Chapter 741

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

gaze snapped up. As Marilla, her slender form descending the staircase gracefully, came into view, his heart skipped

hastily from the couch, feeling a sudden rush

up with realization, “Right, Marilla had a

Lily tomorrow and let her do this. You don’t need to do anything or think about

the surface, was grappling with the trauma of the incident and

they possibly make her relive that

as he looked deeply into her eyes, “Your

I

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 pulling the strings behind the

Jareth.”

their chests, unspeakable sorrow welling up. They had kept the details from her, yet her keen mind had pieced together the story from their fragments

Marilla’s red eyes as she spoke of Jareth, clearly still deeply in love. He could tell she loved Jareth so much. There could be

surprise in his voice,

do something for him, one last time.” Marilla cut him off immediately, forcing a small smile, “He’s always looked after me,

he harbored no thoughts of taking advantage; there was no joy in the opportunity. He

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emotional turmoil and took her hand, pressing it to his chest in

Marilla, his presence exuding a potent masculinity.

Marilla looked up with her

help, Marilla. Tomorrow I’ll wait for you at the station. Have your brother 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

I can draw him,” Marilla’s lips

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