Caden Lockwood stared at the oil lamp without speaking, the scattered glimmer of tears in his eyes looked even more desolate under the faint light.

"If you leave Evelyn Morgan, would she really be safe?" Julian Keaton retorted, "Caden Lockwood, from the moment you decided to be with Evelyn Morgan, you should have known the path you both were to take would be a rough one. Now, so many people know how deeply you cherish her, you can’t back out anymore. Once you do, she’ll face even greater danger."

"How could I not know?" Caden Lockwood lowered his gaze, "I just... don’t know how to face her, those things I’ve concealed from her, those things I can’t tell her, yet one day, she will know." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Julian Keaton patted Caden Lockwood’s shoulder and comforted, "Yvonne Rhodes’s death wasn’t your fault."

After a pause, he spoke again: "But if something happens to Evelyn Morgan, you’ll regret it and suffer for the rest of your life."

Caden Lockwood looked at Julian Keaton, a sharp pain arose in his heart, as if a thousand troops were crashing down, crushing all his confidence, arrogance, and pride.

He had tried very hard to make life safe and happy.

Yet, inevitably, complications always arose.

He was not a god, nor did he have superpowers. He didn’t know if he could truly protect Evelyn Morgan.

If he didn’t pay attention, what he stands to lose would be Evelyn Morgan’s life.

That responsibility was too heavy, that consequence too bitter, he was afraid.

But Julian Keaton was right.

Even if he backed out now, it would already be too late.

Moreover, his heart simply wouldn’t allow him to retreat.

He could only keep moving forward, trying to find a solution to make life better.

"Think it over carefully, if you need help with anything, reach out to me anytime." Julian Keaton said softly, "If you have the chance, you should still go back and see her!"

"..."

"Even if you can’t explain things to Evelyn Morgan, at least your presence could bring her peace of mind. Cece pleaded with me, which must mean Evelyn is not doing well. After all, she is the one you forcibly acknowledged as my god-sister. I don’t want to see her sad!"

With those words, Julian Keaton gave Caden Lockwood one more deep look, then got up and left.

All the way back, Julian Keaton was pondering the issue of Yvonne Rhodes’s death.

Caden Lockwood said Yvonne Rhodes committed suicide by jumping off a building.

However, Julian Keaton couldn’t understand why Yvonne Rhodes chose to commit suicide at this time?

There must be a reason or a trigger, right?

Julian Keaton shook his head, deciding to leave these headache-inducing matters until he was clearer-headed in a couple of days, to analyze with Caden Lockwood and find some clues!

Upon returning to Cecilia Lynch’s house, Julian Keaton kept pressing the doorbell, but no one ever answered the door.

He called Cecilia Lynch, but it always went straight to voicemail.

A sudden wave of bad premonition surged in his heart, Julian Keaton immediately had the community security check the surveillance, discovering that Cecilia Lynch had left with a suitcase.

Julian Keaton immediately called the police, and after breaking in, the house was empty, with no sign of Cecilia Lynch.

In the wardrobe, Cecilia Lynch’s clothes were also gone.

On the table, there was only a letter, addressed to Julian Keaton personally.

Looking at those words, then at the empty wardrobe, Julian Keaton easily imagined what happened.

His hand holding the letter trembled, wishing it wasn’t what he imagined.

Cecilia Lynch must not disappear, must not leave.

He couldn’t bear it!

Taking out the letter paper, Cecilia Lynch’s notes came into view, seeing those familiar words, Julian Keaton’s heart was tightly twisted, and he couldn’t even catch his breath.

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