as he turned the page.
I was about to float over to take a peek, but he quickly flipped to the back.
After reading it, he asked, “These symptoms–aren’t they usually linked to
pregnancy?”
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I nearly choked in shock. Even though he wasn’t talking about me, he knew I had always taken birth control.
Besides, with my poor circulation and chronic weakness, getting pregnant was never in the cards.
The doctor shook his head. “It’s been a hot summer. A lot of people are feeling off. I’ll prescribe some peppermint tea for Mrs. Hawthorne. She’ll reel better after finishing a box.”
Liam stared down at the report, lost in thought.
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Meanwhile, Nina, noticing the conversation between Liam and the doctor, felt uneasy.
After grabbing her prescription from the nurse, she hurried over to interrupt. “Liam, is there something wrong with me?”
The doctor repeated what he’d said earlier, and Nina finally relaxed:
Just then, Nina got a call from her parents inviting her back home for dinner, and Liam, noticing, said he would join her.
I floated into the car, following along.
Since Liam had come back, I couldn’t shake the feeling that he sensed something off about Nina.
A man as calculated and ambitious as him wouldn’t waste time without
reason.
This was Liam’s first time visiting the Dawsons‘ house.
My parents were thrilled, their voices dripping with flattery as they greeted him.
As they all sat in the living room, I was stuck within the invisible bounds that kept me tethered to Nina, unable to stray too far.
My mother held Nina’s hand, studying her, and softly asked, “Are you comfortable at the Hawthornes‘? Are you sleeping well?”
I couldn’t stand watching her fawn over Nina.
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My gaze drifted toward the old storage shed in the backyard.
That day, they sent all the house staff home, tricked me into that shed, an killed me, hiding my body in a freezer they’d prepared ahead of time.
I wanted to see if I was still there.
If only Liam would take me away from this place.
At that moment, my mother gave my father a look, and he quickly invited Liam to the study for tea and a game of chess.
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