Jason gazed at her sternly. "Pierre will most definitely be enraged. We have Grandpa and Grandma to take care of here. If Pierre gets serious, we'll never leave Astoria. Even if we do, he's going to find us, and

he's going to kill us."

Linda stared down, sobbing. "I'm sorry, Jason."

"You're lucky Miss Yard and I noticed something was off right off the bat."

"D-Does she know I'm behind this, then? Jason, she's a cruel woman. If she knows I'm behind this, she's going to kill me!" Linda held his arm. "You have to help me, Jason!"

"We were planning on waiting until the culprit showed herself, but then you and Grandma came. Don't worry. I'll settle this. She won't find out it's you."

Linda felt relieved. "I don't want her to know I'm here, Jason. Can you keep this a secret? There's bad blood between us. She'll kill me if she knows I'm still here."

to know more, but since Linda didn't want to explain, he didn't ask further. She must have her own reasons. "You're my cousin. Of course I'll help you, but Linda, please don't take our grandparents' love for granted. They're too old for any trouble now. Come to me if you need anything.

"Thank you,

to sleep." He

That was close. I could

give her a call for some reason.

one welcoming him, as

"Where's Miss

what happened last night, so she's sleeping in." Pierre arched his eyebrow. He wanted Jason to know

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