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Chapter 261

Autor: River Fish
Phoebe hadn't expected to get caught so quickly. Her first instinct was to worry about whether Gideon would overthink it. She couldn't help stealing a glance at him, and only relaxed when she saw him looking perfectly neutral.

But on second thought, she sensed something amiss. "I didn't run into Connor."

She had only gotten a phone call from him.

Gideon said, "You were both outside the mall. He was in his car; you were at the entrance of the cafe."

He had managed to dig up that level of detail. Still, Phoebe now understood why Connor had suddenly felt the urge to call and "check in" on Flynn. She figured that he had probably spotted her with Malcolm, which had jogged his memory about Flynn.

Phoebe had been unaware at the time and thought that Connor had finally grown a conscience. It turned out that she had read too much into it. The realization left a nasty taste in her mouth, like she had swallowed a fly.

Gideon had been quietly watching her. Her focus seemed to drift whenever
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