Chapter 2023

Rosalynn snuggled closer to Wayne. With a natural grace, he moved the hand that held his cane, pulling her into his embrace.

A nearby waitress watched this scene, her face filled with delight. Indeed, they were the sweetest couple in her eyes. However, if she could see Rosalynn’s expression up close, she would probably think otherwise.

“Still, no answer.” Wayne said, holding the phone with a furrowed brow.

At this point, Rosalynn took the phone and put it to her ear

“We’re sorry, the number you dialed does not exist.”c2

“We’re sorry. The number you dialed does not exist.”

The woman’s mechanical voice repeated, devoid of any warmth.

A loud rumble echoed in Rosalynn’s heart.

The towering building she had been desperately holding up, collapsed in an instant.

Mike had

shade of a tree, unwrapping an ice

strolling along a deserted path, looking pleased as if he

making playful gestures with the

final scene was similar,

the dashcam, but it was obvious that he was furious. After finishing his conversation, he looked down with a helpless expression, and then made a motion as if

as Rosalynn was, she knew the moment when she saw the videos, that the kid wouldn’t show up today.

would never frolic and show such tender emotions to

to the person in the video being the boy Wayne had mentioned, who shared a similar background to his own

“Did they

Wayne’s voice pulled Rosalynn back from

voice was a

suddenly look so pale: Wayne

a bit weak.” Rosalynn lowered her

felt sore, but she wasn’t worried about breaking down

numb, she couldn’t even

and hurried inside, ‘Ableson, check downstairs, he said he was wearing

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