Chapter 21
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Before reaching the airport, Patricia suddenly called.
Timothy stared at Patricia’s name on the screen, irritably swiping the answer button.
“What is it?”
“Timothy, I know where Shirley is!”
“But… could you come to my place first? I’m afraid it’s too complicated to explain over the phone.”
His grip on the phone tightened abruptly. Timothy turned and grabbed his car keys.
“Twenty minutes.”
The Campbell manor’s lights were piercing through the night.
Timothy had barely stepped onto the porch when Patricia threw herself into his arms, her perfume making him instinctively wrinkle his nose.
“What exactly is this about Shirley’s whereabouts you mentioned?”
He subtly stepped back from her.
“Don’t rush me.”
“Actually… I had a friend look into it. She’s in the Netherlands now, getting close with some man.”
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Timothy’s heart raced inexplicably at those words.
Netherlands was exactly where the detective had pinpointed. But who was this “man” Patricia mentioned? A friend? Someone new?
Countless questions swirled in his mind.
He seized Patricia’s wrist, his grip so tight she cried out in pain.
“Where exactly? Do you know?”
“Timothy, what are you doing? You’re hurting me!”
Patricia’s eyes reddened, tears rolling down in large drops.
“I only told you because I was worried-”
“The address!”
Timothy’s bellow made the crystal chandelier tremble.
“What’s the rush to find her?“:
“Are you messing with me?” Timothy’s voice was cold as ice.
Patricia’s tearful challenge. “You’re so harsh now–do you even love me anymore?”
She sobbed her way closer. “Timothy, dare you claim Shirley isn’t in your heart?!”
Met with silence, Patricia shoved him hysterically.
“Say something! Guilty conscience got your tongue?”
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“You’re married, but his heart remains with me. Have you considered divorce?”
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