CHAPTER 16
Alicia skulked around like a thief. She followed Amanda's trail in secret, like a secret agent. Every now and then Alicia looked around, worried if anyone else had seen her behaving in such an unusual way.
So far, Alicia saw that Amanda was indeed going to the toilet. The girl had covered her clothes with a denim jacket, so she was conspicuous. The direction Amanda was walking was indeed to the public restroom in the dormitory. But from her walking position, Alicia could see that Amanda was busy playing with the cell phone in her hand. Every now and then Amanda looked down, looked at the phone screen, and then refocused on the road in front of her. Was Amanda texting someone?
Alicia was still walking behind Amanda with careful steps, when Amanda suddenly stopped.
Amanda let out a long breath, then put the cell phone in her jacket pocket. Alicia tried to hide out of sight, but her movements were too slow. Amanda turned around and raised one eyebrow as she looked at Alicia's panicked face. "What are you looking for, Alicia?" she asked to the point. "You followed me, didn't you?"
Suddenly, Alicia who had been following her turned nervous. Alicia was stunned. She didn't expect Amanda to notice her movements this quickly. Amanda would either misunderstand, thinking that Alicia was going to do something bad to her, or Amanda would think that Alicia was the real stalker.
Alicia cleared her throat and stuffed her hands into her skirt pockets before finally saying, "I, I'm going to..." Alicia suddenly realized something. "Hey! How do you know my name? We don't even know each other yet."
Alicia's high voice instantly echoed in the empty main hallway. There were only the two of them there. Their distance, estimated to be less than a meter, did not prevent Alicia from seeing Amanda's flat face that implied dislike with both hands folded on her chest. Amanda didn't seem to care about Alicia's question, she gave a short snort and spoke up again,
"What are you following me for?" Amanda changed the subject. She asked the question first, it should have been answered first.
Alicia shook her head quickly, she tried to refute. "I'm not following you. I'm just going to the restroom." Alicia pointed ahead. "The restroom is over there, isn't it?"
Amanda raised one eyebrow. "It turns out Elena was right," then smiled wryly. "You're a threat."
"What do you mean?" not accepting being labeled a threat so clearly by Amanda, Alicia inched closer and stared intently at her. "What do you mean by a threat? I'm not a criminal or anything like that, you can't just pass judgment like that!"
"Being a new student who is suddenly close to a detective and the son of the dormitory owner." Amanda chuckled in annoyance. "You think you're good, huh?!"
Alicia rounded her eyes. Now she realized that there were many things she didn't know in this dormitory. And the fact that Amanda was antipathetic to her was due to jealousy. Amanda didn't shy away for fear of being caught as the perpetrator. But is Amanda not James' killer?
"I didn't intend to," Alicia muttered. She looked away for a moment, then back at Amanda who was still staring at her. "Besides, I don't care about love affairs. There's something more important here."
"Do you know how much effort I put into getting close to Ace! I was even willing to lower my self-esteem just to sit at the same table with him!" Amanda said in a half-squeal. She then chuckled scornfully. "But you suddenly came and caught his attention that easily. You don't even care you say, do you feel so great now?" Amanda began to shed tears, "ARE YOU HAPPY BECAUSE YOUR COMPANION, ELENA, IS GONE NOW?!" Amanda laughed bitterly. "In this world, we will always be inferior to those with perfect physiques. Isn't it?"
Alicia shook her head weakly. "But you don't have any physical defects either," she said, trying to calm Amanda down. "I don't understand why you have to be this angry just because I'm close to Ace."
Amanda spluttered. "You'll never understand if you don't feel it." she then turned around, her back to Alicia's frowning face. "You'll never know what it's like to lose twice to the same person, will you?"
Eh? Twice? What does that mean?
The brunette girl was then about to walk away from the hallway. Until quickly, Alicia's voice managed to prevent her from taking a step. "Greenie!"
Amanda froze when she heard Alicia call her by her last name, she stood up without turning her body to Alicia.
Then, Alicia continued, "Have we met before?"
While behind her body, Amanda gave a small grin and shook her head. This made Alicia feel even stranger about it. "But you said... Twice?" Alicia said half forcefully. "This is the first time I've met you, why are you saying it as if it's our next time?"
Amanda said, "Try to improve your memory, Alicia. Maybe you'll find the answer," she said flatly, then her sneaker-clad feet took a step forward and stopped again. "Ah, yes, don't call me that again. I don't like the Greenie after my name." Amanda cleared her throat softly. "It reminds me of someone from the past."
Amanda then stepped away from him in the main hallway. Lost in thought alone. Wrapped in her own thoughts. How could Amanda know about my memory problems, Alicia wondered. Even she has been going through this difficult time for years after the incident. Amanda must know something.
Alicia muttered, "How did she know about my memory problems?" and looked at the CCTV in the corner of the hallway for a long time.
Until suddenly, a thought occurred to her because of the CCTV camera. "No - no, that mysterious messenger is watching me? Then spreading my personal data to people who consider me a threat? Damn it!" Alicia said to herself.
She then turned around, looked at the gazled floor that had witnessed James' death two days ago and said,
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"I'll find you soon, asshole!"
