Kyran’s eyes lit up. He hastily approached the police officer and moved so strongly that his abdomen twitched in pain. He let out a few coughs and asked with bloodshot eyes, “Where is she?”The police officer pointed at the lower right corner of the computer screen. “The woman that is taken away here, is that Miss McKinnon?”The front of the woman’s face could not be seen where the police officer was pointing, but her outfit coincided with what Deirdre had been wearing.Kyran clenched his fists tightly and said, “That’s right!”“We’re investigating in the right direction, then. If we can extract the main roads' surveillance footage and track the black sedan's whereabouts, we can find out where they have taken Miss McKinnon.” The police officer dialed the phone to retrieve more surveillance footage. A location was found at last. It was on a mountain nearby to Rivstate Road. There was an abandoned backyard, and the road to the mountain was steep, so it would be easy to cover up

Deirdre spoke softly as if she was sad. The woman pitied her even more. She kept her head lowered while she bandaged Deirdre’s hands and then said, “You can stay at my place for a while then. My son and daughter are working elsewhere anyhow, and I don’t have anyone to keep me company. You’re not going to eat much anyway, so we’ll just set the table for one more person. We’ll talk again when you remember who you can call.”“Thank you.” Deirdre was grateful. The woman waved her hand dismissively and said, “It’s fine”. Then, she prepared the room next to her and put up some warm sheets for Deirdre. “It’s cold under the mountain. Just make do with the current bed, and when the sun is out tomorrow, I’ll hang the blankets in the closet in the sun so I can add another layer of blanket for you.”“Sure.”The woman left after reminding Deirdre.Deirdre could not sleep. She heard Kyran’s voice as soon as she shut her eyes. She heard his promises, confession of love, and tender words for

The man’s mannerism was casual and carefree when the police inquired about the scene of the incident, but he became unprecedentedly angry when Deirdre was brought up. “That b*tch! She screwed me over! I almost died in that yard!”“Watch your words!” The detective knocked on the table and asked, “What do you mean by you almost died in the yard?”The man pointed at his head. “Can you see this? This serious wound is all her! She hit me with a brick, and I almost lost consciousness. I wouldn’t have made it to the next day if not for my good physique.”“Where is Deirdre?”“She got away!” The man was furious and sneered. “However, I saw with my own eyes when she ran and fell off a cliff. I didn’t even manage to reach out and grab her at the time. I suppose you can say that she deserves it for running despite being blind. If only she were to behave herself…”The man suddenly stopped speaking and smiled.The detective furrowed his eyebrows. “Behave herself and what? We found the ropes th

“Alright, thank you very much.”Hoyt wanted to say something but stopped himself. He wanted to say, “Don’t mention it”, but he did not manage to utter the words and ran home instead.He muttered as soon as he arrived at his house’s entrance, “Mother, where is our bicycle?”“What’s going on?”Madame Leigh walked out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron. “Where are you going with the bicycle when it’s almost night?”Hoyt said, “Don’t mind that. I have something to do at the market. Where’s the bicycle?”“It’s in the house. It’s going to rain heavily tonight, so I keep it indoors to prevent it from rusting.”Hoyt nodded and went for the bicycle.Madame Leigh said before he left, “Come home soon! Get your father at the village entrance too, while you’re there so he can come home for dinner earlier!”“Okay!”He rode the bicycle to the market in a rush. He crossed the village entrance and found his father standing at the front with two luxurious cars parked next to him.

Deirdre stuffed the coat into Hoyt’s hands and said calmly, “This is a gift from someone to me. However, I’m not planning on wearing it anymore because out of sight, out of mind. It would be great if you could handle it for me too. If you really think that it’s too much, you can take 70% of the sales profit and give the remaining 30% to Mrs. Cox.”Hoyt still wanted to decline, but Deirdre said, “Just think of it as a favor to me. Will that be alright?”Hoyt could not bring himself to decline again. He folded the coat and said softly, “However, I don’t want it. I’ll help you to sell it. You’re a girl and need some money. You can use it to buy stuff for yourself.”Deirdre smiled but did not comment further. She would figure out a way to get the money to Hoyt by then.Hoyt felt his heart racing as soon as he saw her smile. He lowered his head further instantly because he had never seen a woman with such a beautiful, gentle smile. The wounds on her face that were almost scabbing over