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Chapter 15

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~Charlotte

I held the blood-stained shirt out to Adam, my hands shaking. "I found this in the car," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. "It's covered in blood."

Adam's eyes widened as he took the shirt from me. For a moment, he was speechless. Then he took a deep breath and tried to regain his composure.

"I... I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for this," he said, but his voice betrayed his nervousness.

"My driver, Arthur... he had told me he had a minor altercation which led to some blows with the car vendor when he went to pick up the car. I'm sure he just forgot his shirt in the car."

I had difficulties believing Adam. He was acting so strangely? I looked at him, my eyes full of questions.

He must have seen the confusion on my face, then he took my hand and said, "It's okay. Go upstairs and get ready for dinner. I'll take care of this." His voice was calm, but I could tell he was shaken.

I hesitated for a moment, but then I nodded and headed up the stairs. I ha
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