Chapter 74

The silence in the room was deafening at that moment, heavy with shock and utmost disbelief. They were all too shocked to say a word, their eyes fixed on Veronica who was still with the guards.

“See? I told you that she was not the one you were looking for. You got the wrong person.” Scott spoke up, breaking the silence in the room, his tone filled with conviction.

Even Steve, who was standing at a corner, couldn't find the right words. His expression showed that he was totally lost for words. He found it shocking and surprising to believe that all the while that the warriors had gone in search of Scott in the forest, he had actually been with Veronica, and the little boy whom Veronica was worried about when he found her, was actually Scott.

“Unbelievable.” He muttered under his breath. “This is really shocking.”

He recalled Veronica’s frantic concern for the little boy on that day, and how she was really desperate to find him. How she was worried that something bad had happened to h