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Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy’s expressions turning grave at the words.
“Either every time he committed a crime, he’d cover his tracks, leaving not a single clue. But that doesn’t look like what a typical desperado or high–level hitman could normally do.”
With his long, lean fingers stroking his jaw, Aaron analyzed in a calm manner, “Which leads me to believe he’s a hired gun from overseas.”
“If that’s the case, tracking him down just got a lot tougher. The guy probably vanished right after the job, might’ve already fled the country under a fake ID,” Thaddeus‘ eyes darkened with concern.
“Didn’t Lily catch a glimpse of his face? We could have her come down to the station tomorrow, try to sketch out a face from her memory. I can get one of the best profile artists from the state to come over and draw a composite.”
A sharp glint flashed in Aaron’s eyes, “With a portrait, we might just dredge up more leads. We can’t drag our feet on this; memories fade, and the sketch could end up all wrong. We need it fresh.”
Evadne and Thaddeus exchanged a glance, about to interject, when a sweet yet steady voice came from
behind them.
remember what he looks like.”
up. As Marilla, her slender form descending the staircase gracefully, came into view, his heart skipped
rose hastily from the couch, feeling a sudden rush
lit up with realization, “Right, Marilla
hurried over to Marilla, wrapping an arm around her shoulders with gentle concern, “Marilla, we’ll reach out to Lily tomorrow and let her
on the surface, was grappling with the trauma of the incident and the heartache of her split from
day’s horror. How could they possibly make her relive that pain, risking further harm to her already fragile
husky as he looked deeply into her eyes, “Your well–being, healthy
I
Marilla shook her head gently with resolve in her eyes, “I’m fine now. All I want is to help you catch this man as possible as I can. Besides, I also want that man caught, and want to uncover the sinister plot behind all this. To find out who’s
Jareth.”
kept the details from her, yet
she spoke of Jareth, clearly still deeply in love. He could tell she
in his voice, “Marilla, your
time.” Marilla cut him off immediately, forcing a small smile, “He’s always looked after me, indulged me, sacrificed for me. I want to do what I can before I
harbored no thoughts of taking advantage; there was no joy in the opportunity. He was simply worried
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turmoil and took her hand, pressing it to his chest in silent
presence exuding a potent
Marilla looked up with her delicate, alabaster face.
and sister–in–law bring you,” Aaron’s heart softened, the urge to caress her head almost overpowering but he resisted, his hands clenching tight secretly by his sides, veins
I can draw him,” Marilla’s lips parted slightly.
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