Elissa asked Raphael to go to sleep after a while because he had work the next day.

Softly, she told him, “You should sleep now.

I’ll just sit here for a little bit.”

Raphael refused to leave her alone, leaning against the headboard and holding her in his arms.

He gently patted her back, making her feel calmer by the second.

This time, she slept soundly through the rest of the night.

When morning came, Elissa woke up to an empty bed.

Raphael was not beside her.

She heard muffled voices coming from the living room, mentioning something about a deceased person and a third party, though she couldn’t make out the details.

Elissa quickly threw on some clothes and went out.

In the living room, several men in with badges stood conversing with Raphael.

When they noticed Elissa, one of them asked, “Is this their daughter?”

pale as

turned her gaze to Raphael for

moment, she couldn’t find

walked over, and put an arm around

gentle voice, he said, “There was a car

nor two others in

harsh, but he told her the

Elissa’s face turned ashen.

to process the news, her lips trembling

even made me

she suddenly

were the people in the other car my

only did Raphael fall silent, but the police officers

well-known celebrities, and a scandal like this

“Mrs. Jones, perhaps

woman had left behind a young

might end up in foster homes or

he won’t be living on the

Jones, please do think

it’s

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