CHAPTER 275 Nicholas drove the car as fast as he could. He cut through the streets knowing that Alicia was in danger and needed to be rescued immediately. At this moment, Nicholas deliberately did not turn on the siren in his car to avoid things that threatened Alicia. Arriving at Alicia's house, Nicholas could see a suspicious car near Rick and his mother's house. Nicholas' eyebrows furrowed and he slowed down the car. While looking around, Nicholas tried to think of a plan. Until finally, Nicholas stopped his car right behind the suspicious car. Nicholas got out of the car, but his gaze remained wary. He took out his gun and pointed it downwards as he walked into Alicia's yard. He realized that Alicia's door was unlocked even though the lights were off. Just as Nicholas entered Alicia's house, a punch landed from behind. But Nicholas was strong enough to withstand it, so the man immediately turned around and pointed the gun at Ace. But Ace was also ready to shoot Nicholas in the
CHAPTER 274Nicholas observed the change in Selena's expression from a different room. She stood up and hugged herself while frowning."She keeps bringing up Glen. It's starting to worry me," Nicholas muttered.While on the other side, Noel began to open the folder given by Nicholas. There were several sheets of paper inside. They were reports done by Peter and that surprised Noel. He peered into the folder."I didn't know Nicholas would give me this much work." Noel's complaint was heard by Nicholas in a different room, but Nicholas ignored it and chose to focus on Selena. Noel looked at Selena then smiled and put the papers on the table. "I don't want to read all the writing on this paper. So, what can you give me to get me to get you out of prison?""I... I didn't kill anyone."Noel waved her hands in the air, she seemed to look down on the opponent. "That's a very standard thing. Do you have any evidence? Everyone in that base camp is dead, none of them can give you testimony. So
CHAPTER 273Glen looked up, he hadn't finished his fries yet. "Are you leaving now, Uncle? Are you going to see my mom?"Nicholas mumbled for a while, before finally nodding his head. "I'm going to take care of some work and meet with your mother. Is there anything you want to say to her?"Glen's face grew more enthusiastic as he finished the fries in his mouth and looked thoughtful. He looked around before finally seeing Nicholas again. Raising his index finger in the air, Glen said, "I want you to tell my mom that I miss her a lot. I want some chocolate candy from Uncle Chuck's shop! They have the best chocolate in town and I want to try it."Now, it was Nicholas' turn to raise his eyebrows enthusiastically. "Do you know Uncle Chuck's?""My friends in class talk about it, but I don't know. I just heard about it and wanted to try the chocolate candies they have."Nicholas nodded his head. He smiled widely and rubbed the top of Glen's head in relief. At least, the boy still had some e
CHAPTER 272Nicholas dropped Alicia off in front of Alpha Company's office, while he continued on his way to the daycare. He got out of his car, with a bag of fries from Mcd. Nicholas walked in and was met by Lim Sara.Lim Sara, who was working, greeted Nicholas politely. "Good morning, Detective. Have you come to pick up Glen?"A small mumble was heard from Nicholas. He finally explained the situation to Sara. "Um, well, the police still have to check a few things from Mrs. Selena. It may take some time, can Glen stay here a little longer?"Lim Sara looked worried. The woman with her beautiful hair coils mumbled, before nodding and replying, "Of course, Detective. But it seems like Glen is worried about his mother, he's asked about her several times and I can only say that she's at work." Sara turned around, then showed Glen who was sitting alone in the corner of the study room. "Because he stays here alone, without the other children, he thinks that his mother is angry.""Has Glen e
CHAPTER 271Alicia leaned on Nicholas' shoulder, she let the blanket cover their bodies on the sofa. After a night of sleeping together, Alicia woke up first. She took a deep breath and woke Nicholas up."Nick?"While shaking Nicholas' hand, Alicia tried to get her lover to wake up. And after a while, Nicholas did wake up."Um, good morning, Alicia." Nicholas adjusted his sitting position, he then blinked his eyes and began to speak. "How did you sleep last night?"Alicia mumbled. Letting go of the blanket covering her body, she hugged herself. "I got a good sleep because of you. But can't you just relax like this? You said you were going to check on Selena again today?""Yes, there will be a cross-examination. Noel will try to provoke her with psychological techniques," Nicholas said. He looked ahead, then moistened his dry lips. "I wonder to what extent Selena knows information about Ace. If Selena can tell the police about the steps Ace is taking, it would be great for all of us."
CHAPTER 270Nicholas put on an apron, before grabbing a cutting board and knife. He took out the onions, garlic and chili peppers. Skillfully, Nicholas began to chop the ingredients into small pieces, and then he heated the oil in the wok. He prepared to put in all the ingredients, and after the smell of onions was there, Nicholas put in the minced meat that he took from the refrigerator. His big hands started moving here and there quickly. He was like a professional chef. Sautéing, putting in spices and making everything better.Besides cooking the meat, Nicholas also prepared two loaves of bread on a plate. He placed the meat onto the bread, then garnished it with lettuce, tomato and some sauce on top.Nicholas patted his palms when he was done. He took off the apron, put it back on the table and started to prepare the two plates of food for the dining table. It was raining outside, and Alicia was still covering herself with a blanket on the sofa.It looked like Alicia was completel