In The Smoke-Filled Room
“I have a safehouse outside the city. It’s remote,
off the grid. We’ll go there.
The atmosphere in Clyde’s apartment had shifted. As Clyde, Violet, and Olivia sat in the living
room after Eva’s departure, the tension began to dissolve, replaced by a quiet anticipation.
Olivia, though still pale, finally mustered the courage to speak.
“Clyde,” Olivia began softly, her voice trembling, “there’s something I’ve been trying to tell you…
something I was about to say the day I was kidnapped.”
Clyde turned to her, his brows furrowed in concern. “What is it, Olivia?”
Olivia reached into her pocket, pulling out a small, old watch. The silver piece gleamed faintly in
the dim light of the room. She hand
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