my best to find her even if it's not fo

when he told me that I would have to take r

.

next

to disappear. The timing was just too perfect because it was so close to her upcoming wedding. The only source of comfort for me was my gut feeling that told me

ekeepers. The way her eyes lit up told me that she was pleasantly surprised to see that I had returned. Lauren must ha

ispered my name before

hat she was stepping out of her boundaries to greet me. Sometimes the harshness of the life that I've led made me forget t

ell?" I asked before sho

Miss Dahlia..." s

ble to greet me. A sudden idea sparked up in my mind and although it was a risky move, I didn't hav

outside in the garden?" I suggest

" she replied

changed at all from the last time that I had been there. The various statues of mythical creatures that I found s

ke to talk about?" Lauren asked and I could

action, but she did not pull her hands away. I still remembered vividly the various times that she had helped me out in the past whe

f this mansion had suddenly resigned or disappeared recently?" I

d before her eyes dar

looking for. She may not know something dir

ftly before applying a little pressure

..." she began

of this mansion suddenly decided to quit his job, how can

After a short moment of struggling with her own fears, Lauren let out a long s

long ago. He was working as one of the drivers her

..a dri

e. Also, I'll make sure to keep this little chat that we ha

." she whispered before l

ff of her chest, Lauren looked more at peace and

eya like you used to..

cause of that...that happened...you couldn't come home..." she said in a broken

it has to stop. You shouldn't feel guilty. What happened...was

ing before her hands flew to cover her face. I wished that I could comfort her properly, but I had bigger problems on my plate to deal with. A

ave you done

e cont