"Lulu, it's time for dinner. Lulu..."

Cillian knocked on the door, but there was no response. His heart skipped a beat. Without any hesitation, he reached for the doorknob and pushed the door open.

Inside, he found a cluttered table with scattered draft papers and a lonely laptop sitting on top. Lucy was nowhere to be seen.

Cillian felt a pang of anxiety, but before he went into full panic mode, someone tugged at the hem of his clothes. He turned around and saw that it was a little girl with short hair.

He recognized her. It was the landlady's child who often stuck around Lucy. Britney stared at him with her large eyes as she said, "Sir, I forgot to tell you that Ms. Lucy went out to the garden.

"She saw that you were busy with work, so she didn't want to disturb you. She asked me to wait until you were finished with work to let you know so that you wouldn't worry too much."

Cillian did not bother addressing the fact that the kid called Lucy 'Ms. Lucy' but him 'sir.'

Hearing that Lucy went out for a walk eased his worries a bit, but after a while, he felt that something was not right.

and asked, "When

probably around noon. Maybe at one

child replied, tilting her head as she tried to recall what

was nice today. Britney said that Lucy left around early afternoon, which meant that she

set, which meant that at least five or six hours had passed since then. Lucy would not have been

her. Cillian stood up shakily, but he suppressed his worries and asked Britney, "Do you know which garden Ms. Lucy

Just go out the door and keep turning right. When you pass by a café, keep going

He grabbed his phone before informing Maggie and dashing out of the house, following the directions Britney gave him. While searching, Cillian constantly reassured himself, thinking,

in Charleston. Nobody here knew Lucy either, which was why

mention, Lucy was dead to the outside world. Who would go through

walk in the garden. Everything would

she got captivated by some beautiful scenery and lost track of time. Yes, that had to be

while he called

number you have dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later..." Unfortunately, Lucy had forgotten to charge her phone before leaving, so

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