“What about Rachel? Don’t you want to see her?” he insisted.

“I don’t want to, at least not for now.”

“Mark is awake, and the two elders feel guilty towards you. They also wish to see you.”

“I don’t want to see them,” Josie coldly rejected him, then left his lounge and him behind.

Upon reaching the ground floor, she looked back up at the top of the building.

Once upon a time, she felt that he was standing up there all alone and she should keep him company, but in the end, she found herself badly hurt from doing so.

Josie returned home and tried to sleep. However, Dexter’s words echoed repeatedly in her mind, preventing her from getting a good night’s rest. When she was rudely awakened the next day, she felt somewhat irritable.

It was a call from Charles, the newly appointed mayor of Wavery. He had invited her out for a meal.

As Charles was an influential contact her grandfather had given her, there was no reason to refuse. Moreover, she still had to rely on the police regarding Paul’s disappearance, so she agreed to the meeting.

with breakfast when she overheard the conversation.

slightly furrowed her brows but still agreed,

it was already noon. It was Charles’

entering the private room, Charles called for the waiter as he took a seat. “I’ve learned about the recent incident,” he said. “I know it’s been tough for you and it wasn’t

he brought up the topic, Josie made no comment in response

a while, the waiter finally came in. He was tall, dressed in a uniform, and wore a baseball cap on his head. He also wore a face mask, maintaining a low profile as he bowed his head

she said to Charles, “In the end, it was my failure in judging

were somewhat tinged with a hint of

two older than her, was admiring her at

was merely in her early twenties, yet she possessed

to Mallory, who was sitting next to him. “What are you planning next? Are you going

about the Olsen family, Josie understood what

Charles needed support, inevitably finding himself entangled in the web of

pursed her lips together. “May I refrain from

momentarily taken aback, but he continued, “Of course, let’s

had already buried her head in the menu for quite some time before she finally looked up to call the waiter. “Give us one seafood ceviche, one grilled

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