Bill leaned up against the school bus and dialed Anna’s number. He remembered it because he had stolen Peace’s phone before.

It took Anna a long while to answer the phone. She left the auditorium quietly through the side door. After pressing the answer button, she lowered her voice and asked, “Hello?

“The bus has a brake issue. Tell them to change buses.”

The moment she heard it, Anna tensed up and became terrified. Before she could ask who that was, Bill hung up the phone. Her mind kept replaying the straightforward but shocking message. It wasn’t until a minute later that she called back immediately, only to find that she couldn’t get through.

Just as Anna was about to return to the auditorium, she noticed the doors had been opened. And people rushed out of the jammed doorway. Immediately after that, Anna became alarmed and dashed toward the underground parking lot.

She instantly stopped in front of the bus owned by Birmingham High School. The last students were just getting on the bus at that point. Anna slammed the door shut and asked the driver to get out because she thought she had no time to explain to him what happened.

“What’s the matter with this woman?” The driver asked, frowning as he slowly began the engine.

Tammy, who heard the noise, looked out the window and exclaimed, “Stop the car!”

The driver had no choice but to stop, Tammy jumped out of the car as 476 The White Lie soon as the door opened.

“Brake!” Anna yanked the driver out of the driver’s seat, panting.

The driver was startled after checking the brakes suspiciously. “Dear God!” he exclaimed. After coming back to his senses, he asked Anna, “How did you know there was a problem with the brakes?”

Anna didn’t have time to explain, so she ignored him. She called the police first and hung up before saying, “I’ll explain this to the police.”

For three days, Birmingham had been raining nonstop, and the air was extremely humid.

When Anna woke up in the bedroom, she heard the sound of raindrops outside the window. Frowning slightly, she opened the curtains and looked out.

it was night. Somehow, as she looked up at the dark sky,

a shower, she entered the dining room and saw Wayne and Matthew reading the Financial Times. Tammy then walked downstairs in her school uniform. When she noticed the

up at her and

eyes “I heard he was helping police catch criminals abroad. Is this mission over?”

flipped over the paper, seemingly unconcerned about the situation. What surprised Anna was that Ryan had not told her of this but had instead told Wayne. 476 The White

after you finish your breakfast,” she said and snatched the

skimmed their lips immediately

time later with her schoolbag, saying, “Let the driver take me to school earlier today. You don’t have to

to change her shoes.

take the umbrella “Tammy, you don’t have to go to school for a while,”

grasp, and the umbrella thudded to the floor. Upset, she stood at the front door and looked over at

company after returning from the police station with Anna. Tammy refused and even got mad at him. She assumed Wayne wouldn’t bring it up,

was so angry. However, as she turned around, she She

to school? Why didn’t you wait for me? You know I’m going

Tammy said with a smile after a

uniform made her feel safe. They then walked to the dining table 476 The

in a soaked uniform, Ryan walked into the dining

baffled as to why

appeared to be hungry

had a chance to tell her yet,” Wayne said calmly, setting his bowl

to tell me about taking a break from school to

on a study tour to the US. New York University has recently begun recruiting students in England for a

eyes widened as she exclaimed, “Huh? Attend college? But I’m not yet

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