As the situation unfolded, a growing crowd of curious onlookers, comprised mainly of community residents, began to gather. Ariana’s anxiety swelled, and she didn’t mince words. She confronted the property manager directly, her voice laced with urgency.

“What’s the meaning of pressing issues? Valuables have vanished from my house! If you continue obstructing access to the surveillance footage, I’ll be left with no recourse but to summon the authorities and let them take it from here.”

Then, she feigned dialing the police.

Quickly, the property manager interceded, “Wait, hold on. It’s not that we’re barring you from the surveillance footage. The stark truth is that our community’s surveillance system has been on the fritz for years, rendering it inaccessible.”

This revelation drew a chorus of criticism from the onlookers.

“What?

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let the surveillance system languish for years? What have you been doing with the hefty property

valid point. What about our safety? It’s Miss Edwards today, but who

crowd, asserting, “Ladies and gentlemen, I assure you, we’ll take immediate steps

continued, Ariana’s

and clung to a sliver of hope. She inquired tentatively, “Pardon me, but before my unfortunate incident, did you happen to

on his expression and said firmly, “I’ve been here all along keeping an eye out for anything. During

completely extinguished. She lowered her head and managed to utter a feeble thank you. A self-deprecating smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. She realized that

walked out of the building

sense of guilt crept over the

anything. But when Ariana asked

was spending time with

girl sat on the bed, engrossed in looking at picture books. As he observed his daughter, Holden couldn’t help but think of Melon, and then

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