,” she murmured with a hint

wanted her to stay cool and not slow him down.

shivering behind a dumpster,

the shadows of the night as her cloak, she carefully shifted her weight, hoping to

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her foot crunched down on the gravel, the sound piercing the