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Chapter XX: Breaking Down
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2024-10-29 19:42:56And the next thing happened passes in a blur. All Anastasia could hear was the loud cry coming from the actress. But she cant do anything. Her mind instantly went blank and just left staring at the lifeless body with mixed emotions. She cant even bring herself to move or to do something or to say something. Its like her body just completely shut down on its own after seeing the corpse, hanging on the ceiling, with a rope on its neck.
She want to close her eyes. She badly want to close her eyes. The sight was terrifying, traumatizing. But she cant move.
"Miss Louise stop! You cant touch the body!" She heard someone yell from somewhere so she tried to find where the voice is coming from.
Its the prince. He's holding the actress who was close on hyperventilating. But she cant afford to help him. She cant even move her body to do so.
"Miss Louise I said stop! Detective why aren't you helping me?!" Anastasia he
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The Misadventures of Anastasia Collins Chapter XXIII: The Police Call & A Silhouette
"Come again?" The detective said."I said I have a photographic memory." The actress repeated."You mean...you have the ability to visualize a certain image in a great detail?" Anastasia said, clearly impressed with the new information."Yes." Louise answered."OMG! That was really awesome!" Anastasia cant hide her amazement and even jump to the actress for a hug.She actually admired the people who have that kind of ability. In fact, she can only read that idea from the books so she was really amaze to see one."Its not really a big thing." The actress uttered shyly."It is!" Anastasia insists when she pulled out."Sometimes..." Both of them turned their heads to Alice when she suddenly muttered something. "Your words really confuse me Lady Doreen." she continued.Oh?Did she slipped again?
The Misadventures of Anastasia Collins Chapter XXIV: Almost
"Lady Doreen!"Its Prince Alistair.The culprit hisses under his breath and immediately looses his hold from the lady's neck before sprinting to the other direction in a speed of light.Anastasia on the other hand, cough so hard and tried to gain back the air that had been hold after being choked for a second."Doreen are you okay?" Alistair immediately come to her aid."D-dont worry a-about me...c-catch the c-culprit." Anastasia said while pointing to where the culprit ran, still catching her breath.The prince looks uncertain to leave her alone when one of the rooms suddenly went open, revealing the awaken detective."What is happening here? Lady Doreen what happened to you? Is you the one who shouted?" Alice said in consecutive questions."G-go...Alistair." Anastasia just urged the prince who nodded before running towards the pointed di
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"Hey...correct my memory if its wrong but...all of them arrive on the commotion earlier with almost at the same time right? Like all of them were present, no one was left out?" Anastasia suddenly brought up, remembering the scenario earlier."Now that you mentioned it, I was actually surprised when I saw that we are completed that time. I even made a head count to check if someone was missing.""Does that mean that...none of us was the culprit all this time?""I dont know...but lets not assume for now." Alistair just uttered. "...and if none of us was really the culprit, then that makes the servants as the suspects since aside from us, they are the only people inside this mansion." He said."But they said its not them. Senorita Laura even defended their servants as an innocent." Anastasia said in wonder."Its not like you were going to admit it if you're the culprit." The prince reasoned i
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"You know...you still have time if you want to change your mind.""I dont, so be quiet for a meanwhile will you." Anastasia whispered under her breath.They are currently hiding on a wall where they can see the lounge area from their position. And the man beside him keeps on complaining nonstop. He keeps on ranting about 'how this is so unplanned' and 'how reckless her decision is' and etc. Obviously, the man was freaking out."What are you being so afraid of?" She asked him then."For the record, Im not afraid...Im just being careful. What if the murderer caught us? This is too dangerous Doreen." He complained for the nth time.Anastasia rolled her eyes."I know...but still, all of them are in the lounge that time–including the culprit. So he cant caught us Alistair." Anastasia tried to reassure."Tsk. Why are you so reckless
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"I know that look Alice...you're going to intrigue them dont you?" The actress guesses with a hint of accusation in her voice."Im just going to ask okay?" The detective defended but the way she avoided Louise's gaze says otherwise."Ask what?""Stop asking and just go to your room. You want to rest remember?" Alice reminded and urged the actress to continue their walk to their room which the latter complied. But sadly, she doesn't drop their conversation."I think we should just leave them alone tho. Maybe its just between them and they wouldn't want to share it to anyone...like a secret? And I bet they wouldn't even tell it to you if ever did you ask." Louise said as a matter of fact."But what if–it was related to the case?" She asked back.Louise just shrug. "If its related to the case then they will open up to you with their own will." The actress answered simply.I dont think so. The detective contradicted in mind."Fine, I would leave them alone...for now." She said instead earn
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Part 6: With You Again"Eliot?!/Anastasia?!"Anastasia blinks at him in surprise. She looks at him from head to toe and gasps. "Oh my god... is that really y–"And before she could even finish what she was saying, Eliot immediately tugged her on her waist and connected their lips together. Anastasia gasps on his mouth but didn't broke the kiss and even responded.They only separated when the Queen clears her throat."Someone's still here if you didn't notice." She deadpanned. "Stop sucking each other faces in front of me. I already get that Im single, not need to shove it straight on my face." She added flatly.Anastasia chuckled at her bitterness. "So you must be Mary." She said."In the flesh." Mary said.Then Anastasia found herself staring at her for a second before looking back at Eliot.
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