Chapter 2000

After unsuccessful attempts to reach her daughter, Tessa racked her brain and remembered a classmate Ivy used to mention from time to time.

Ivy was always a bit of a loner, and in all the years Tessa had known her, she couldn’t recall her ever bringing home any friends.

There was, however, this one classmate Ivy had mentioned a few times, someone Tessa suspected might have actually been close to her daughter.

Hurrying to Ivy’s room, which was left in a bit of a mess since Ivy had dashed off in a hurry, Tessa rummaged through her belongings and found an old yearbook hidden beneath a locker.

Ivy had only gotten her first cell phone after college graduation, so Tessa was certain all her old contacts would be scribbled in that yearbook.

It took a while, but Tessa finally found the classmate’s number and dialed, “Hello?”

on the other end was a mix of

can you put her on the phone?” Tessa’s tone was more of a demand

her, often siding with her half–sister to bully her. The classmate’s tone

impossible! You’re her only friend. If she’s not with you, then who is

family homestead, felt a wave of empathy for Ivy, thus getting a sicker feeling for Tessa, “You can’t even take

hung up the phone and promptly blocked Tessa’s

classmate sent her a quick text: [Your mom called me. She seems to be

the call from Tessa, Ivy sensed something

Tessa was plotting, Ivy knew it couldn’t

Ivy’s classmate, Tessa

she had seen online. She pulled out her smartphone, searching for a photo, but all

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