Chapter 21

The more he thought about it, the more Frederick felt that something was off. After pondering for a while, he put down the perfume he was holding and turned to call Yuna.

At that moment, Yuna was busy sorting out packages with her mom. Seeing Frederick’s incoming call made her day. She answered jubilantly, “Freddie, you’re calling this late, missing me already?”

Ignoring her tease, Frederick cut directly to the chase, “Yuna, who have you been living with all these years? Where do you live?”

Caught off guard, Yuna replied, “I’ve been living at the casino with my parents!”

Frederick felt a shiver ran through his eyes upon hearing this.

Then, Zoe swiftly grabbed Yuna, hastily typing a reminder on her phone, “You’re supposed to be Marguerite, remember her place!”

Realizing her slip, Yuna nervously added, “But, I was living with my grandma in a rented place on Riverside Boulevard some years back.”

exactly on Riverside

She feared he’d find the

That was a no–go.

to no avail, “Freddie, I can’t remember. I had a high fever when I was little, messed up my memory a

cigar, “Last time I was at the casino, I

because she went missing then. I have no idea where she went. So, my parents

drag on his cigar, mulling over Yuna’s words. His silence made Yuna and Zoe anxious. Yuna shifted her eyes and added, “Freddie… I have a terrible headache, I can only remember so much. But I’m telling you the

sounded so sincere, even a

his assistant Chuck, “Look

know Riverside Boulevard is a well–known refugee reception area, at least ten blocks. How should

he slowly said, “Search block by block, question every

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