He commanded coldly.
I took a deep breath and slowly raised my head.
His eyes flashed with surprise, quickly
regaining composure.
“What’s your name?”
“Brother Jake, my name is Lily Xu.”
I smiled ingratiatingly.
I thought he’d discovered something, but he
left without saying anything.
That night, Wang barged in while I was
showering, and I barely covered myself with a
towel.
L
“Sorry, sorry, didn’t know you were
showering.”
He apologized, but his eyes lingered on me.
“Xiaoxu, you have such a great figure. So fair
and smooth, heh heh.”
I knew it was Jake. A face can be changed, but a physique is harder to alter. Luckily, the scars Quintin gave me were removed during the surgery.
The next day, Jake asked many questions
about my identity. His suspicion finally eased.
But as I went out,
“Sarah.”
He was still testing me. I didn’t stop.
He finally relaxed. With my ruthlessness and drive, I quickly became his confidante.
After gathering all the information, I sent the
く
first message.
That night, there was a barrage of gunfire
and screams. Everyone was arrested.
Only Jake disappeared. I remembered Quintin
saying Jake loved studying secret passages. With the help of police dogs, we found him. Seeing me with the police, his eyes blazed with fury.
“Lily, you betrayed me. What did they give
you?”
I didn’t say anything. The year of suppressed anger finally released.
The police station was abuzz with Jake’s
arrest. The Lieutenant, who was supposed to
meet me, wasn’t there.
“Sister Sarah… no, Sister Lily, I’m sorry, the
Lieutenant found new leads and went to the
<
interrogation room.
“He asked me to tell you to wait for him in
the office.”
After a year, I looked around the office.
Passing the interrogation room, I glimpsed a
familiar face.
Quintin. Why was he here? No wonder the
Lieutenant left me to see him.
The Qin family was rich enough; why would
he risk getting involved?
Despite the shock and questions, I didn’t ask. “Mr. Qin, if you need anything else, I’ll
contact you. Please don’t leave City A.”
The Lieutenant let Quintin out before I could
react.
I turned, my back stiff, as if a gaze was fixed
on me.
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I relaxed when the Lieutenant returned.
Facing Quintin brought back forgotten
memories.
