Twenty minutes later, I arrive at a holiday cottage by the sea.
It is an independent house situated in sparsely populated area.
Even if it is going to be an explosion here, it won't hurt other people.
Terence puts the key under the mat. I take out the key, open the door and walk in.
Terence sits on the sofa. When he sees me coming, he stands up and walks to me.
"Jane, I'll hide inside and observe. After Hilda enters the room, you must bring Frances away. I'll
detonate the bomb."
Detonate a bomb here?
I look at Terence in astonishment. After a long time, I ask, "Don't tell me you plan to die with Hilda
together."
"Of course I'm not that stupid. There will be half a minute after the bomb detonates, enough for me to
leave."
I heave a sigh of relief. Terence enters one of the rooms and closes the door.
There are things in the room. Before Frances arrives, I make two cups of coffee.
As soon as the coffee is ready, the doorbell rings.
I open the door and see Frances’ handsome face.
He furrows his brows and looks a little impatient.
"You really don't want to see me."
I smile bitterly and stand away, signaling him to come in.
He glances at me indifferently and goes into the room without saying a word.
I close the door but leave a gap.
If I succeeded, Hilda would rush to the cottage. If I closed the door completely, how could she catch
him cheating?
I follow behind Frances and hand him a cup of coffee.
Without accepting my coffee, he coldly says, "If you have something to say, say it. I don't have much
time."
He is so cold.
My heart is stabbed by him again.
'Jane, this is all your fault. You deserve it.'
After telling myself silently, I feel better.
"I want to talk about Penelope." I say.
This is the best excuse I can think of.
A few days ago.
He just asked me about Penelope. It is reasonable to mention her now.
"Go ahead." He says softly in a gentler tone.
He cares about Penelope, doesn't he?
I think so, but I don't dare to think so.
My heart is filled with fear. I'm afraid the glimmer of hope I have would be destroyed and endangered
me.
"Penelope has thalassemia. I need money, so I come here for the competition. I hope I can win the
prize. If so, Penelope's illness will be cured."
As I speak, I am observing how Frances reacts. But I find that he doesn't change his face.
"I already knew." He replies indifferently.
It makes sense.
He would investigate what he wants to know.
"Well, since you already knew, I won't say much."
I whisper. Suddenly, I hear the sound of braking at the door.
Looking at the door, I see Hilda walking inside expectedly.
Thank goodness she's really here.
However, what should I do to let Frances follow me?
Hilda walks in and looks coldly at Frances and me.
"Frances, what are you doing here?"
Her eyes are filled with rage. She looks daggers at me as if she wants to kill me.
Frances doesn't say anything. He probably doesn't want to explain, or he is thinking about how to
explain.
Hilda rushes towards me and harshly says, "Nice try, Jane. If you don't give me a reasonable
explanation, believe it or not, I will immediately kill you!"
I believe it.
But I don't call her here to take my life, I want her life.
Frances must leave here, and I, can't leave yet.
"I know you would come. I have something to tell you. Frances, you can go now. I don't want you to
hear what I'm going to say."
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