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Laura thought she'd misheard. She faltered in her rummaging and only whirled around when she heard her name a second time. When she saw Phoebe, her face turned ashen. It was like she'd seen a ghost.She yelped in shock and fell back.Phoebe grabbed Laura's wrist and tugged her back. She looked around the wardrobe and found that about a third of the clothes that used to fill the room to the brim had gone missing.She rarely bought clothes for herself. To keep her from embarrassing him at family gatherings, Connor used to have the women's line from the brands he wore send over batches of everyday pieces. That was why the wardrobe had been so full.Phoebe looked away from the clothes and at Laura. "What were you doing?"It had been a long time since Laura had seen Phoebe. She didn't know how to react for a moment. Getting caught red-handed was also too awkward for words. She stammered, "M-Mrs. Russell, it's been so long since you were last back that your room has become dusty. I came

Laura was close to being scared out of her wits. She stammered, "M-Mrs. Russell… S-She said that she wasn't coming back anymore…"Connor's expression turned steely.Once again, Laura felt the air thicken with tension. This was seriously the first time she'd seen Connor like this."She sounded like she meant it." She lowered her head, suppressing her fear as she said, "I don't know what's gotten into her."Connor clenched his fists. He had no idea what was wrong with Phoebe, either!Every time she had kicked up a fuss about this in the past, she would come crawling back in a day or two. There had never been any exceptions, so why was this time different?Connor didn't actually care about Phoebe. He was just shocked by how she had suddenly slapped him and bitten him in the car earlier.For the first time, he felt the urge to know her thoughts. However, she had gotten out of the car and left him hanging.When Phoebe had yanked the handbrake and cranked the steering wheel, her acti