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Chapter 61: Infectious joy

Author: Marvel
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Our eyes snapped towards the living room as we instantly turned alert.

"What was that?" I asked, immediately dropping the knife on the counter and turning to him.

He frowned, concern etching his face. "Sounds like something broke."

He replied and strode towards the living room, his long strides eating up the distance. I followed closely behind, darting my eyes across the whole place.

There was no sight of Miss Ross anywhere, so who would have broken something?

"Miss Ross..." I hollered, and my voice echoed, shattering the silence.

As we entered the living room, I gasped at the sight before us. The vase that had sat on the coffee table lay shattered on the floor, its fragments scattered everywhere.

"Who could have...?" I trailed off, my eyes scanning the room. Then I noticed that even the table linen was rumpled, the edges almost falling off the table.

"How did this fall on its own?" I mused, returning my gaze to the shattered fragments beneath me.

Without a word, Mr.
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