"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.

crouched down and asked, "When

sure, but it was probably around noon. Maybe at

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

left around early afternoon, which meant that she left around

set, which meant that at least five or six hours had passed

he suppressed his worries and asked Britney, "Do you know

the door and keep turning right. When you

the obedient child. He grabbed his phone before informing Maggie and dashing out of the house, following the directions Britney

and Cillian had already made sure that there were no assassins in

dead to the outside world. Who would go through so much trouble to harm a dead

just went for a walk in the garden.

got captivated by some beautiful scenery and lost track of time. Yes,

continued comforting himself while he called Lucy's new

currently unavailable. Please try again later..." Unfortunately, Lucy had forgotten to charge her phone before leaving, so it

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