Chapter 81

Zach was contemplating where she might be hiding. However, before long, Jadie’s voice broke the silence, directing Zach’s attention to a figure standing near a large truck. “Zach, look! It’s Madelyn,” Jadie exclaimed, her voice tinged with both surprise and concern.

Slowing down the vehicle, Zach saw Madelyn getting into the vehicle.

“Goodness gracious, why is Madelyn leaving with strangers? Has something happened to her? Should we contact the police?” Jadie’s words tumbled out in a rush, her concern palpable.

Zach averted his eyes, a contemplative silence enveloping him as he focused on the task of driving. “No need,” he finally replied, his voice subdued.

“Are you saying we should we just leave her be like that?”

Zach remained silent, his attention steadfastly fixed on the road ahead.

As the truck accelerated, its tires kicking up a cloud of dust, the distance between them and Madelyn swiftly expanded. Jadie could sense the car picking up speed, and a part of her longed for Zach to slow down, if only for a moment. Yet, she understood that he was determined to pursue the truck, leaving her no choice but to endure the increasingly intense ride.

As their car approached the traffic light, it abruptly switched from green to red, signaling them to stop. Zach, however, made a bold decision to run the red light, racing through the intersection. Yet, as he skillfully maneuvered around the corner, they were met with a disheartening sight-the truck they had been chasing had vanished without a trace.

we do now?” Jadie’s voice quivered with uncertainty. She looked at Zach in a panic only to see

mind swirled with a blend of frustration and suspicion. ‘Madelyn Jent, what kind of games are you playing

stole a quick glance at the rearview mirror, her heart pounding with

she had not been lying from the very beginning when she had said she wanted to leave. She had learned a lesson on the matter of Jadie. So, she hoped that in view of their friendship, Zach would stop

had hurt to be

her a ride. Explaining her situation to them, Madelyn lied to them that she had engaged in a heated argument with her father and was now determined to search for her long-lost mother.

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a forty-minute drive, Madelyn found herself standing in front of the

her solitary path. Relying on her memory, she navigated through the desolate streets, which emitted a noxious odor emanating from

familiar sign

in this building, and she had to take the

had lost a slipper and so she limped

hurt a little.

she found the house number

under the flowerpot on

seen you before?” A forty-odd year-old woman suddenly walked out from one of the other

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