Chapter 82

Inside the ward, Olivia stared, dumbfounded, at the trio blocking the doorway.

A silent exchange of glances passed between them, each hesitant to break the silence.

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Stephanie’s voice cur through the tension. “Is Mrs. Blackwood really that important to him? I’ve made two trips already”

She is, Elliot replied.

Stephanie really didn’t want to be here, especially since visiting the old woman’s room meant passing Olivia’s.

Seeing Chris, Tyler, and Catlin standing there like statues, as if struck by lightning, made her even more uncomfortable.

Stephanie glanced at Elliot, who returned the look. Finally, Stephanie said nothing, quickly brushing past them.

She couldn’t stand being in this cursed place any longer than necessary.

Once they were out of earshot, Stephanie asked Elliot,

“What was that all about? Did they see a ghost?”

Elliot chuckled, “No ghosts indoors, I guess they were just spooked.”

Spooked by Olivia?” Stephanie asked.

Olivia was the only one in the room, and she was practically on her deathbed.

How could she scare anyone?

Elliot suggested, “Maybe they overheard something they shouldn’t have.”

The way they looked, they might have heard something earth–shattering.

Stephanie’s mind raced, recalling Olivia’s attempts to provoke her into leaving Long Harbor.

Looking back at Elliot, her eyes narrowed slightly.

Elliot asked, “Miss?”

Stephanie instructed, “Check into Olivia’s recent activitjes, see if she is hiding anything.”

Olivia’s sudden confrontation and those strange words made Stephanie suspicious that she was trying to cover something

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Elliot nodded, “Understood.”

They quickened their pace.

When they returned after visiting Mrs. Blackwood again, Olivia’s room door was closed, and the trio was gone.

Faint sounds drifted from inside.

you going

thought Stephanie would pass by quickly as

Elliot’s hushed call, Stephanie

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his eyes.

Miss Giovanni

pressed her ear closer, Eavesdropping wasn’t exactly a virtue, but she had lost hers long ago.

about

had been standing there, dazed, suggested they’d indeed heard something they weren’t

they were discussing that matter. She needed to know what it

was about

that thought, Stephanie

carefully pressed against the door, Elliot couldn’t resist

handed him a glass of red wine, noticing the fond smile playing on

glanced at Sebastian’s phone, puzzled. “What are

put his

Lorenzo just stared.

at his

else could make Sebastian grin like

a look. Macro backed down, “Okay, okay, I’m shutting up. I have

it out. Sebastian’s protectiveness over Stephanie was

up, and she

just because of that, Sebastian got all bent out of shape

trying to steal his sister.

sister around sometime?” Sebastian

Macro was speechless.

pick up that

brought her around, people would think

had happened before,

so why was his

and looked super cute. His sister? Short hair, in the army, strong as

isn’t

sister is the pretty one!‘

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a real looker, especially since she left

the photo Elliot had sent

back: “What’s she doing?”

Elliot: “Eavesdropping!”

“On who?”

“The Harts.”

Sebastian was speechless.

did she pick up

she wanted to know something, couldn’t he get the

at the hospital…

in the

staring at her, and Olivia’s heart was

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