Skeletons in His Closet
"We've already formalized the agreement. Are you scared to go down there?"
He was most likely trying to provoke me. I wasn't going to fall for that. "Wait, I'll ask two people to come with me!"
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I asked Jane and another good friend, Monica Wright, to come along. With them by my side, I wasn't afraid anymore.
When Jane arrived at the house, she noticed that my face didn't look right. "Chloe, what happened to your face?"
I shook my head and said that it was nothing.
Realizing something, Jane regarded Zane coldly. Monica also reached the same understanding. She hugged me, gently patting my shoulder.