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Chapter 16

Hera dried ber damp hair and got into bed to sleep.

In the dimly lit hallway, the door of the adjacent room crept open. Simultaneously, another figure emerged from the staircase landing.

Two figures stealthily approached Hera’s door. Their movements halted when they heard each o

After a moment of confusion, they both whispered, “Shh!”

The two figures were Gideon and Lilith.

“Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

Both whispered in unison. Then, they exchanged knowing glances toward Hera’s door.

Light seeped out from under the door, but there was no sound from within to confirm if Hera was asleep.

“Hera came back alone in a taxi,” Lilith said.

At noon, Hera mentioned she had plans with a friend and wouldn’t be back for dinner. She had gone out and unexpectedly returned only in the early hours of the morning.

“Yeah, I know.”

from mentioning the black Audi following Hera’s taxi. He was wary of exacerbating Lalith’s concerns.

Audi parked at the comer. It waited there until she went inside and only

that

a sigh of relief

to come back this late before?” Gideon asked with a

lived at

Hera with a young guy, which let her feeling uneasy. Yet, she also worried about coming off as

“What’s wrong?”

abruptly swung open

echoed from the other end of the hallway. It took them a moment

figure scrambling up from the floor

“Gino?”

hallway

you worried about Hera, too? Lith asked.

brightness left Gina

back or not? I just got up to use the

room with one foot bare. He nearly stumbled and left

was nothing wrong with the bathroom in Gino’s room.” Lilith muttered to herself as she hurried to catch up.

see

“Spoiled brat.”

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