Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 482

Chapter 482

About five minutes had passed before Neil came out from the living room, his brows furrowed in consternation.

He apparently hadn’t found Russel, which was concerning, but even more troubling was the thought that he may not have found any strange man either.

“Did you find anyone?” I asked anxiously. The worst-case scenario was Neil not finding anyone at all. What would I do if I found the man after Neil left?

I had a strong intuition that someone had indeed entered the house.

However, Neil couldn’t possibly conduct a thorough search. If Russel really was here, as Neil suggested, he wouldn’t have hidden.

“No, Russel isn’t here. Why are you so nervous?” Neil asked, puzzled.

“I…” I wanted to tell him about the fugitive murderer in the neighborhood, but I was worried that it might not be appropriate, especially since I had invited him in to have a cup of coffee and search for the living room. My intention was clear.

What if Neil thought I was trying to endanger him.

I was alone with two children at home, and the consequences would be unthinkable if something happened. Even if Neil accused me of having bad intentions, I had to say.

“Norah isn’t home today. She called me in the evening to say that there was a…..” I was midway through my sentence when Neil’s phone rang.

I instinctively shut my mouth as he glanced at the caller ID and signaled with his eyes that he needed to answer the call.

From the conversation, it seemed like Karina was on the line. Hiram had sneaked out again, and she couldn’t find him.

be out alone late at night. For

situation, but Neil left in a hurry,

clear how concerned he was for

there was a police station nearby, I planned

home with two police officers. Given the situation involving a fugitive murderer, they were very cautious and thorough, searching the entire house. Strangely, they found no one.

embarrassed, wondering if I was being overly suspicious and wasting police

check all the doors and windows, and have some self-defense

“Okay,

two officers said goodbye and drove away in

asleep. I carried them to

“Crash!”

glass shattering. It

ran down my spine. Despite the sweltering heat, I felt a cold shiver down my

and ran out, quickly shutting the bathroom door behind me. But it couldn’t be locked from the outside, so I

the bedroom door from

and weren’t discovered. Now it

on the vanity. I

and closing, and things being ransacked. It seemed like the intruder was looking for valuables. My heart pounded in my chest. If he was just after money,

“Woof, woof, woof!”

aggressive. My heart settled a bit, knowing that we had a fairly large dog

barking was coming from the yard. I could see Daisy if I opened the window, but the window

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