NovelUpdateChapter 526: "You should get back to work, Uncle Waldo," Corrine said, rising to her feet and signaling her farewell.
Waldo watched her retreating figure, his lips parting slightly as if he wanted to say something. But in the end, he said nothing.
At Eternal Peace Cemetery of Lyhaton...
Nestled against the mountains and surrounded by water, the cemetery was believed to be a place of exceptional natural harmony and balance. Corrine eased her car into a parking space and stepped out, a bouquet of white tulips cradled in her arms.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHer memories of her mother, Kiley, had faded over time. Even the resentment she once held had dulled with the years. On Corrine's fifth birthday, Kiley had ended her life with a handful of pills. No final words. No goodbyes. She had vanished without a trace, leaving Corrine to navigate the world alone.
Her steps felt heavy as she approached her mother's tombstone. But as she drew near, she halted in surprise. A bouquet of white tulips had already been placed before the grave.
Most people believed Kiley loved all flowers without exception. But very few knew that white tulips had always been her favorite.
Corrine's heartbeat quickened as her brows knitted together. The wine poured in front of the grave hadn't dried yet. Whoever had been here had left only moments ago.
Her gaze instinctively swept her surroundings. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of movement—a shadow slipping away.
"Who's there?" she called out.
Raw file trail to: galnov☐☐Corrine bolted after the figure.
At the sound of her approaching footsteps, the person quickened their pace. By the tshe reached the road, all she could make out was the blur of a sleek, high-end sports car-a silver-gray Koenigsegg-racing past like a bolt of lightning.
The tinted window slid up just as she caught a fleeting glimpse of the driver. A man. His long, pale-golden hair catching the light, and his amber eyes, a striking blend of melancholy and menace.
His angelic features concealed a darkness, an eerie intensity that sent a shiver down her spine.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmInside the car, the man lingered for a moment, casting a long look at Corrine's strikingly beautiful face through the rearview mirror. A cryptic smile played on his lips.
Corrine stood frozen as the car vanished from sight, snapping out of her trance only once the silence settled around her again. She turned back toward her mother's gravestone, standing motionless until the numbness in her legs forced her to shift.
Before leaving, she reviewed the area's surveillance footage. But whoever he was, he possessed remarkable counter-surveillance skills-his movements evaded every camera with precision.
Had she not ctoday, she would have never known that gomeone Had vie visited her mother's grave.
As she drove back, her phone rang.
Nate's voice cthroughthe receiver, taut with concern. The m content is on novelenglish.net! "Where are you?"
"I'm..." Corrine started, but before she could finish, a sharp canhorn split the e air. A sickening crash followed.
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