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22. A Crucial Decision
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2024-10-29 19:42:56[Xavier]
"So what you are saying is...she has heard someone call her Rosamond and then she hears the same voice calling someone 'Leif'?" Jade inquired again. Xavier grunted an angry "Yes", to her query.
He had walked Erica to her hostel which did not go amiss by many students and staff's prying eyes. He went back to his office and called off the meeting to his family's surprise and Ava's annoyance and then called Jade, narrating to her whatever Erica had divulged. Jade, too, seemed thoughtful about it.
"So do you have any possible theory about this?" Xavier asked impatiently. Erica's blank stare and slumped shoulders were still etched in his brain, she looked like she had given up on something. As if him not believing her completely had made her believe that she might be delusional and Xavier loathed himself for it. Leikos was not comfortable with this situation as well.
"Look...I think I have one.
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