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"I am. How did you know me?" Kelly asked, surprised.
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The butler weed her inside. "The new owner bought this ce intending to surprise you for your birthday, but you hadn''te back."
He led Kelly through the familiar yard. It was mostly unchanged, except for the crabapple tree in the corner that seemed freshly nted.
"There used to be an old crabapple tree here. It was cut down by the previous owner, but the new master restored it based on old photographs," exined the butler, smiling.
Kelly felt a wave of nostalgia as she looked at the crabapple tree.
As a child, she loved watching ants under the crabapple tree at her grandparents'' house.
When she was eight, she had posed under that crabapple tree in a princess dress for a photo.
Fortunately, those photos had been moved to the house she had bought with Eric when they got married, so they had not been lost in the fire. But now, they were tucked away in the basement by Regina.
"The inside hasn''t changed much since the previous owner rarely visited. The new owner tried to restore it as much as possible," the butler continued warmly.
Kelly walked into the living room. There were not many of these old buildings left in Seaville and the ones that were preserved held significant cultural value.
Her house, located in the center of this street, was already valued at over 100 million six years ago.
Back then, just after she and Eric had gotten married, Eric had the property appraised and mentioned it was worth over 100 million ...
At that time, Kelly had not really cared about the valuation or considered selling her childhood home.
She had often told Eric how much the house, filled with her childhood memories, meant to her.
Yet, after her ident, to her dismay, Eric went ahead and sold the house.
Whether he wanted to or not, he had not fought to preserve the things she cherished.
He had given in too easily.
On the living room shelf, there was a photograph of Kelly and Zev, taken against
the backdrop of a sunrise at the beach during a recent trip abroad.
Kelly paused, looking at the photograph, her gaze then shifting to the butler.
Sinceing back from that trip, Zev had vanished. When had this photo been ced here?
"This photo...
"Mr. Lockhart instructed me to frame it and set it here," the butler exined. The photograph was intended as a gift from Zev to Kelly, yet he had never returned to give it in person.
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"Thank you. I would like some time alone, please, Kelly said to the butler, managing a smile though her eyes were welling up with tears.
After Eric sold the house, Kelly had thought about buying it back, but the new owner was a wealthy businessman from overseas who did not need the money and was not interested in selling.
She did not know how Zev had managed to buy the house back, but it moved her deeply.
Zev had always remembered what was important to her.
He always knew what she wanted.
Seated on the sofa, Kelly let herself cry.
In the home where she had grown up, now all that was left were her memories.
The price of growing up, Kelly realized, was learning how to let go.
You lose things and somehow, you''re supposed to keep moving forward.
After her grandparents passed away, Kelly felt as if her childhood had officially ended. Thankfully, she was cushioned by the love of her parents, maintaining that sense of aplete family unit.
Raised in a nurturing environment, she was the cherished daughter of two intellectuals, with both of her parents serving as civil servants, while her grandparents had been university professors and artists. Her life, mapped out from birth, promised stability.
Before her ordeal in Solmaris, Kelly had envisioned a simple, stable life: finding a loving husband, starting a family, and dedicating herself to medicine.
However, that was all before she became embroiled in a calcted conspiracy against medical workers, which changed everything.
Trapped in Solmaris for five years, she returned, only to discover her partner had remarried and her parents were tragically gone.
The toll it took on her was immeasurable.
If not for Zev...
Sometimes, Kelly thought that maybe the universe, realizing it had been too harsh on her, brought Zev into her life topensate for all her losses and heartaches. Her phone buzzed about 15 minutester, pulling her from her thoughts. It was an overseas call.
Kelly''s heart tightened as she nervously answered the phone.
"Kelly, this is the Jericho police. The investigation into your husband''s death has concluded, and we''re ready to return his personal belongings. Would you prefer to collect them yourself, or should we ship them to you?" the voice on the other line inquired.
Her heart tightened at the mention of Zev''s belongings-items like his watch and phone, rem.. presence.
..s of his
"I''ll arrange for someone to collect them, thank you," Kelly responded, trying to keep her voice steady.
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After hanging up, Kelly''s mind drifted. Then, the back door creaked.
Click, the back door creaked.
Kelly rose swiftly and approached the door.
"Shh!"
Just as Kelly neared the back door, a hand covered her mouth.
"It''s me." It was Cecil.
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Kelly let out a breath of relief, her eyebrows knitting together. "Why must you always sneak up like that?"
"Do you think I prefer it?" Cecil did not let go of Kelly, continuing to speak. "Don''t
use your phone to make or answer calls; it''s likely being monitored."
Kelly nced at her phone, then nodded in agreement.
Indeed.
"Zev..." Kelly''s concern for Zev was palpable. Was he hurt? Why had he neither returned nor contacted her for so long?
"He''s unable to escape right now. If he does make it out alive, Patrick will be desperate. Then, you and anyone connected to Patrick''s dealings will be in jeopardy. He won''t hesitate to wipe out everyone, even if it means fleeing Seaville," Cecil reassured her.
Zev was not going to die, a bit of suffering was inevitable.
His dy in escaping was because the timing was not right yet; the evidence needed was still iplete.
"I''m without a ce to stay temporarily. He asked me to stay here ... " Cecil looked at Kelly, gauging her reaction.
"You''re free to stay as needed," Kelly said with a nce at Cecil. "Can you let go now?"
Cecil smiled and then let her go. "Just so you know, if Zev doesn''t make it, you should be with me."
Kelly furrowed her brow, recognizing the depth of the role Cecil had assumed after years as a terrorist. "Want to try calling him?" Cecil raised an eyebrow, a cigarette dangling unlit from his lips.
Surprise flickered in Kelly''s eyes. "He can talk on the phone?"
"Your phone might bepromised, but mine is secure. Consider how many of my people are around him. He can''t make it back, can''tmunicate openly, but he''s rtively free, albeit gets roughed up asionally," Cecil imed boastfully. “And where is he exactly? Is it that difficult to escape?" Kelly pressed for details, anxious tomunicate
with Zev.
"Ever heard of the tel fraud zone in Rianorth? Even a special forces brigade would strugg alone Zev," Cecil exined.
It was a haven for real weapons and ammunition.
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"Where do you think all of Patrick''s funds have been going over the years? Where
do you think all the shady dealings of Seaville converge? Supporting armed
factions is just a piece of it. The scale of this man''s
operations is beyond your wildest thoughts."
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