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chapter fifty four

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Chapter fifty four.

Evelyn's POV.

As we watched, something caught my eye, and I immediately exclaimed, "Rewind, rewind, rewind!" Alex looked at me curiously.

“Alex, rewind!”

Alex rewound the video, and it showed a man sitting beside Alex's father, smiling as they chatted about nothing in particular. My eyes darted to Alex, and I asked, "Who's this?"

He replied, "Lucas's father," and I relaxed, thinking he couldn't possibly be involved. "Hmm," I hummed.

Alex asked, "What? Don't tell me you are suspecting him?"

I replied, "Everyone's a suspect," but Alex shook his head.

"Not Lucas's dad. That man would put his life on the line for me."

I ignored Alex's protests and continued to zoom in on the video, trying to get a clearer view of the man.

"Why does he look familiar?" I mumbled to myself.

"There's no way you could possibly know him," Alex said, and I chuckled.

"Yeah, I get it, but I'm not mistaken – his face looks familiar. I think I've seen him somewhere, but where?" I played the
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