Chapter 118 Bumps in the Night
4 Pearls
Just moments ago, Dickson was on high alert and didn’t feel it, but now that he relaxed, seeing all kinds of people made him instantly uncomfortable. He hurriedly wanted to return, but just then, he bumped into someone and grew even more
He quickly muttered an “I’m sorry” and turned to run, but the person caught him. “Hey, you look so familiar.“
Hearing that, Dickson instinctively retorted. “It’s not me, it’s not…
Those beasts had tilmed him while torturing him, and he didn’t know if those videos had gotten out.
That was also why he’d been afraid to come out these days, walking on the street, it felt like everyone was staring at hirm, as if he were naked.
Whenever someone glanced at him a bit longer, he felt they knew about the things he’d done, and he panicked completely.
Hex
struggled fiercely to get away, but then he heard the person say,
“You look a lot like someone named Daphne. What’s your relationship with Daphine?*
Daphne My sister,
Dickson instinctively stopped struggling and couldn’t help asking. “You know my sister?”
The person looked suddenly enlightened, “Daphne is your sister? No wonder you look so much like her. I indeed know your sister; it’s a pity what happened to her, dying so…”
The person cut off, realizing something, and quickly shut their mouth. Dickson had always felt there was something fishy about his sister’s death. Sierra said she would tell him when he got into college, but he was getting impatient now.
He quickly grabbed the person and demanded. “Do you know how my sister died?”
The person hurriedly shook their head, “No, no, I don’t know.”
“Please, tell me, how did my
Dickson pressed on.
y sister die?”
Perhaps seeing his sincere demeanor, the person hesitated, then finally said, “Come with me!”
Sierra had spent the whole day at the hospital with grandma, and she repealed to her what she’d told Dickson.
“No matter who comes looking for you, don’t pay attention, and call me immediately, okay, grandma?”
Lily, worried, gripped Sierra’s hand, “What exactly is going on? Who have you offended?”
“That man’s a lunatic; I’m not sure what he’ll do. He usually won’t do anything directly to me; he’ll go after the people around
Her biggest worries were grandma and Dickson Jonathan’s status and position meant that if something happened to him, it would not go unnoticed.
Lily and Dickson were just ordinary people, and Shane would be more likely to target them.
“Alright, I know. Don’t come over these next few days; I have everything I need here.”
Lily hurriedly said, fearing for Sierra’s safety.
Sierra nodded, letting her know she understood.
She walked past him without a glance, but Bradley quickly caught up and blocked her,
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