Chapter 199
Chapter 199
“From the moment you skipped Mom’s three-year memorial a few days ago because of Luna, I was completely done with you.
“You went off traveling while Grandma was hospitalized. Mr. Sinclair even reminded you, and what did
you
do p>
Her lips curled with sharper frost. “Luna said a few words and suddenly you doubted whether Grandma was even sick, as if we were lying to you.
“But I remember Irene clearly called Hector, so why did he act like he knew nothing? Shouldn’t you be asking your precious sister what really happened?
“And on Mom’s anniversary that day-why did Luna suddenly take a fall? Not earlier, not later, but right at that
moment.
“Think about it carefully with that squeezed little brain of yours. What was her intention p>
With that, Autumn turned and pulled Keith away.
She’d said enough—if they still couldn’t figure it out, then they were truly beyond saving.
Keith glanced down at the hand she was holding. The corner of his mouth tugged upward in the faintest smile.
When they returned to the private room, everyone but Simon was still there, deep in conversation.
The moment they walked in hand in hand, the chatter stopped, all eyes drawn to their clasped hands.
Autumn arched a brow, her pretty eyes sweeping the room. “What were you talking about? The second we came in, you all went silent. Don’t tell me you were gossiping about us p>
It sounded like a joke, but Ryan and Grant felt a pang of guilt-they had, in fact, been talking about her.
Even Jasmine quickly turned her face away, not daring to meet Autumn’s eyes. Clearly, she’d said plenty too.
Autumn’s gaze skimmed over the three of them, her lips curving into a sly smile. “Well, it seems you all enjoy talking behind people’s backs. Come on then, tell me, what exactly were you saying about me p>
She pulled Keith down beside her into her seat. She tried to slip her hand free a few times, but when she couldn’t, she let it be.
The three avoided her eyes, faces turned away, clearly unwilling to engage.
Just then, two police officers walked in. The moment Jasmine saw them, her whole body trembled.
Instinctively, she grabbed Luna’s hand as if clinging to her last lifeline.
So, the girl was right after all-real police had actually shown up. Weren’t outsiders supposed to be kept out without a reservation?
Then how did these two officers get in?
Luna winced from Jasmine’s tight grip on her hand, frowning with displeasure, though she said nothing.
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Jasmine, on the other hand, had gone pale, her voice trembling as she whispered to Luna, “Luna, Autumn really called the police. What do we do? I don’t want to go to jail p>
Her mother was already hounding her for money, and if she really ended up behind bars, her parents would never bail her out. They’d only scold her for being useless.
The sight of the police had sent her into a panic-she was on the verge of tears.
Luna patted her hand lightly, offering comfort. “Don’t panic. Just wait and see p>
Though she spoke calmly, inside she wasn’t so sure. This was Keith Sinclair’s territory-without his permission, the police would never have made it inside.
It seemed Keith truly wasn’t ordinary when it came to Autumn.
The two officers held up their badges first, then asked, “Who placed the call p>
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