Chapter 265 Just A Dream

Eight years ago, Hulbury was nothing more than a rundown city, with the streets filled with hooligans and troublemakers of all kinds.

There were no witnesses to the event back then, nor was there any surveillance footage.

However, Eric never stopped searching over the past eight years.

He had sent her abroad. Besides her asthma, his purpose was to let her leave, forget everything, and start

anew.

“Ah-”

Vera let out a piercing scream that seemed to tear at her throat. When Eric walked into the ward, he saw Vera huddled in a corner, clutching her head and shivering. She looked as if she were in a daze.

“Eric… Eric, where are you?”

Vera’s voice trembled.

Eric half-squatted in front of her, gently cradling her in his arms. “It’s okay now.”

His voice seemed to bring her warmth, stabilizing Vera’s emotions considerably. She could smell the faint scent of tobacco on him, and her hand tightened around his waist. “Z-Eric… I just had a terrifying nightmare. I was so scared… I dreamt that I was covered in blood. It hurt so much… I went looking for you, but… no matter how hard I searched, I couldn’t find you. The director said… you don’t want me anymore.”

“It was just a dream. It isn’t real.” Eric pulled back the curtains beside her, and light began to filter in. “It’s dawn now. I have completed the discharge procedures. It’s time to take you home.”

Vera was trembling, clutching Eric’s shirt at the chest. “But the dream was so real. It was terrifying.”

Eric gently stroked her hair, comforting Vera, who was trembling uncontrollably in his arms.

By the time Vera had calmed down, she wasn’t as pale as before. She quietly held Eric’s hand, and together, they walked out of the hospital.

As she sat in the passenger seat, Eric helped her fasten her seatbelt. The car then smoothly made its way back to Euphoria Condominium.

Eric meticulously cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground. After a tiring night, he only managed to sleep for four hours before heading to the office again.

Sharon was still in the hospital undergoing chemotherapy, so no one was at home to take care of Vera.

to take her to

that Vera was not present, which

for an

with Vera, had both become two missing persons.

the successor For her, studying was just an additional task, let alone the fact that she was a gifted student,

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from her rele

Even if she did, the only other thing she was good at was

Benjamin and Jason had planned out the potential topics that

exam for

when it came to examinations. With his help, achieving

university entrance exam might indeed be her,

were unusually calm. Soon, the entrance

knew about her upcoming exam. Besides

at Petalburg High School happened to coincide with Eileen’s exam time.

to

the exam slot by none other than Gideon himself.

had gotten to know him by chance

she hadn’t submitted anything in that competition, she wouldn’t have

rigorous admission process than other schools. It was not a place just anyone could

drove her to the

handed over another can of milk. “Eileen, do your best! After your exams, we’ll come to pick you up, and in

rested his hand on the car window and waved at her. “Segunda, no matter how you do on the test, Ben and I are certain that you’ll be the top scorer in the liberal arts and science department this year. The mayor will personally present you with the award, so do your best!” After saying this, he made a cheering gesture

say. All he could manage

turned around and headed for the examination hall, where she

the drawing paper, she tried her best to calm her mind and started moving the

first time she was formally testing her skills. To say she wasn’t nervous would be a lie.

loved painting since she was a child, but for some

only sneak off to

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together with Jasper, no one stopped her anymore.

being the top scorer in the liberal arts and science department in Hulbury, what

hours sketching,

exam ended, a considerable amount of

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