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The woman who had given Henry the cookies didn't leave, and Nancy continued to try to charm him. She said, "Let me treat you to a meal, Henry. Consider it a thank-you for helping me with my research topic."Her words were easy to misinterpret. Without any hesitation, Henry replied, "I can't say no when Professor Jenner asks."He made it clear that he was helping Shawn and not Nancy.The young woman who had handed Henry the cookies had initially felt insecure when she saw Nancy, but noticing his cool attitude toward Nancy made her perk up.Nancy, feeling the sting of Henry's dismissive behavior, instinctively said, "Henry, you—"But before she could finish speaking, he cut her off, saying, "If there's nothing else, I'm going to get going."With that, he turned to walk away.Suddenly, Nancy grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Henry, do you really hate me that much?"He turned back and replied coldly, "Yes."Nancy stood frozen for a moment, her eyes wide with disbelief as she looked a

Willow thought for a moment before replying, "Send me a text every ten minutes. If I don't reply, call the police."Talia was deeply worried but had no choice but to agree. "Okay."The two chatted for a while longer before ending the video call.At 5:00 pm, Willow sent Talia a text. "I'm heading out."Every few minutes, Willow sent an update.Talia, filled with anxiety, kept refreshing her phone.After 6:24 pm, the check-in messages from Willow stopped.Even after ten minutes, her text never came, so Talia called the police without any hesitation.But it was useless. They refused to take a report like hers seriously.​Frantic with concern, Talia dragged her exhausted body to the car and drove away from the Stewart residence.As she drove, she kept trying to reach Willow. The calls went through, but no one answered.As she drove on, another car suddenly blocked her path. She slammed on the brakes and continued her attempts to reach Willow.Still, there was no answer.Lookin

When the expected impact of the collision never came, Talia opened her eyes.Seeing that the path had been cleared, she gradually slowed her speed.Yet, just as she began to decelerate, she found herself facing a hut too close to react.With no time to turn the wheel, she stomped on the brakes, but the car's momentum carried it into the hut with a loud crash.A deafening thud echoed as everything went black before Talia's eyes. She felt herself teetering on the edge of consciousness.But fortunately, she wasn't hurt.Talia felt as if her entire being had been jolted to the core. Before she could even gather her thoughts, she heard her phone ringing from the gap it had fallen into in the car's interior.She leaned down, rummaging around with great effort. By the time her fingers finally brushed against the phone, the call had already disconnected.She assumed that it was Willow calling, but when she checked the screen, she was surprised to see Quentin's name.Just as Talia was

As Talia sat on the couch, she noticed Willow's hair was disheveled, her body bruised in multiple places, and blood on her lips. Even her fingernails were stained with blood.Talia couldn't bear to imagine what had happened or ask her directly. She just slowly reached out, cautiously touching Willow's hand."Willow," she called softly.Willow's body trembled at the cold touch on the back of her hand. When she looked toward Talia, her eyes failed to focus. As if she were seeing a stranger, she scrambled backward incessantly while mumbling, "No, don't come near me. Go away! Get away from me!"A sharp ache tightened in Talia's chest at the sight. She grasped Willow's hand tightly and gently reassured her, "Willow, it's me. It's Talia. Look at me, please. Look at me."Willow couldn't hear a single word Talia said. She shook her head frantically, covering her ears as tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.Talia pulled Willow into a tight embrace, gently patting her back as she a

But Talia thought that even if she just cursed Felix out or slapped him, at least she'd be standing up for Willow.Seeing her cry her heart out, Quentin felt a sharp pang of pity. He gathered her into his arms and tucked her head against his chest before gently soothing her, "Trust me. He will pay for what he did."Talia's body shook with rage. She yelled, "But even if he dies, it won't undo the fact that Willow has been assaulted!"Quentin gently ruffled her hair. His voice dropped to a soft murmur as he said, "I know, but trust me."As Talia listened to him, her emotions slowly started to calm. Finally, she responded with a barely audible hum.Once Quentin had finally calmed her down, he drove her back to Willow's apartment.As they approached the door, Willow's cries could be heard from inside.Lucas was in the room, holding Willow while constantly telling her, "It's over. Let's not torture ourselves anymore, okay?"Willow wouldn't listen to him. She just kept repeating, "Go