"Do you think the person we saw earlier was Winnie?" Jamie gripped his arm tightly. "I have to go back and check. The fire was so intense. What if she didn't make it out?" Even imagining it made her feel like she couldn't breathe.

Her sister had died in a fire.

What if Winnie was still alive but ended up perishing in the flames because of her negligence? How could Jamie ever forgive herself?

"Jamie, don't go back. The police have already sealed off the area," Ben said, stepping in to stop her.

"But if that was Winnie..."

"You said it yourself. You're not certain. So why risk your life for a possibility? Have you thought about what would happen to Charlie if something happened to you?" There was another thought Ben didn't voice. "What would happen to me if you were gone?" he muttered to himself.

Jamie stared at him, tears streaming down her face.

Heart aching, Ben pulled her into his arms. "I'll have my assistant help you look into it. Let's go home first."

Hearing the words "go home", Jamie felt a fleeting warmth in her heart, even though she had been resisting the idea moments earlier.

"Okay," she murmured.

What Jamie didn't notice was a van parked not far from the villa.

long, wavy hair cascading down her shoulders. Her face was striking and icy,

she

than Winnie, the

Winnie was no longer the same

let her go," a man sneered from

quickly

from the dead, you'd still be soft-hearted toward your sister? Is that what they call blood ties?" "I

But the fact remains that you didn't complete the task I gave you. That means no antidote

can't do this! You promised me!" Winnie's pupils contracted in panic as

"I promised you the antidote *if* you

the kind of loathing that nearly shattered

to hold

through the rearview

You know who controls your life now, so don't forget

his tone suddenly turning sharp.

trembled.

van pulled away, leaving no trace

at the passing scenery, Winnie's heart twisted in pain as she t seeing Jamie

find a way to tell

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