"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 did Ms.

but it was probably around

to recall what time Lucy left.

was nice today. Britney said that Lucy left around early

had already set, which meant that at least five or six hours had passed since then. Lucy

stood up shakily, but he suppressed his worries and asked Britney, "Do you know which garden

shook her head and added, "We only have one garden. Just go out the door

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

and Cillian had already made sure that there were no assassins in Charleston. Nobody here

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

a walk in

scenery and lost track of time. Yes,

while he called Lucy's

unavailable. Please try again later..." Unfortunately, Lucy had forgotten to charge her phone before leaving, so it was switched off. Despite Cillian's persistent efforts, he could not

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