In the following days, Lucas messaged her daily, but there was still no news about Annie.

Aveline had been struggling with insomnia as well.

The video's hype had diminished somewhat but still lingered on the trending list.

One day, while Aveline was in her study drawing, her phone suddenly rang.

She glanced at the screen-it was an unfamiliar number.

She hesitated for a moment but decided to answer it, guessing that the person behind everything might finally be reaching out to her.

"Hello, who's this?" Aveline asked in a cold tone.

The voice on the other end was a processed electronic voice, making it impossible to discern the gender or emotion.

"Do you want to see Annie? She's with me."

Aveline immediately asked, "Who are you? Where is Annie?"

I'll kill her and frame Lucas for it. With the video still generating buzz, imagine how it would look if news broke

up. "Alright, I

no time and hung up

her phone, giving an address in a remote area on

of unease welled up

caller's warning still echoed

she let Lucas be falsely accused

her things

entered a restroom. After changing into a different set of clothes, she reemerged with a hat and a mask, making it harder

outskirts. When she arrived at the designated

moment but still decided

called out as she moved

high, eerily quiet, with

the door open and stood at the entrance; inside, it

out louder, but there

planning to venture further, she turned around to leave. However, the moment she turned,

she struently. A sharp, pungent smell filled her nostrils, and the drug quickly took effect, causing her consciousness to

she lost consciousness, she managed to catch a glimpse of the person's face,

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